Author Archives: Gary Chancer
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PHOTOS: Dashboard Confessional and The All-American Rejects bring emo back to SF
SAN FRANCISCO — The emo community has had some memorable tours in recent years. In 2015, Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional hit the road together. The year after, Brand New regrouped and performed The Devil…
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Photos: Aimee Mann mesmerizes her fans at the Fillmore
SAN FRANCISCO — The cliche description of Aimee Mann‘s songs is that they are emotionally depressing, but her music is so much more than that. Listen closely and you’ll see she is literally a genius in…
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Photos: The 1975 capture hearts at Bill Graham Civic
SAN FRANCISCO — The 1975 took the stage to an near-thundering collective scream of fans, many of whom had created a line several blocks long outside the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. They brought flowers and…
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Photos: Bring Me The Horizon dazzles at The Warfield
SAN FRANCISCO — The room went dark, with the only light coming from rain drops sliding down glass, projected on the screen behind the stage. The cracks of a drum triggered the glass to crack…
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Photos: Pussy Riot tells its story at the Regency Ballroom
SAN FRANCISCO — From Mother Russia to the Regency Ballroom, Russian punk, protest and art band Pussy Riot brought its theatrical tour to town with a sold-out concert. The concert, which included music (largely set to a saxophonist…
