Author Archives: Steve Carlson
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Opinion: The astounding potential of Las Vegas’ Sphere
U2 performs at Sphere in Las Vegas on Feb. 7, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. A lot has been said about Sphere in Las Vegas being game-changing for concerts, and it’s all true. The technology that went into this insane $2.3-billion building is as mind-boggling as you’ve heard. It completely changes…
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Pearl Jam overcomes drummer’s absence, teases Bridge School revival in Oakland
Pearl Jam performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on May 12, 2022. Steve Carlson/STAFF. OAKLAND — Pearl Jam finally made its way to Oakland on Thursday night, but it wasn’t exactly the show that most fans had been waiting patiently for—once again due to COVID-19. Pearl Jam Josh Klinghoffer…
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PHOTOS: Inhaler leaves fans wanting more at The Fillmore
Inhaler performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 28, 2022. Steve Carlson/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Irish rockers Inhaler made their San Francisco headlining debut at The Fillmore on Monday night, but it wasn’t always supposed to be that way. The young quartet from Dublin had previously been scheduled…
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SLIDESHOW: Zoo Station at Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Zoo Station performs at Dublin Civic Plaza during the city’s St. Patrick’s Day festival on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Steve Carlson/STAFF. DUBLIN, Calif. — After being canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dublin’s popular St. Patrick’s Day festival returned last weekend, packing the Civic Center…
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REVIEW: St. Vincent brings ‘Daddy’ home to the Greek Theatre
St. Vincent performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 23, 2021. Steve Carlson/STAFF. BERKELEY — St. Vincent (artist Annie Clark) isn’t afraid of dramatically changing how she presents herself to the world. And her impressive performance at the Hearst Greek Theatre on Thursday night only reinforced that fact, as…
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PHOTOS: Colony House leaves it all behind in San Francisco
Colony House performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Feb. 29, 2020. Steve Carlson/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO – Indie rockers Colony House returned to the Bay Area with hopeful hearts and eyes set toward the future in a rollicking performance at August Hall on Saturday night. The Nashville-based quartet…
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PHOTOS: Seventeen shows strength in numbers in San Jose
Seventeen (SVT) performs on the Ode to You World Tour at the SAP Center in San Jose on Jan. 21, 2020. Steve Carlson/Staff. SAN JOSE — South Korean boy band Seventeen, also known as SVT, made its long-awaited—though short-handed—debut in the Bay Area on Tuesday at the SAP Center, the sixth…
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Robert Plant, New Pornos, Margo Price shine on day 2
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2019. Photos: Steve Carlson. SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thousands crammed into the meadow in front of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass’ Towers of Gold Stage to see the…
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PHOTOS: LANY enters the home stretch of its marathon at the Masonic
LANY performs at The Masonic in San Francisco on June 14, 2019. Photos: Steve Carlson. SAN FRANCISCO — LANY performed at The Masonic on Friday for the first of two nights in San Francisco. The sold-out show marked the home stretch of the Los Angeles trio’s 100-date world tour across…
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REVIEW: Rivers Cuomo digs deep into Weezer songbook at August Hall
Rivers Cuomo of Weezer performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2018. Photos: Steve Carlson. SAN FRANCISCO — It wasn’t foggy enough in San Francisco for Rivers Cuomo. Midway through his 27-song acoustic tour-de-force at August Hall Wednesday night, the Weezer frontman needed a little something…
