GalleryPhotos: Orville Peck at Swedish American Hall
Orville Peck (photo: Ria Burman)
The Swedish American Hall was packed, sweaty and country hoe-down ready for Orville Peck, who dazzled with tassels and ballads tinged with '80s Dead or [...]
GalleryPhotos: Marty O’Reilly + the Old Soul Orchestra at Sweetwater Music Hall
Marty O Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra (photo: Ria Burman)
Marty O'Reilly soul-folk-rocked Sweetwater Music Hall last week. High-energy musicianship swept the night along with drum-jazz steady grooves, fiddle-fantastic [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: OMD at the Mountain Winery
OMD (photo: Patric Carver)
"The moral of our set is don't be afraid of middle-aged men from Liverpool. We've come to kick your ass with synthesizers."
That's how bassist and vocalist [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: ALO at Moe’s Alley
ALO (photo: Joshua Huver)
ALO, or Animal Liberation Orchestra, the four-piece funk-jam and feel-good groove machine from the San Francisco Bay Area “blew out the walls” of Moe’s Alley in [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Lauren Wahl and Simply Put debut new album at Kuumbwa Jazz
Lauren Wahl (photo: Joshua Huver)
On Saturday, August 3, Lauren Wahl & Simply Put left a raw and energetic set on the stage at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. The band [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: The Boxmasters at the Mystic Theater
The Boxmasters (photo: Carolyn McCoy)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
More than likely, if I spoke the name “Billy Bob Thornton,” you’d automatically think of the actor who has starred in Sling Blade [...]
GalleryJames and the Psychedelic Furs at Stern Grove
The Psychedelic Furs (photo: Patric Carver)
How do you mend a broken heart? That question seemed to be on the minds of many of the at-capacity crowd that filled Stern [...]
GalleryPhotos: Outside Lands 2019 graces Golden Gate Park for a 12th year of great music
(photo: Daniel Kielman)
Another Outside Lands Music Festival has left San Francisco's beloved Golden Gate Park, continuing to be one of the most reliable festivals for variety and quality in entertainment. It [...]
GalleryOutside Lands 2019: A solid year that smashed attendance records
Kacey Musgraves at Outside Lands 2019 (all photos: Daniel Kielman)
For a full photo gallery of the festival, click here.
DAY ONE
Friday at Outside Lands is never off to a particularly [...]
GalleryPhotos: Sons of Kemet at SFJAZZ
Sons of Kemet (photo: Ria Burman)
Sons of Kemet brought their atmospheric, powerful vibes to SFJAZZ Wednesday night getting the dance floor full and move-grooving, fast.
Sax, tuba, and double drum [...]
GalleryPhotos: Meernaa at Starline Social Club
Meernaa (photo: Ian Young)
Oakland's Meernaa threw a party on Saturday night at Starline Social Club to celebrate the release of their first full length, Heart Hunger. Playing with string [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Victoria George and the High Lonesome at Sweetwater Music Hall
Victoria George and The High Lonesome (photo: Carolyn McCoy)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
Marin County singer-songwriter Victoria George’s music is a sonic cocktail of sorts. Add one part folk, two parts twangy-country, [...]
