Concert Reviews
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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…
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AFTERSHOCK: Mötley Crüe, Falling In Reverse conclude final day
Mötley Crüe performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 13, 2024. AFTERSHOCK 2024: • Slayer reunites for explosive Thursday headlining set • Slipknot rocks like its 1999 on fest’s second day • Iron Maiden, Judas Priest lead British invasion on day 3 SACRAMENTO —…
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AFTERSHOCK: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest lead British invasion on day 3
Iron Maiden performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 12, 2024. Photos courtesy Aftershock Festival. AFTERSHOCK 2024: • Slayer reunites for explosive Thursday headlining set • Slipknot rocks like its 1999 on fest’s second day SACRAMENTO — Saturday night’s Aftershock headliners were proof that…
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AFTERSHOCK: Slipknot rocks like its 1999 on fest’s second day
Slipknot performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 11, 2024. Photos courtesy Aftershock Festival. AFTERSHOCK 2024: • Slayer reunites for explosive Thursday headlining set SACRAMENTO — Aftershock Festival’s second day featured a variety of punk icons and modern rock heavyweights. The crowds felt bigger…
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REVIEW: Molchat Doma previews its tour with intimate Echo gig in L.A.
Molchat Doma performs at the Echo in Los Angeles on Oct. 9, 2024. Photos: Paige K. Parsons. LOS ANGELES — There’s a unique thrill in stumbling upon a surprise show by one of your favorite bands. Belorussian post-punk band Molchat Doma, which just announced a 60-date tour in support of…
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AFTERSHOCK: Slayer reunites for explosive Thursday headlining set
Slayer performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 10, 2024. Photos courtesy Aftershock. SACRAMENTO — Aftershock Festival returned to Discovery Park bigger than ever on Thursday, the first of four days. The addition of a fifth stage for the first time created a Warped-Tour-esque environment…
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REVIEW: Weezer crosses the galaxy to revisit debut album at Chase Center
Weezer performs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 9, 2024. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — A silver capsule appeared onstage Wednesday night at Chase Center. As countdown clocks on giant screens reached zero, the capsule rose slowly, revealing the four members of Weezer, standing on the…
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REVIEW: Jack White delivers hot and sweaty set at Great American Music Hall
Jack White performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2024. Courtesy David James Swanson. SAN FRANCISCO — Friday night’s surprise sold-out Jack White concert was everything rock and roll is supposed to be: hot, loud, sweaty and intense. The show followed a similar gig…
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REVIEW: Hans Zimmer keeps Oakland fans up past their bedtimes
Hans Zimmer Live performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Oct. 3, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. OAKLAND — Fans of acclaimed film composer Hans Zimmer had waited seven years to see him perform; what was another two hours? Well… The attendees at the Thursday night concert at Oakland Arena were…
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REVIEW: Air imagines a different future at the Masonic
Air performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Science fiction writer William Gibson once wrote, “The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.” But quite a bit of the future seemed to be present at the Masonic when…
