The Motet (photo: Joshua Huver)
Last Saturday, February 4, Colorado’s premier funk-heavy soul machine The Motet sold out The Fillmore and treated the crowd to a two-hour groove clinic featuring [...]
Conspiracy of Beards (photo: Jon Bauer)
Rickshaw Stop hosted a special night of rock and roll, country twang, and Leonard Cohen choir music on February 5.
The night started out with The [...]
Words by Mark Spero
A year and a half ago, MUNA, made up of singers and multi-instrumentalists Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson, were playing in their garage. In [...]
HowellDevine (photo: Ria Burman)
HowellDevine blues-rock-funked the night away at Biscuits and Blues on Wednesday with double whammy sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm — both fresh with no repeats. Contagious, [...]
July Talk (photo: Joshua Huver)
Bottom of the Hill, the small club at the bottom of Potrero Hill in San Francisco, hosted one hell of a rowdy rock show last [...]
Deer Park Avenue (photo: Robert Alleyne)
Rock band Deer Park Avenue has origins in San Francisco and currently operates out of Munich, Germany. But that didn't stop the band from swinging [...]
Your Fearless Leader (photo: Patric Carver)
The Rickshaw Stop was unusually crowded for a Thursday night, but the good people of San Francisco had gathered for a special reason. A small [...]
"Let's have a horrible fucking time tonight!"
Lydia Loveless’ first words to the audience during her Saturday night show at The Independent captured well my feelings up to that moment, [...]
The She's (photo: Kristin Cofer)
As soon as I got in line, I was surrounded by members of other bands in the Bay Area. From Quaaludes to Jay Som to Bear [...]
Jorja Smith, by Chloe Newman
Words by Mark Spero
A year ago, 19-year-old Jorja Smith quietly released her debut single on SoundCloud, leading to her meteoric rise to international fame, including earning [...]
Jazz Mafia (photo: Jon Bauer)
Jazz Mafia, led by Adam Theis, performed Miles Davis' Birth Of the Cool at The SFJAZZ Center on Friday night. The sold-out crowd was treated to [...]
Devendra Banhart (photo: Jon Ching)
Devendra Banhart, along with old-school locals and old-time friends, Vetiver, played The Fillmore Thursday night and spread a message of love and global unity. Amongst his [...]
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