Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Mitski headlined a Noise Pop singer-songwriter night at the Swedish American Hall with an intimate solo set, joined by a couple of pretty great openers: LA chanteuse Phoebe Bridgers and San Francisco’s Melina Duterte aka Jay Som. Poet Monica Mody opened the night. Check out pics below… Continue reading
Toronto quartet Metric helped kick off the 2016 Noise Pop festival in San Francisco with a show at The Masonic in Nob Hill. Continue reading
Jennylee—aka Jenny Lee Lindberg, bassist for LA psych-rock outfit Warpaint—recently released her debut solo LP, Right On!, and her tour hit the Chapel in San Francisco on January 28th. Continue reading
Garage-/glam-/psych-/noise-rock savant Ty Segall played a two-night stand in his adoptive hometown of San Francisco at the Fillmore, a few days before the release of Emotional Mugger, his eighth studio record since 2008 (9th if you count Slaughterhouse—and you should—recorded as The Ty Segall Band). Continue reading
Alt-/folk-rock singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim played a sold-out show at the Independent in San Francisco on January 15. Opening the show was 16-year old phenom at winner of season 8 of The Voice, Sawyer Fredericks.
Rock and roll icon Patti Smith played the New Year’s Eve show at the Fillmore, the final show of a three-show run and a day after celebrating her 69th birthday. Continue reading
LA punks FIDLAR played a raucous sold-out show at Slim’s in San Francisco on December 2nd, a make-up show for the cancelled October date they missed due to an illness. Continue reading
American soul/gospel singer Leon Bridges, looking quite resplendent in his evening formal wear, played a sold-out show at the Fillmore in San Francisco on November 7, 2015. Colombian singer Kali Uchis opened the set. Check out photos both below… Continue reading
EL VY, the new band/collaboration between Matt Berninger (The National) and Brent Knopf (ex-Menomena, Roman Falls), played a sold-out show at the Independent on November 6th. Continue reading
Check out the full extendo-gallery of photos from Day 2 (the indie-rock day) of the 2015 Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco Bay on October 18th. Featuring: Ought, Viet Cong, Mikal Cronin, Lower Dens, Jose Gonzalez, Drive Like Jehu, Ex Hex, Deerhunter, Panda Bear, Father John Misty, and the War On Drugs. Continue reading
