Concert Reviews
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REVIEW: Jess Glynne kicks off her U.S. tour at the Regency Ballroom
SAN FRANCISCO — English singer-songwriter Jess Glynne was in a mood to uplift others on the opening night of her U.S. tour at the Regency Ballroom. Her latest album, last fall’s Always In Between, is a…
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PHOTOS: Laura Jane Grace opens up at intimate Bottom of the Hill show
SAN FRANCISCO — Laura Jane Grace and Against Me! drummer and producer Marc Hudson brought their intimate side project The Devouring Mothers to Bottom of the Hill Sunday night with a performance that at times resembled short…
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PHOTOS: Catfish and the Bottlemen’s hyperactivity infectious at the Fox Theater
OAKLAND — Led by frontman Van McCann’s moves and inexhaustible hyperactivity, Catfish and the Bottlemen performed with stunning stage presence at their Fox Theater show Saturday. After an intro that consisted of an a cappella rendition of…
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PHOTOS: Foals party with intensity and euphoria at the Fox Theater
OAKLAND — Foals incited a dance party when the English rockers brought their Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Tour to the Fox Theater on Friday. The Oxford band has two new albums in 2019: It’s…
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REVIEW: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness turns the Fox into an epic pool party
OAKLAND — In the last stretch of his Upside Down Flowers tour, Andrew McMahon went all out to bring summertime early to the Fox Theater on Thursday. Palm trees, parasols, giant lit-up carnations and lifeguard signs…
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PHOTOS: HÆLOS project their vision of trip-hop futurism at The Independent
SAN FRANCISCO — HÆLOS brought their Any Random Kindness Tour into fruition at the Independent Wednesday with cinematic and sprawling soundscapes. The London group is a culmination of modernistic trip-hop and lifting vocal harmonies derived from…
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REVIEW: Sara Bareilles full of simmering fury in return to the concert stage in SF
SAN FRANCISCO — Sara Bareilles has been busy in the six years since she released This Blessed Unrest, her breakthrough album that was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. First, she…
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REVIEW: SHAED brings the high of “Trampoline” to Popscene
SAN FRANCISCO — Still cresting a wave with its hit song, “Trampoline,” Maryland electro-pop trio SHAED concluded its largest tour with a sold-out Popscene concert at the Rickshaw Stop Friday. Vocalist Chelsea Lee and multi-instrumentalist…
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REVIEW: Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason sets the controls for old magic at The Masonic
SAN FRANCISCO — Drummer Nick Mason is the only member of Pink Floyd to be featured on every one of the band’s albums, which have gone on to sell over a quarter billion copies. While…
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PHOTOS: Metric and Zoé lead lineup of contrasting indietronica at the Masonic
SAN FRANCISCO — Toronto indie rock band Metric and Mexico City psychedelic emo rockers Zoé brought their co-headlining tour to The Masonic Wednesday. Metric, led by the charismatic frontwoman Emily Haines, performed songs from its new album,…
