Photos: Ché Holts When the operators of a U.C. Berkeley alumni campground first contacted the Bay Area’s Strong Brew and One Foot Productions about hosting a music festival in the Stanislaus National Forest near Pinecrest, the producers dreamt of a much larger project. The U.S. Forest Service shuttered their hopes of a Burning Man-esque…

Photos: Brandon Jernigan and Che Holts Opposing forces with similar traits ruled the night Saturday at Great American Music Hall, where four synth-rock bands with San Francisco shared a single bill. Highlighted by the dark pop of Dangermaker and the happy-go-lucky dance pop of Panic Is Perfect, the lineup…

Photos: Che Holts Rock trio Augustines played to a packed Bottom of the Hill Thursday night and early Friday morning, but the show was not without its setbacks. The band, which had spent 10 hours driving between Los Angeles in San Francisco that day, much of it stuck in commute…