Concert Reviews
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REVIEW: Thundercat lays a funky foundation at the Fox Theater
Thundercat performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on March 6, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. OAKLAND — Stephen Lee Bruner is a man who can really play the hell out of the bass guitar. He proved it again on Friday night, guiding his jazz trio through multiple structural breakdowns and outlandish…
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REVIEW: KISS and David Lee Roth say goodbye to Oakland (maybe)
KISS performs at the Oakland Arena in Oakland on March 6, 2020. Gary Chancer/STAFF. OAKLAND — The Centers for Disease Control was likely not happy with KISS if one of its inspectors happened by Friday night’s show at Oakland Arena. At one point, bassist and professional gross demon-man Gene…
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REVIEW: Brothers of a Feather Chris and Rich Robinson take SF to The Chapel
Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes perform as Brothers of a Feather at The Chapel in San Francisco on March 6, 2020. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Newly reunited brothers Chris and Rich Robinson weren’t satisfied with just one nationwide amphitheater tour next fall. After five years…
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REVIEW: I’ve seen The Struts’ act before, but it worked again at the Warfield
The Struts perform at The Warfield in San Francisco on March 3, 2020. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Somewhere near the end of their wild rock and roll lovefest Tuesday night at the Warfield, The Struts‘ frontman, Luke Spiller, asked his breathless followers, “Are there any Struts virgins in…
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Noise Pop Review: Slow Hollows plays their last SF show at Cafe Du Nord
Slow Hollows perform at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco on Feb. 29, 2020. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — San Fernando Valley’s Slow Hollows had been described as “subdued” over the years, bassist Aaron Jassenoff said at their Noise Pop concert at Cafe Du Nord on Saturday, but they were…
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Noise Pop Review: Best Coast celebrates all things California at the Regency Ballroom
Best Coast performs at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Feb. 29, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Best Coast, fresh off releasing its fourth album, Always Tomorrow, performed the marquee Noise Pop festival show Saturday at the Regency Ballroom. The L.A. band of Bethany Cosentino and guitarist Bobb Bruno,…
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Noise Pop Review: Jacques Greene, NAVVI look like the past’s future at Starline Social Club
Jacques Greene performs at Starline Social Club in Oakland on February 29, 2020. Kate Vides/STAFF. OAKLAND — Saturday night’s show at the Starline Social Club was what people in 1987 might have imagined music would be like in 2014. Headliner Jacques Greene, bathed in a thick cloud of fog…
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Noise Pop Review: Bag Raiders unleash signature synth-and bass-combo at the Independent
Bag Raiders perform at The Independent in San Francisco on Feb. 28, 2020. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Australian turned L.A. electro-disco duo Bag Raiders came out on stage at The Independent wearing all white, including matching bucket hats. This was its first show in San Francisco since a performance…
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Noise Pop Review: Raphael Saadiq comes home to Oakland
Raphael Saadiq. Courtesy of Sony Music. OAKLAND — Raphael Saadiq is from here. East Oakland, specifically. He’s an alum of Castlemont High, his mom worked at Highland Hospital. She and several of his siblings were in attendance at the show Noise Pop festival show Friday night. We know all…
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REVIEW: Miranda Lambert in cruise control at SAP Center ‘Wildcard’ stop
Miranda Lambert performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Feb. 28, 2020. Courtesy: Tyler Conrad. SAN JOSE — Miranda Lambert covered all the bases at the San Jose stop of her ‘Wildcard’ tour on Friday, from twangy powerhouse rockers to lonesome ballads and flirty tongue-in-cheek tunes. She and…
