Author Archives: Staff report
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SF Symphony to undertake final international tour with Michael Tilson Thomas
The San Francisco Symphony and Chorus perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Dec. 5, 2019. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. The San Francisco Symphony and its lauded outgoing Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas will embark on their final European tour together before he steps down at the end of the 2019-20…
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K-pop group NCT 127 returns with second album on March 6
K-pop superstars NCT 127 on Thursday night announced their forthcoming sophomore album, NCT #127 Neo Zone. The album will be released on March 6 and come in three physical formats with distinctive packaging. The Seoul-based group, whose music has been streamed more than 1 billion times, will release an “N,”…
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Rage Against the Machine expands reunion to full tour, to play Oakland Arena
Rage Against the Machine Public Service Announcement Tour. UPDATE 2/13/2020: Ticketmaster announced a second show on April 23 due to high demand. Tickets are now on sale. Following the announcement of the band’s reunion for Coachella, Rage Against the Machine today announced a “Public Service Announcement” arena tour that…
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Janet Jackson announces new album, tour, San Jose and Sacramento shows
View this post on Instagram Hey U Guys! I’ve heard all your wishes and now from my lips to your ears. I’m working on my new album and going on a brand new World Tour this summer! Both titled ✨ “Black Diamond”. ✨ — Black Diamonds are…
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OPINION: Elon Musk disproves meritocracy on ‘Don’t Doubt Ur Vibe’
Elon Musk, pictured considering whether to record an EDM song. For some reason, rich people think they’re good at everything. Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer imagine their billions automatically qualify them to be president of the United States. A guy with a gold toilet who was once on a…
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SF Ballet cancels British choreographer’s production following sexual misconduct investigation
Liam Scarlett, Courtesy: The Royal Ballet. The San Francisco Ballet has pulled a production from its schedule less than two weeks before it was set to open following an announcement by The Royal Ballet in London that its choreographer, Liam Scarlett, the ballet’s artist-in-residence, has been suspended following accusations…
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REVIEW: The personal becomes the political for Drive-By Truckers on ‘The Unraveling’
Drive-by Truckers’ latest release, The Unraveling, is a cathartic emotional release speaking to the present political and social moment addressing everything from school shootings to the opioid crisis. Musically, it’s not a far departure from the Athens, Georgia quintet’s past endeavors, though it’s a step beyond 2016’s American Band.…
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Stone Temple Pilots cancel acoustic tour, including SF show, due to injury
Stone Temple Pilots. Courtesy: PR Brown Stone Temple Pilots on Friday canceled their upcoming North American acoustic tour due to vocalist Jeff Gutt’s impending surgery to repair a “severely herniated disc.” The 15-date run was set to kick off Feb. 5 in Vancouver, B.C. with a stop in San…
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Roger Waters coming to Chase Center in September
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Thursday announced his new ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour, which will include a Sept. 25 show at Chase Center in San Francisco. For the first time for Taylor, the tour will have an in-the-round production. “My work is to think, ‘Well, how can I…
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James Taylor to bring “American Standard’ tour with Jackson Browne to Chase Center
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer James Taylor Thursday announced a U.S. tour in support of his forthcoming album, American Standard, including a Chase Center stop on May 27. Jackson Browne will open the show. The new album has Taylor playing classics. It set to release on Feb. 28. Its…
