Author Archives: Sean Liming
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PHOTOS: ‘Mega-Monsters’ Mastodon and Gojira storm Concord Pavilion
Mastodon performs at Concord Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on April 20, 2023. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — Metal mainstays Mastodon and Gojira brought their Mega-Monsters Tour to the Concord Pavilion on Thursday, shaking the hills with driving beats and shredding guitars. Mastodon was appropriately ready for April 20 occasion with its…
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PHOTOS: 5 Seconds of Summer rile up young fans at Concord Pavilion
5 Seconds of Summer perform at Concord Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on June 14, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — New-wave pop band 5 Seconds of Summer made the East Bay the third stop of their current tour on Tuesday, playing at Concord Pavilion. The Australian quartet opened its set by performing…
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REVIEW: Kane Brown plays Warrior for a night at Chase Center
Kane Brown performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Jan. 30, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — With three stops left in his quest to become the first country artist to hit up all 29 NBA arenas on a single tour, country superstar Kane Brown brought his show to…
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PHOTOS: Bell Biv DeVoe and friends recreate ’90s R&B magic at Chase Center
Bell Biv DeVoe performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2021. Sean Liming/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been nearly 31 years since New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie Devoe reformed as Bell Biv DeVoe and released their debut album. But while 1990 seems like…
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PHOTOS: Luke Combs brings his ‘Five Leaf Clover’ to Chase Center
Luke Combs performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2021. Sean Liming/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Luke Combs embraced the isolation of the pandemic and used the time to write a new album. The 2020 CMA Award-winner didn’t disappoint his Bay Area fans, who sang along with him to…
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PHOTOS: KISS offers a second goodbye at Shoreline Amphitheatre
KISS performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2021. Sean Liming/STAFF. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — A year and a half after wagging their tongues through Oakland mere days before lockdowns, KISS brought their End of the Road Tour back through the the Bay; this time…
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Magic Giant and Sean Liming’s top 10 concert photos of 2019
Magic Giant performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Mar. 1, 2019 With 2019 coming to a close, I can take a look back and wonder how I managed to cover that many concerts this year. I shot 34 shows over the past 12 months. With that being…
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SLIDESHOW: Brad Paisley, Chris Lane and Riley Green at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Brad Paisley performs at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View on June 7, 2019. Photos: Sean Liming. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Brad Paisley recently hit the road for his 2019 world tour, his first international run in two years. RIFF caught his Bay Area performance at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Friday night. The…
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PHOTOS: Four Year Strong strips back and unplugs at Bottom of the Hill
Four Year Strong performs at the Botton of the Hill in San Francisco on Jan. 10, 2019. Photos: Sean Liming. SAN FRANCISCO — One half of Massachusetts melodic hardcore rock band Four Year Strong kicked off a limited run of stripped-back shows at Bottom of the Hill on Thursday. The 10-show…
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PHOTOS: Cults make groovy return to The Chapel
Cults perform at the Chapel in San Francisco on Dec. 20, 2018. Photos: Sean Liming. SAN FRANCISCO — Cults began their 75-minute show at The Chapel Thursday with the lights dimmed. The New York duo opened with 2013 cut “Good Day,” vocalist Madeline Follin’s voice sultry and soft, yet…
