Swedish sister folk duo First Aid Kit played the Masonic in San Francisco, out on tour behind their recent Tender Offerings EP. Australian singer Julia Jacklin kicked off the evening, followed by a solo set from Indie singer/songwriter M. Ward (who returns to the Masonic stage in December with his She & Him counterpart Zooey Deschanel for a Very Special She & Him Christmas show). Check out pics from all three sets below… Continue reading
Almost a year after postponing two shows due to wildfire concerns, the National finally returned to the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA. Continue reading
Carly Rae Jepsen, booked for day 1 of Outside Lands this year, played the week’s second official Outside Lands night show at the Independent the night before the official start of the festival. Continue reading
Phoebe Bridgers played a terrific headlining show at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Check out the photos below… Continue reading
Singer/actress Janelle Monae, out (and newly out) on tour behind he outstanding new record Dirty Computer, played a sold-out show at the Masonic in San Francisco. Continue reading
English glam-rock band the Darkness returned to the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, with Nashville guitar army Diarrhea Planet in tow. Check out photos from both sets below… Continue reading
Singer/songwriter/historian Lucy Dacus played the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, touring behind her excellent second record, Historian. The show ended late by SF standards, around 1AM, but even those waiting outside in the rain before the show stayed through the end. Massachusetts indie rock back And the Kids, who one might call “hardcore dreampop” if that were thing, played a fantastic opening set. Continue reading
Nashville R&B/soul singer Anderson East played a sold-out show at the Fillmore in San Francisco on March 2nd. Minneapolis-based Nigerian singer/songwriter JS Ondara played a great opening set as well. Pics below… Continue reading
Gypsy punks Gogol Bordello played two sold-out shows at the Fillmore at the end of February, with NYC funky brass band The Lucky Chops in tow. Photos from both extremely raucous sets below… Continue reading
Brooklyn indie rock band San Fermin played the Fillmore in San Francisco for the annual Noise Pop festival. Check out photos below… Continue reading
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