Concert Reviews
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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…
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REVIEW: Aurora stays on mission at Bill Graham Civic
Aurora performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Nov. 23, 2024. Karen Goldman/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Aurora has for a long time made music as a response to the injustices she sees in the world. From human-caused destruction of nature, to people forced from their homes,…
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REVIEW: Halsey dazzles at Regency Ballroom with emotional depth, raw energy
Halsey performs at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Nov. 21, 2024. Photos: Adam Kudeimati. SAN FRANCISCO — In the stately Regency Ballroom, Halsey delivered a special one-off performance that left attendees buzzing on Thursday. Over a two-hour set, she pulled from her stylistically wide-ranging repertoire while also…
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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.…
