Concert Reviews
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REVIEW: Rise Against breaks out the deep cuts at The UC Theatre
Rise Against performs at The UC Theatre in Berkeley, Calif. on Nov. 19, 2024. Photos: Maylani Cornier. BERKELEY — Relentlessly touring quartet Rise Against has been doing something new on its current trek: playing intimate rooms. The UC Theatre in Berkeley, on Tuesday, was easily the coziest room in…
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REVIEW: Elyanna fuses musical cultures at the Fox in Oakland
Elyanna performs at Fox Theatre in Oakland on Nov. 17, 2024. OAKLAND — Bay Area music fans may have first been introduced to Palestinian Chilean singer Elyanna just a few months back at Outside Lands, where she delivered one of the most compelling sets of there festival. The artist packed…
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REVIEW: Sabrina Carpenter chews up the scenery at SF Short n’ Sweet stop
Sabrina Carpenter performs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada on Sept. 25, 2024. Courtesy Alfredo Flores. SAN FRANCISCO — Actress and recently minted pop star Sabrina Carpenter was fully in character at her Short n’ Sweet Tour stop at Chase Center on Saturday night. Performing on a stage dressed…
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REVIEW: Sting soothes nerves with a jazzy set of hits at the Masonic
Sting performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2024. Imani Sires/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “Did anybody else have a rough night last night?” Sting asked Wednesday night at the Masonic as he kicked off the first of two shows, in the wake of Tuesday’s Presidential election.…
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Modest Mouse looks for ‘Good News’ at sold-out Oakland show
Modest Mouse performs at Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif. on Nov. 5, 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. OAKLAND — On Tuesday night, people of the Bay Area gathered at the Fox Theater in hopes to hear some Good News. The occasion? Modest Mouse was in town. The Portland band delivered Good…
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REVIEW: Kehlani crowns homecoming show with Bay Area guests
Kehlani performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2024. SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland’s Kehlani wrapped up the majority their Crash Tour on Friday with a homecoming show that delivered drama and several local guests. The set, focused on their latest album, CRASH, was jam-packed with hits.…
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REVIEW: Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychedelic Furs bring brotherly love to San Francisco
The Psychedelic Furs perform at Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo. on Oct. 23, 2024. Courtesy. San Francisco concert photos below: Meri Brin. SAN FRANCISCO — The 1980s were resurgent Saturday night as two of the decade’s most influential bands co-headlined a show at the Masonic. The Psychedelic Furs…
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REVIEW: Dayseeker channels grief into catharsis at The Warfield
Dayseeker performs at the Warfield in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 30, 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Dayseeker brought its Dark Sun Protocol tour to the Warfield on Wednesday, along with a diverse cast of bands spanning melodic hard rock to metalcore, for its biggest Bay Area show…
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REVIEW: Jeff Lynne, ELO get ready to check out with final California show
Jeff Lynne and ELO perform at Kia Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 26, 2024. LOS ANGELES — Could this really have been it? Of course, it’s really hard to believe pop stars when they try to sell us tickets for a so-called final tour, not when everyone…
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REVIEW: Maxwell and friends all about the ‘real singing’ at Oakland Arena
Maxwell performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Oct. 25, 2024. OAKLAND — With five albums through the years, Maxwell has plenty of material to pull from, even though his last release was back in 2016. The Grammy-winning vocalist brought his Serenade Tour to Oakland Arena on Friday, on…
