Concert Reviews
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REVIEW: Cautious Clay simmers at Wonder Ballroom in Portland
PORTLAND, ORE. — While the impending bomb cyclone was the popular topic of conversation Tuesday in western Oregon, New York musician Cautious Clay tempered worries, at least temporarily, with a simmering set of electronic soul,…
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Brittany Howard takes the Fillmore to church
SAN FRANCISCO — Clad in a long, glittery, multicolored robe and Adidas that would get a workout, Brittany Howard stepped onto the Fillmore stage to a packed crowd. Howard, the Alabama Shakes frontwoman and guitarist, was just…
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REVIEW: Cher turns back time with ABBA-themed show at Chase Center
SAN FRANCISCO — After starring in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” the sequel film based on the Broadway production that incorporated the music of ABBA as its songbook, Cher fell in love with the music…
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REVIEW: The Black Keys romp and stomp at Chase Center
SAN FRANCISCO — Few rock bands today can fill an arena with the mere promise of riffs and catchy choruses. Yet that’s exactly what the Black Keys did Wednesday at the crowded Chase Center. Thousands gathered…
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REVIEW: Sleater-Kinney divides set between past and future at the Fox
OAKLAND — The anticipation for the founding members of Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, was understandable. Aside from a handful of festival gigs, the band hasn’t toured the U.S. since 2015. The audience at the Fox Theater…
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REVIEW: Chelsea Wolfe ends her birthday week with a goth-folk ritual in L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe marked a birthday last week. She’s kept busy for much of 2019, releasing her meditative folk album The Birth of Violence and embarking on an acoustic tour. While her current…
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REVIEW: Post Malone channels agony, ecstasy at Oakland Arena
OAKLAND — A sellout crowd at Oakland Arena underscored the meteoric success of Post Malone, who performed Thursday with his signature zeal. Boasting hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify and widespread, multi-generational name recognition, Austin…
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REVIEW: Carlos Santana brings family and friends to Chase Center homecoming
SAN FRANCISCO — Having headlined BottleRock just last May, the return of Carlos Santana to the Bay Area at Chase Center on Tuesday wasn’t a long-awaited event. It wasn’t even Santana’s debut at the new…
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REVIEW: The Midnight Hour exults in chill vibes at The New Parish
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Celskiii (@mama_feel_good) on Nov 11, 2019 at 1:07am PST OAKLAND — Forward-thinking speakeasy The New Parish hosted The Midnight Hour Sunday on a detour through soul-jazz…
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REVIEW: Peter Hook gives fans a “Fine Time” at the Fillmore
SAN FRANCISCO — Since 2010, Peter Hook has been bringing New Order and Joy Division albums back to life by playing them in their entirety on tour with his band Peter Hook & the Light.…
