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Tweedy / The Minus 5 @ The Fillmore, 03.18.15

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Tweedy, the family band of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy’s son Spencer Tweedy, played two sold-out nights at the Fillmore on. After a St. Patrick’s Day opening night with The Fiery Furnaces’ Eleanor Friedberger opening, Wilco buddies The Minus 5 opened night two on March 18th. Continue reading →

De La Soul @ The Fillmore, 12.03.14

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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

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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.

The Julie Ruin @ The Fillmore, 11.1.14

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Kathleen Hanna’s latest rock outift, The Julie Ruin, hit San Francisco’s historic Fillmore on November 1. After canceling a summer tour due to Hanna’s health issues, the band–and Hanna–were in fine form as they played songs from their record, Run Fast, as well as a handful of new songs they were road testing for the first time. Though the show was in San Francisco, Hanna wore a Cabaret-style leotard in honor of her aunt who used to live in New York and who was in attendance. Fancy.

Bay Area garage rock trio Younger Lovers opened with an energetic set, full of hard-hitting tunes, tales of growing up gay in Alabama, and knocks on Modest Mouse.
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