Concert Reviews
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REVIEW: 070 Shake combines genres at the Fox in Oakland
070 Shake performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Feb. 19, 2025. Michael Chan/STAFF. OAKLAND — About two-thirds of the way through her concert Wednesday night, singer and rapper 070 Shake thanked fans for their continuing support for her as an artist. “I’ve evolved coming out of hip-hop, and…
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REVIEW: Howard Jones and ABC spark ’80s nostalgia at the Masonic
Howard Jones performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Feb. 6, 2024. Photos: Vanessa Solis. SAN FRANCISCO — British synth-pop progenitor Howard Jones kicked off a month-long tour with fellow new-wavers ABC on Thursday night at the Masonic. Jones emerged onstage in sunglasses and a long furry coat…
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REVIEW: Aespa puts vocal versatility on display at Oakland Arena
Aespa performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Jan. 30, 2025. Photos: Aaron Lee/STAFF. OAKLAND — Outside Lands producers knew what they were doing when they booked aespa as the festival’s first K-pop group a couple of years ago. While pop charts are flooded with Asian groups who specialize…
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REVIEW: Los Lobos celebrate half a century at the Fillmore
SAN FRANCISCO — Chicano rockers Los Lobos kicked off their Disconnected tour Friday night at the Fillmore. Playing hits, deep cuts and covers, the band performed a largely acoustic set that lasted more than two hours with material spanning its 50-year career. “Happy new year,” said founding guitarist César…
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REVIEW: Alan Sparhawk of Low offers grief counseling at Great American Music Hall
Alan Sparhawk peforms at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 20, 2025. Photos: Vanessa Solis. SAN FRANCISCO — There was an unexpected question-and-answer portion of Alan Sparhawk‘s performance Monday night at Great American Music Hall. “Do you need any help figuring anything out?” the founding member…
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REVIEW: Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Arrested Development offer night of hip-hop nostalgia at the Warfield
Digable Planets perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on Dec. 21, 2024. Michael Chan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The Warfield served as a time capsule on Saturday night as a trio of hip-hop acts popular in the early ’90s shared the stage. The show’s headliners, East Coast trio Digable…
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REVIEW: Social Distortion goes deep on the third of five nights at the Fillmore
Social Distortion performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. Photos: Ammar Chishty. SAN FRANCISCO — Social Distortion’s run at the legendary Fillmore just seemed to keep getting longer. First announced as a pair of shows on the band’s holiday tour, new gigs kept getting added…
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REVIEW: Billie Eilish delivers on first of two-night run at SAP Center
Billie Eilish performs at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on Dec. 10, 2024. Photos: Henry Hwu. SAN JOSE — Billie Eilish fans descended on the South Bay on Tuesday night for the first of two sold-out shows at SAP Center. The show was one of Eilish’s last on…
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REVIEW: Jordan Rakei puts South Africa in ‘The Loop’ in Joburg
Jordan Rakei performs at Marks Park Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov. 30, 2024. JOHANNESBURG — New-Zealand-born, Australia-raised electronica fusion artist Jordan Rakei brought his new album to Marks Park in Johannesburg on Saturday during one of two South Africa dates. South Africans from far and wide gathered…
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REVIEW: Latto shows ‘It’s Givin’ in post-Thanksgiving concert
Latto performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 29, 2024. SAN FRANCISCO — Atlanta rapper Latto brought her Sugar Honey Iced Tea Tour to the Masonic on Friday night. Originally scheduled for Bill Graham Civic with Karrahbooo and Mariah the Scientist, the concert was downsized to a…
