Festivals
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Noise Pop: The Jungle Giants mess around and make a new friend at the Independent
The Jungle Giants perform at The Independent in San Francisco on Feb. 25, 2020. Derek Simmons/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — For those worried that indie rock has gotten too serious as of late, The Jungle Giants led a three-band Noise Pop Music Festival lineup at the Independent on Tuesday that…
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REVIEW: Injury Reserve puts the noise in Noise Pop at the New Parish
Injury Reserve performs at the New Parish in Oakland on Feb. 25, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. OAKLAND — For a festival with “noise” right there in the name, there was no more appropriate way to kick off than with Injury Reserve, one the noisiest alternative hip-hop groups making waves today.…
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11 Noise Pop fest acts you shouldn’t miss this month
Washed Out performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Aug. 16, 2017. The project of Ernest Greene will perform a DJ set several days before Noise Pop 2020 kicks off next week. RIFF STAFF. San Francisco’s yearly Noise Pop Music Festival always seems to feature a billionty bands.…
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SF Sketchfest: Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm and friends return to Sketchfest
View this post on Instagram Sketchfest2020 Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm with Molly Lewis, Jean Grae and Rhett Miller @SAH 01-19-20 #sketchfest2020 #jonathancoulton #paulandstorm #mollylewis #jeangrae #rhettmiller #danielstrickland #hotsushi2 A post shared by Tk Hatsushi (@hotsushi2) on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:02pm PST SAN FRANCISCO — This…
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SF Sketchfest: MST3K’s Jonah Ray makes Weird Al punk with ‘You Can’t Call Me Al’
SAN FRANCISCO — Without context, all the evidence pointed to Jonah Ray’s appearance at Cafe du Nord being primarily a comedy show. For one thing, Ray is a comedian, arguably best known as the third and most recent host of the legendary comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000. He…
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High Sierra Music Festival announces initial lineup and on-sales
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force and Lettuce are among the first wave of acts announced to perform at the 30th annual High Sierra Music Festival, which returns July 2 to 5 to Quincy, California. Other artists include the Bay Area’s The California Honeydrops, The Floozies,…
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SF Sketchfest: The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz are ‘believers’ once again
Moderator Paul Myers (L) with The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz at Marines’ Memorial Theatre on Jan. 12, 2020. Courtesy: Dan Dion. SAN FRANCISCO — “I’m a Believer” and “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” wafted through the Marines’ Memorial Theatre Sunday before SF Sketchfest’s Tribute to The Monkees:…
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SF Sketchfest: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still as good as it’s been for 45 years
Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, and Nell Campbell at Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Jan. 12, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/Staff. SAN FRANCISCO — The night began with Barry Bostwick’s backside. OK, that’s not completely true. The night at the Castro Theatre began with Trixxie Carr singing “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” the…
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BottleRock releases daily lineups, one-day tickets on-sale Thursday
Anderson .Paak performs at The Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco on Feb. 11, 2019. Shawn Robbins/Staff. Organizers for BottleRock Napa Valley teased that an an on-sale date for single-day passes would be coming in the near future when they announced their 2020 line-up earlier this week, but even they…
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BottleRock Napa 2020: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Miley Cyrus and Khalid to headline
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the headliners at BottleRock 2020. Here they perform at Oakland Arena on March 12, 2017. Alessio Neri/Staff. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Khalid and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals will headline Bottlerock Napa Valley this…
