Review: Alt-J at The Fillmore
The Mercury Prize-winning British indie rock quartet Alt-J gave an enthralling performance to a packed crowd last night at the Fillmore.
Live Review: Ben Folds Five at The Fillmore
Ben Folds and his group “Ben Folds Five” played an energetic, extremely musical, extremely tight show for almost two hours last week at The Warfield.
Review: Frank Ocean at Regency Ballroom
Questions loomed before Frank Ocean’s sold out show last night at the Regency Ballroom, and the adoring fans that filled the venue—some of which lined up for hours before the show—got answers.
Live Review: White Rabbits @ The Independent
White Rabbits, a six-piece rhythmically driven rock band hailing from Brooklyn, took over the Independent last night to showcase their new album Milk Famous.
Live Review: Wilco @ Fox Theater
For a band that is playing four sold-out shows in the Bay Area this week, Wilco love to keep it fresh which is no easy task after nearly twenty years of performing and eight studio albums.
Live Review: Bassnectar at Civic Auditorium
The earth-rattling beats that started with sound check Saturday afternoon were from none other than Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar, at his massive Bass Center III show at the Civic Auditorium
Live Review: Sade at HP Pavilion
Get ready, Oakland. Sade brings her fantastic North American tour to the Oracle Arena tonight.
Review: The Head and the Heart @ Bottom of the Hill
Two things have always been true: 1) the head and the heart don’t always agree, and 2) when this happens, you can write some damn good folk songs. Last night, Seattle’s The Head and the Heart proved these truths once again.
Live Review: Lia Ices @ GAMH
Lia Ices latest release Grown Unknown is as much an ode to space as it is to sonic texture.
Live Review: Holcombe Waller @ Swedish American Hall
An initial listen to Holcombe Waller’s Into the Dark Unknown might stir comparisons to early Sufjan Stevens territory — back when his M.O. was quiet, forlorn folk sung over picked acoustic guitar and the occasional piano or horn swell.
Live Review: Ben Gibbard
Another year of Noise Pop ended Sunday night at the Great American Music Hall with more of a polite indie rock bow than the requisite bang, as members of Death Cab For Cutie, Rogue Wave, Husker Du and The Album Leaf all took the stage at various times to play to a dedicated, capacity crowd.
Video: Dan Deacon at Rickshaw Stop
It’s hard to describe what went down at Rickshaw Stop with Dan Deacon last night. After setting up his motherboard and some extra speakers that sounded destroyed by the end of the set, he turned the club into a frantic dance-party sweatbox — and the crowd clearly loved it.
Review: Admiral Radley at Noise Pop
For the un-Noise Pop-initiated, last night’s Admiral Radley show at Bottom of the Hill was an awesome introduction to the festival. The crowd was totally pumped to be there, and the club was filled with folks who love music enough to head out on a weeknight.
Live Review: Prince at Oracle Arena
Prince showed Oakland that he is still at the top of his game last night during the first of three scheduled concerts at Oracle Arena.
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