Festivals
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Outside Lands 2012: Metallica, Neil Young lead local artists in festival’s fifth year
Outside Lands 2012. The way Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich sees it, he would be attending the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival even if his band was not headlining the second night of the Bay Area’s musical crown jewel. That was the case last year, when he took his…
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Review: Sketchfest delivers side-splitting ‘Thrilling Adventure Hour’
Organist David Hegarty plays at SF Sketchfest on Jan. 7, 2016, at The Castro Theatre. Courtesy: Tommy Lau. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. This review is brought to you by Patriot Brand Cigarettes. Or, it might have been, had the sponsors of the hilariously charming “Thrilling…
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Q&A: The National bassist Scott Devendorf on making a statement at TIMF
Scott Devendorf of The National performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on April 26, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. Cincinnati-via-Brooklyn alt-rockers the National were two shows away from finishing their current tour when they arrived in the soggy Bay Area Sunday afternoon…
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Interview: The National brings dark sound to Treasure Island Music Fest
The National, courtesy. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. Why are the men of the now-soaring Brooklyn quintet The National so sad? Maybe it’s because their fans want them to be. Treasure Island Music Festival, with LCD Soundsystem, Belle & Sebastian, the National, more 12 p.m., Oct…
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Review: Jesus and Mary Chain, MuteMath highlight Download Festival
The Jesus and Mary Chain performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Oct. 19, 2017. SAN FRANCISCO — The folks behind this year’s Download Festival, held Saturday at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, targeted fans of newer bands in the dance, alternative and Britpop molds, as well…
