SoCal kids Best Coast, Wavves, and Cherry Glazer returned to their home state on the final leg of their “Summer is Forever II” tour, the “sequel” to the co-headlining tour Best Coast and Wavves embarked on back in 2011. Continue reading
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Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers played Swedish American Hall for Noise Pop 02.24.16
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
Metric played The Masonic (w/Joywave) in San Francisco for Noise Pop 2016, 02.23.16
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 @ The Chapel, 01.28.16
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
Ty Segall & The Muggers (w/CFM, VIAL) @ The Fillmore 01.18.16
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
Langhorne Slim & The Law w/Sawyer Fredericks @ The Independent 01.15.16
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.
Patti Smith played New Year’s Eve show @ The Fillmore
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
FIDLAR played Slim’s in San Francisco, 12.2.15
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
Leon Bridges @ The Fillmore SF, 11.07.15
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 played the Independent in San Francisco, 11.06.15
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
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