Concert Reviews
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BottleRock 2019 Day 1: Imagine Dragons and 16 other sets we loved on Friday
NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley and Imagine Dragons have come a long way since the two last crossed paths in 2014. For the festival, the annual music spectacle has become one of the destination festivals in the…
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REVIEW: Carrie Underwood shows her range has grown at Oracle concert
OAKLAND — Fans of country superstar Carrie Underwood may have had to wait an extra day to see their idol on stage at Oracle Arena Friday night, but their patience was rewarded. The show, originally…
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REVIEW: The Chemical Brothers close out their tour at Bill Graham Civic
SAN FRANCISCO — The Chemical Brothers returned to San Francisco for the first time in four years on Friday to conclude their tour in support of their latest album, No Geography and the band did not…
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PHOTOS: Picture This show a sort of homecoming at Slim’s
SAN FRANCISCO — After selling out five consecutive nights at Dublin’s 3Arena, almost any show would be considered an intimate affair. Going from more than 13,000 cheering fans per night to 500 at Slim’s must…
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REVIEW: Florence and the Machine endorses Arya Stark at Concord tour stop
CONCORD — The penultimate episode of “Game of Thrones” knocked out the (spoiler alert) sitting Iron Throne ruler while destroying the reputation of another. At her tour stop at the Concord Pavilion on Wednesday, Florence…
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PHOTOS: American Football projects introspective tone at GAMH
SAN FRANCISCO — Midwest emo rockers American Football presented the dazzling sounds of their new album to a packed Great American Music Hall on Monday. The sold-out show was full of reverb guitar lattices, fractious rhythms…
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Review: Matt Maeson goes against the grain at Popscene
SAN FRANCISCO — Popscene had hosted plenty of Neon Gold Records artists over the years. From the likes of Wet to Passion Pit, Icona Pop and more recently Flint Eastwood, Your Smith and LPX (artist…
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CONCERT REVIEW: Tedeschi Trucks Band slides into Oakland
OAKLAND — Tedeschi Trucks Band‘s Susan Tedeschi stood in front of fans Saturday night—the second of two shows at the Fox Theater—and asked if anyone had been there the night before. “It’s going to be a…
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REVIEW: Amanda Palmer bares her soul in her one-woman show at the Warfield
SAN FRANCISCO — Late in her four-hour show Friday, Amanda Palmer told the story of a yoga teacher who would tell her, “If you can, you must.” Her instructor was talking about especially difficult poses,…
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REVIEW: St. Lucia lets its island side loose at The New Parish
OAKLAND — New York synth pop band St. Lucia has always lived up to its name in philosophy rather than sound. The quintet exudes a carefree anything-is-possible glow. But on its current “Intimate & Acoustic…
