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Photos and Review: Passenger shares his life’s stories at Fox Theater
Photos: Johan Doornenbal OAKLAND — Michael David Rosenberg has dedicated half of his life to singing and connecting with people under the moniker Passenger. The 32-year-old English singer-songwriter performed at Fox Theater Thursday, supporting his 2016 album Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea. Ominous backlight illuminated Rosenberg for the majority of his songs,…
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Q&A: Con Brio’s Benjamin Andrews talks being a throwback
Con Brio is a hard band to pin down. Known for its energetic (to say the least) live shows, the San Francisco septet is part funk and part rock, compared to everyone from Sly and the Family Stone to Prince to James Brown. Blue Bear School of Music 11th Annual…
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Photos: Biffy Clyro deliver the goods at the Fillmore
Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a point in every wildly successful act’s show when the fans, knowing their role, act out a role or clap, as if on cue, but without having to be prompted. U2 has this, the Stones have this, and Biffy Clyro has it, too.…
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WIN TICKETS: Bring Me The Horizon at the Warfield on April 4
British hard rock band Bring Me The Horizon are bringing The American Nightmare Tour to the Warfield for two nights next week, and we have your passes to Tuesday’s show. Singer Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls and keyboardist Jordan Fish got their start as…
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Outside Lands announces Eager Beaver on-sale dates and prices
The producers of the Outside Lands Music Festival Tuesday announced on the on-sale of Eager Beaver early-bird tickets for the 10th annual event. The three-day passes range from $355 to $765 and go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. The lineup for the festival is expected to be announced…
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Interview: SF’s The New Up strikes back with Tiny Mirrors
After being unsatisfied by the results of 2010 EP Gold, The New Up took a step back to reflect on the direction of its pop music, which skewed heavily toward grunge and psychedelia. Over the past seven years, the San Francisco duo (and couple) built a studio and wrote songs endlessly to produce…
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Review: Old 97’s take a walk down memory lane at the Fillmore
Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — Old 97’s shared the new alongside the old Friday night as they took a walk down memory lane with a raucous crowd at the Fillmore, in support of their new record, Graveyard Whistling. During a nearly two-hour set, the band offered a heavy helping of songs…
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Review: Vagabon proves she’s no small fish at the Rickshaw Stop
Photos: Johan Doornenbal SAN FRANCISCO — Arriving straight from SXSW with lots of well-deserved hype, Vagabon outshined her headliner at Rickshaw Stop Thursday night. Cameroon-born producer and musician Lætitia Tamko, who plays under the moniker Vagabon, played nearly all of the songs off her debut, Infinite Worlds, some with just a guitar and synthpads.…
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Vagabon trades engineering for emoting on first LP Infinite Worlds
Allison Crutchfield & The Fizz, Vagabon, Joyride! 8 p.m., Thursday Rickshaw Stop Tickets: $12-$14 “I feel so small,” begins Vagabon’s opening song “The Embers” on the full-length debut album Infinite Worlds, which is an interesting choice for an artist with such a strong voice. Vagabon is Laeticia Tamko, who…
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Monique Powell and Save Ferris take care of unfinished business
Monique Powell is back to take care of unfinished business with the release of Save Ferris’ new EP, Checkered Past, and despite vitriol from naysayers and Internet trolls, the band has launched its first tour in almost two decades. Save Ferris in concert 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 22 The Catalyst in…
