Banks & Steelz, the collaboration between Paul Banks of Interpol and the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, celebrated 4/20 with a sold-out show at the Independent. Bay Area native DJ Dan the Automator played an opening set. Photos of both acts below… Continue reading
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Mitski w/ Kadhja Bonet + Steady Holiday @ The Fillmore, 04.13.17
Mononymous singer-songwriter Mitski played the Fillmore on April 13, 2017, with strong opening sets from Kadhja Bonet and Dre Babinsk aka Steady Holiday. Check out photos from all three sets… Continue reading
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard w/ORB @ the Fillmore 04.12.17
Australian psych rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played the Fillmore in San Francisco on April 12th, 2017. Fellow Aussies ORB opened the show. Check out photos from both sets… Continue reading
The Damned @ The Fillmore 04.11.17
Legendary UK punk rockers the Damned are in the midst of a celebratory 40th anniversary tour, and played a sold-out night at the Fillmore on April 11th. LA pop punks Bleached opened the show (photos here). Full gallery of the Damned below… Continue reading
Japandroids w/ Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers @ The Fillmore, 03.14.17
After finishing the touring cycle behind their second record Celebration Rock in 2013, Canadian rock duo Japandroids went radio-silent until last fall, when they played a handful of shows after announcing the release of their third record, Near to the Wild Heart of Life in January 2017. Since the release of that excellent record, they’ve been on tour almost non-stop, and played explosive two sold-out nights at the Fillmore in San Francisco in the ides of March. The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn opened with his band, the Uptown Controllers. Check out photos from night 1… Continue reading
twenty one pilots @ SAP Center in San Jose w/ Jon Bellion 02.10.17
Alt-rock/hip-hop/electropop duo twenty one pilots played the SAP Center in San Jose, CA on February 10, 10 days before collecting a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their song “Stressed Out.” Rapper/singer/songwriter Jon Bellion opened the show. Check out photos from both sets below… Continue reading
Run the Jewels @ City National Civic in San Jose, 02.02.17
Run the Jewels, the duo of Killer Mike and El-P, recently released their third record, the aptly titled Run the Jewels 3, and played the City National Civic in San Jose, CA on the northern California swing of their tour. Check out photos from their set, along with opener Gaslamp Killer… Continue reading
Luna @ The Chapel, 01.19.17
NYC/LA band Luna, now two years into their reunion after a 10 year breakup, played three sold-out nights at the Chapel in San Francisco, with each night seeing the band performing one of their classic albums in its entirety. Continue reading
Kurt Vile and the Violators @ Terminal 5 in New York, 12.28.16
Kurt Vile played a sold-out show at Terminal 5 in New York on December 28th. Check out photos below… Continue reading
Sleater-Kinney @ The Masonic (w/ The Thermals + Britt Daniel) 12.31.16
Sleater-Kinney celebrated New Year’s Eve at the Masonic in San Francisco, with openers The Thermals and a DJ set from Spoon’s Britt Daniel… Continue reading
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