Author Archives: Mel Bowman
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Tuesday Tracks: Wasia Project, Nubya Garcia, HiFi Sean and David McAlmont
Hifi Sean and David McAlmont, courtesy Rob Martin. Warren Zeiders leads us through a country-flavored descent into the darkness of addiction before we venture into modern takes on classical jazz by Ashley Henry and Nubya Garcia. After a melancholy musing or two by Wasia Project and Luna Li, we…
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REVIEW: Lucky Daye kicks off Algorithm Tour at the Warfield
Lucky Daye performs at the Warfield in San Francisco on July 11, 2024. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — New Orleans native Lucky Daye picked the Warfield in the City as the spot to kick off his Algorithm Tour, supporting his third album. The artist, born David Brown, brought a raw…
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REVIEW: Missy Elliott off to see the wizard at ‘Out of This World’ show at Oakland Arena
Missy Elliott performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on July 9, 2024. Courtesy Alexis Smith/crowdMGMT. OAKLAND — Grammy-winning rapper Missy Elliott stopped at Oakland Arena Tuesday night, on the third date of her first headlining tour of her decades-long career. “I want y’all to know I’ve been doing this…
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Tuesday Tracks: ESTA, Louis Cato, BEKA and Sienna Spiro
Sienna Spiro, courtesy. In honor of the unofficial start of summer, Tuesday Tracks bring the summer vibes. Clay, tenderhooks and ESTA kick it off with warm, danceable beats. Beka and Samm Henshaw pair up for a summer jam, Blvck Hippie’s surf-rock-inspired entry revs it up a notch before we…
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REVIEW: Gunna goes sub-zero on Bittersweet Tour stop at Bill Graham Civic
Gunna performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on May 18, 2024. SAN FRANCISCO — Gunna brought his A-game to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday. The Atlanta rapper delivered a turbocharged performance alongside a production that included scenery from the Arctic, a post-apocalyptic landscape and an…
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REVIEW: Bryson Tiller brings ‘Trapsoul’ to Bill Graham Civic in the Bay
Bryson Tiller performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on May 14, 2024, courtesy Setor Tsikudo. SAN FRANCISCO — Louisville, Ky. native Bryson Tiller stepped out at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on the third stop of his self-titled world tour Tuesday; his first in six years, despite…
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Tuesday Tracks: Neil Frances, Anycia, Girl Ultra, Friedberg, Super American, Catpack and Porches
Girl Ultra (Mariana de Miguel), courtesy. This week we drift through pop-punk by Super American to rock by Porches and Friedberg, slick electronic dance by Girl Ultra, drippy rap by Anycia and soulful jams by Catpack and Neil Frances featuring PawPaw Rod. Super American, “Hopefully Pitchfork Doesn’t Hear This”…
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REVIEW: ‘Most Wanted’ Bad Bunny rides a horse into Chase Center
Bad Bunny performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on March 1, 2024. Derek Fisher/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny focused on his trap and reggaeton roots—and rode a real-life horse onto the arena floor—during his Most Wanted tour stop Friday at Chase Center, on the…
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Tuesday Tracks: Kelly Moran, Atlas Genius, Bill Frisell and Jahari Massamba Unit
Kelly Moran, courtesy Brandon Bowen. I chose to delve into some instrumental songs this week; there were a bunch to choose from. From the wind instrument leads of Charles Lloyd to percussive piano by Kelly Moran, retro, Afro-Latino flow by Jahari Massamba Unit, electronica by Prefuse 73 and a…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music Discovery for Jan. 16
Great Good Fine Ok, courtesy Shervin Lainez. Smooth synth-pop by Great Good Fine Ok, a soulful stunner by Lola Young, an introspective slow-burning number by Seth Glier and Hayley Reardon, deep house grooves by Logic1000, a new rocker by Bay Area fave K.Flay and some quirky hip-hop by Paris…
