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REVIEW: Kings of Leon bring the ‘fun’ to sold-out Berkeley show
Kings of Leon perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Aug. 25, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. BERKELEY — The last time the Kings of Leon were due to perform in the Bay Area, it was in 2021, as the U.S. was exiting lockdowns and trying to find that new…
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REVIEW: Lainey Wilson lands her ‘whirlwind’ at Toyota Pavilion in Concord
Lainey Wilson performs at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Aug. 24, 2024. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — Country star Lainey Wilson, current holder of the Grammy for Country Album of the Year and the first woman to win entertainer of the year at the CMAs since Taylor Swift…
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REVIEW: Ice Spice drills the Bronx into the Bay Area
Ice Spice performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Aug. 21, 2024. Derek Fisher/STAFF. OAKLAND — Performing in front and on top of set pieces resembling a New York subway station, as images of lit-up city skyscapes flashed behind her and a giant inflatable caricature of herself, Bronx rapper…
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RIFF RADIO: The Bloody Beetroots tease new music on upcoming tour
The Bloody Beetroots perform at The Independent in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. Expect the unexpected when The Bloody Beetroots come to town. Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, the man behind the mask, promises to unleash what he’s been working on during his upcoming run of DJ…
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INTERVIEW: Amy Shark channeling all the feels
Amy Shark, courtesy. Sundays became about separating herself from sadness for Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. As she worked on her latest record, Sunday Sadness, that final day of the weekend was one for reflection and writing. Sunday Sadness Amy Shark RCA, Aug. 16 Get the album on Amazon Music.…
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REVIEW: Sammy Hagar and friends mostly pull off Van Halen tribute in Concord
Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Jason Bonham perform at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Aug 17, 2024. CONCORD, Calif. — Rumors swirled the past year or two, and the Van Halen camp couldn’t agree on how to pay tribute to a generation’s greatest rock guitarist. Sammy…
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REVIEW: System of a Down, Deftones lead Golden Gate Park hard rock bill
System of a Down performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Aug. 17, 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the many legendary hard rock acts with a connection with the City by the Bay, it’s not a typical tour stop on the hard rock and…
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Outside Lands: Chappell Roan rules them all on fest’s final day
Chappell Roan performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2024. Mariana Garcias/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —The buzz about pop phenom Chappell Roan’s Outside Lands set was impossible to ignore. It grew in the weeks ahead of the fest, and even more…
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INTERVIEW: Rebel girls Bikini Kill enjoying the limelight, ready to make a new statement
Bikini Kill, courtesy Debi Del Grande. Mosswood Meltdown photos: Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Riot grrrl originators Bikini Kill didn’t purposefully wait three decades to make their late-night TV debut. They weren’t holding out on principle of not selling out or due to their ethos as a punk band. In fact, drummer…
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Outside Lands: Sabrina Carpenter plays silver screen star in a ‘forest fairyland’
Sabrina Carpenter performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Thrown in as a surprise headliner at Outside Lands Music Festival just a couple months before the festival was set to begin its 16th annual…
