The perpetually-on-tour Nashville sextet Diarrhea Planet rolled back into San Francisco on May 27th, with Philly’s Left and Right and NoCal’s Sun Valley Gun Club in tow. Needles to say, it was a heavy, heavy guitar night. Continue reading
Month: May 2015
Concert/Show picks, week of May 26th – May 31st

5/26- Will Butler @ Great American Music Hall
The Arcade Fire’s Will Butler plays in support of his solo debut, Policy. Continue reading
Ex Hex / Cold Beat / The Shivas @ Rickshaw Stop, 05.19.15
The last time Ex Hex played San Francisco, opening for Speedy Ortiz, they blew out the power onstage at Rickshaw Stop. After that powerhouse performance, they certainly deserved the headlining spot their next time through town, and the sold-out crowd agreed. Continue reading
Concert picks, week of 5.18.15-5.24.15

5.18- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
5.19- Ex Hex @ Rickshaw Stop
5.20 Ava Luna @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall
5.21 San Fermin @ The Independent
5.21- The Tallest Man On Earth @ Fox Oakland
5.22- Blue Oyster Cult @ Slim’s
5.23- DJ Jazzy Jeff @ Mighty
5.24 Alex G @ Bottom of the Hill
Helmet @ The Independent, 05.06.15
Heavy rock luminaries Helmet are playing their esteemed 1994 record Betty on their current tour, and hit the Independent in San Francscio on May 6th. Continue reading
Sleater-Kinney @ The Masonic, San Francisco, 05.02.15 REVIEW/GALLERY
The reunited Sleater-Kinney hit San Francisco for the first of two sold-out nights at the Masonic, on Saturday, May 2nd. “Don’t tell Portland, but this is this the first city we fell for,” singer/guitarist Corin Tucker told the crowd. Continue reading