Author Archives: David Gill
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REVIEW: 070 Shake combines genres at the Fox in Oakland
070 Shake performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Feb. 19, 2025. Michael Chan/STAFF. OAKLAND — About two-thirds of the way through her concert Wednesday night, singer and rapper 070 Shake thanked fans for their continuing support for her as an artist. “I’ve evolved coming out of hip-hop, and…
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REVIEW: Howard Jones and ABC spark ’80s nostalgia at the Masonic
Howard Jones performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Feb. 6, 2024. Photos: Vanessa Solis. SAN FRANCISCO — British synth-pop progenitor Howard Jones kicked off a month-long tour with fellow new-wavers ABC on Thursday night at the Masonic. Jones emerged onstage in sunglasses and a long furry coat…
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REVIEW: Los Lobos celebrate half a century at the Fillmore
SAN FRANCISCO — Chicano rockers Los Lobos kicked off their Disconnected tour Friday night at the Fillmore. Playing hits, deep cuts and covers, the band performed a largely acoustic set that lasted more than two hours with material spanning its 50-year career. “Happy new year,” said founding guitarist César…
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REVIEW: Alan Sparhawk of Low offers grief counseling at Great American Music Hall
Alan Sparhawk peforms at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 20, 2025. Photos: Vanessa Solis. SAN FRANCISCO — There was an unexpected question-and-answer portion of Alan Sparhawk‘s performance Monday night at Great American Music Hall. “Do you need any help figuring anything out?” the founding member…
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REVIEW: Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Arrested Development offer night of hip-hop nostalgia at the Warfield
Digable Planets perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on Dec. 21, 2024. Michael Chan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The Warfield served as a time capsule on Saturday night as a trio of hip-hop acts popular in the early ’90s shared the stage. The show’s headliners, East Coast trio Digable…
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REVIEW: Sting soothes nerves with a jazzy set of hits at the Masonic
Sting performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2024. Imani Sires/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “Did anybody else have a rough night last night?” Sting asked Wednesday night at the Masonic as he kicked off the first of two shows, in the wake of Tuesday’s Presidential election.…
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REVIEW: Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychedelic Furs bring brotherly love to San Francisco
The Psychedelic Furs perform at Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo. on Oct. 23, 2024. Courtesy. San Francisco concert photos below: Meri Brin. SAN FRANCISCO — The 1980s were resurgent Saturday night as two of the decade’s most influential bands co-headlined a show at the Masonic. The Psychedelic Furs…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Pixies summon ‘Zombies’ just in time for Halloween
Pixies, “The Night The Zombies Came.” Zombies, in popular culture, are commonly understood to be creatures whose natural lifetimes have ended, but who continue on in a kind of walking coma, devoid of a soul and all but the most basic of motor functions. With The Night the Zombies…
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REVIEW: Weezer crosses the galaxy to revisit debut album at Chase Center
Weezer performs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 9, 2024. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — A silver capsule appeared onstage Wednesday night at Chase Center. As countdown clocks on giant screens reached zero, the capsule rose slowly, revealing the four members of Weezer, standing on the…
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REVIEW: Jack White delivers hot and sweaty set at Great American Music Hall
Jack White performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2024. Courtesy David James Swanson. SAN FRANCISCO — Friday night’s surprise sold-out Jack White concert was everything rock and roll is supposed to be: hot, loud, sweaty and intense. The show followed a similar gig…
