GalleryPhotos: Kurt Vile at the Fox Theater
Kurt Vile (photo: William Wayland)
Words by William Wayland
Kurt Vile makes it all look easy. Like he and the Violators are putting on a show in his basement, or maybe in [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Neko Case at the Fox Theater
Neko Case (photo: Jon Bauer)
Neko Case returned to the Fox Theater in Oakland last week on Monday, December 3. Despite Case's display of self-deprecating humor and anxiety over growing old, [...]
GalleryPhotos: Not So Silent Night 2018 at SAP Center
CHVRCHES (photo: Norm deVeyra)
The annual holiday mini-rock festival of the Bay Area, Live 105's Not So Silent Night 2018, made another great showing at SAP Center to an enthusiastic [...]
GalleryPhotos: Bomba Estereo at the Fox Theater
Bomba Estereo (photo: Ian Young)
Colombian band Bomba Estéreo gave a rousing performance at the Fox Theater this past weekend in support of last year's album Ayo. Check out the very [...]
GalleryPhotos: John Maus at Great American Music Hall
John Maus (photo: Scott Russell)
Words by Scott Russell
John Maus seemed to hold nothing back during his show at Great American Music Hall. From the moment he hit the stage, he [...]
GalleryPhotos: Willie Watson + Charlie Parr at Great American Music Hall
Willie Watson (photo: Ria Burman)
Willie Watson brought breakneck-brisk banjo playing to Great American Music Hall Tuesday night. With flash fingers on strings fleeting through railroad-traveling folk tunes of yesteryear, [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Jackie Greene at the Throckmorton Theatre
Jackie Greene (photo: William Wayland)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
Songwriting troubadour Jackie Greene just turned 38 years old, so he decided to throw himself a birthday party by inviting a few hundred [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Circles Around The Sun at Cornerstone
Circles Around The Sun (photo: Carolyn McCoy)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
The language of music is profound and universal. It speaks to our souls on a level that, for the most part, [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Spafford wrap tour with three nights around the Bay
Spafford (photo: Joshua Huver)
Beginning in Santa Cruz November 15 and ending with an SF double-header at Great American Music Hall, Arizona-based funk band Spafford closed out a 20-date fall tour [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Khruangbin at the Catalyst
Khruangbin (photo: Joshua Huver)
On Tuesday, November 13, Khruangbin brought a sold-out surf party to life at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. With two albums under their belt, the band [...]
GalleryBeyond The Bay: The Breath at Norwich Arts Centre in Norwich
The Breath (photo: Ria Burman)
With great support from Chalky Seas and Milly Hirst, Manchester's the Breath brought their powerful and enchanting sounds to Norwich Arts Centre for a night [...]
GalleryBeyond The Bay: Kacey Johansing interview at the St. Pancras Old Church, London
On a cold, misty, November 8th evening in London, England, Kacey Johansing, the former Bay Area musician, now living in LA, played two sold-out shows opening for Haley at [...]
