Concert Reviews
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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…
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REVIEW: Suki Waterhouse sparkles at the Warfield in San Francisco
Suki Waterhouse performs at ACL Live at The Moody Theatre in Austin, Texas on Oct 18, 2024. Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images. SAN FRANCISCO — Model, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse isn’t done metamorphosing yet. The English artist brought her Sparklemuffin Tour to the Warfield on Friday. Waterhouse combined…
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REVIEW: David Gilmour performs first U.S. show in 8 years at Intuit Dome in L.A.
David Gilmour performs at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 25, 2024. Derek Tobias/STAFF. LOS ANGELES — The house went dark just after 7:50 p.m. and the thousands of fans in attendance focused their collective attention on the stage at Intuit Dome. Then, from out of the…
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REVIEW: Charli XCX, Troye Sivan conclude BRAT summer at Chase Center
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan perform at OVO Arena Wembley in London on June 27, 2024. Photo by Katja Ogrin/Redferns. SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been quite a summer for pop artist Charlotte Aitchison, better known as Charli XCX. She released a new album, BRAT, entered the mainstream lexicon with a…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Pixies summon ‘Zombies’ just in time for Halloween
Pixies, “The Night The Zombies Came.” Zombies, in popular culture, are commonly understood to be creatures whose natural lifetimes have ended, but who continue on in a kind of walking coma, devoid of a soul and all but the most basic of motor functions. With The Night the Zombies…
