Author Archives: Ian Young
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Photos, video: Flint Eastwood brings sermon of resiliency to Popscene
Photos: Ian Young SAN FRANCISCO — Imagine Detroit singer-songwriter Jax Anderson inside a phone booth filled with water. In this scenario, she would touch all of the H2O molecules in that phone booth every few minutes. Anderson, who records and performs as Flint Eastwood, constantly stayed in motion at her Popscene show…
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Photos: MØ and Tei Shi engaging at The Warfield
MØ. Ian Young/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO – Danish singer-songwriter MØ saved her new single, the Snakehips duet “Don’t Leave” for the end of her set at the Warfield Sunday night, but the rest of her set was also not without fireworks, as she crowd-surfed and even performed from the upper…
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Photos: Ian Young’s Top 16 concerts of 2016
Photos: Ian Young By all accounts 2016 was a shitty year. But amid the chaos were much needed distractions in the form of live music. This year I traveled to Iceland, Chicago, Indio, Los Angeles and Seattle to attend 110 shows and eight festivals, watching and photographing more than 250 bands. Here’s…
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Photos: Låpsley brings the soul to the Regency Ballroom
Photos: Ian Young SAN FRANCISCO — Holly Lapsley Fletcher loves this city. Her show at The Regency Ballroom on Tuesday night marked the third time the British singer-songwriter has visited the city this year. This particular show marked the penultimate night of her current U.S. tour, which she also said…
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Photos: The Temper Trap at Regency Ballroom – 10/12
Photos: Ian Young SAN FRANCISCO — Australian trio The Temper Trap closed out their North American tour at The Regency Ballroom on Wednesday night to a small but rapturous crowd. With spirits and excitement high, vocalist Dougy Mandagi sang and played with abandon, trading his guitar for enthusiastic drum solos and…