Reviews
Lunar Vacation Indie-Rocks The Warfield
Lunar Vacation brought their dreamy indie pop-rock sound to The Warfield in San Francisco on November 11th, 2024, opening for ... Read More
Concert Review: The Hellp at Brick & Mortar
After running around the house getting ready for a concert, Blusette and I took an Uber into San Francisco to ... Read More
Julien Baker at Bimbo’s 365
During her solo tour this fall, Julien Baker, the 29-year-old Nashville-born artist, performed three consecutive, sold-out nights at Bimbo’s 365 ... Read More
Concert Review: Box Set at Freight & Salvage
When I hear the opening guitar riff on “Back In Amsterdam” by Box Set, I am immediately transported back to ... Read More
Concert Review: Royel Otis at the Fox Theater
The duo Royel Otis, known for their unique blend of dreamy indie rock with a nostalgic twist, put on a ... Read More
Concert Review: La Luz at Great American Music Hall
On a Thursday night in San Francisco the Great American Music Hall was packed with good vibes and smiles all ... Read More
Michael Kiwanuka and Brittany Howard Review: A Full Moon at The Greek
It was a warm night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley under a full moon — a serene setting for ... Read More
A live music tribute inspired by Hinds
What are concerts but ephemeral portals through space and time? Music, “the sounds of the universe speaking through us”, the ... Read More
Haley Reinhart puts a spell on Yoshi’s
As a college student with no car, I rarely get to see live music outside of Berkeley. But as a ... Read More
Review: Hinds at The Chapel
I enter the Chapel, closing a call with Abdul, a boy my age, in the Rohingya refugee camps somewhere on ... Read More
Review: LA LOM at Bimbo’s 365
Friday October 11th, one of two back-to-back sold out shows for LA LOM. The classy art deco style of Bimbo’s ... Read More
Review: Pulp at Bill Graham Civic
The British rock band, Pulp, visited San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on September 16th after almost 12 years of ... Read More
She played her tunes and I swooned: Luna Li at The Independent
Most of my city trips to San Francisco are during broad daylight. But on Friday, October 11th, I headed towards ... Read More
A Weekend at Portola 2024
For the last weekend of September, The Portola Festival once again drew ravers from far and wide to Pier 80 ... Read More
Review: Hovvdy at Bill Graham Civic
From the moment they began, the band's infectious energy filled the room, bringing the attention of the bumbling crowd back ... Read More
Review: Faye Webster at The Greek Theatre
On an uncharacteristically warm late September night, Faye Webster and opener Mei Ehara took the stage for the Underdressed at ... Read More
Album Review: Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman
MJ Lenderman has never been hard to root for. His debut full-length, a scrappy, self-titled collection of simultaneously wry and ... Read More
Album Review: Disaster Trick by Horse Jumper of Love
For a moment, Horse Jumper of Love was inscrutable. Dealing almost entirely in murky images circumventing internal snapshots of a ... Read More
Colin Stetson’s Hypnotic Soundscape Fills the Great American Music Hall
On September 12th, 2024 (the eve before the release of his album The Love it Took to Leave You), Colin ... Read More
Review: Perfume Genius at Great American Music Hall
On a cold September night in San Francisco, only the coolest of art pop enthusiasts piled into Great American Music ... Read More
