“You remember all of us… from the Nineties!” is how Juliana Hatfield introduced the band to the crowd at the Chapel on Sunday, March 15. And, yes, the crowd certainly remembered. Continue reading
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Stars / Leisure Cruise @ The Fillmore, 03.05.15
Canadian indie pop outfit Stars played a sold-out show at the Fillmore in SF, on the tail end of two-month international tour in support of their last record, No One Is Lost. Continue reading
The New Pornographers @ The Fox Theater for Noise Pop, 02.28.15
Canadian indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers played the Noise Pop show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Saturday night, and despite a recent lineup change and being one key member short, they delivered the same, dependable hour and a half of hook-y, harmonizing, driving rock music that they’ve been peddling for 15 years now. Continue reading
Best Coast played Noise Pop show at Bottom of the Hill, 02.24.15
Noise Pop 2015 continued on Tuesday with an excellent show at Bottom of the Hill. LA’s Best Coast – whose last proper Bay Area show was a year ago at The Fox Theater – headlined the show Continue reading
St. Paul and the Broken Bones @ The Fillmore 02.14.15
[corny/predictable lede alert] For most people, February 14th may be for St. Valentine and broken hearts, but for the sold out crowd at the Fillmore, it was all about St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
Three Match Breeze 2014 Roundup
posted by: Greg Chow
Saw a lot of music this year. While it was a less exciting year, personally, than 2013, I saw a lot more music than ever before. Here are some thoughts on the music I saw and heard in 2014.
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De La Soul @ The Fillmore, 12.03.14
Hip-hop icons De La Soul played the Fillmore in San Francisco on December 3rd, part of the 25th anniversary tour of the Long Island trio’s landmark debut record, 3 Feet High and Rising. NYC rapper Dillon Cooper’s short but terrific set did a great job hyping up the crowd, and De La Soul did not disappoint with their own riveting set. Continue reading
Sturgill Simpson @ The Fillmore 11.20.14
Country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson played the first of three consecutive nights opening for The Drive-By Truckers at the Fillmore on November 20th. Undoubtedly the world’s premiere Kentuckian employing a crack guitarist from the Baltics (Estonian virtuoso Laur Joamets, AKA Lil Joe), Simpson was met by a greatly enthusiastic crowd that affirmed his standing as one of country music’s up-and-comers. Check out some photos from the show.
Shovels & Rope @ The Fillmore, 11.08.14
Charleston, SC husband and wife duo Shovels & Rope played a sold-out show at the Fillmore in San Francisco on November 8th. Check out the photo gallery…
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GWAR @ Regency Ballroom, 11.05.14
Few bands could survive the death of their last founding member/lead singer, but GWAR is not most bands. They’ve always had a rotating lineup of musicians/Slave Pit attendants, and the show was always more important than the personnel. Still after Dave Brockie–aka”Oderus Urungus”–died earlier this year, the issue of how GWAR could carry on was a legitimate question. Continue reading
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