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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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PHOTOS: Clairo ‘Charms’ South Bay fans at Frost Amphitheater
Clairo performs at Frost Amphitheatre in Palo Alto, Calif. on Oct. 6, 2024. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Pop singer Clairo brought her soothing vocal melodies to Frost Amphitheater at Stanford on Sunday night for a stop on her Charm Tour. Singer-songwriter Claire Cottrill, who broke out in 2017 with…
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INTERVIEW: Serj Tankian digging up his roots with ‘Foundations’
Serj Tankian, courtesy, Like thumbing through the pages of an old photo album, Serj Tankian looked to create a musical archive with his new EP, Foundations. The singer, songwriter and System of a Down frontman saw how his memoir, “Down With the System: A Memoir (of Sorts),” resonated with…
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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…
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Portola Festival: Justice, M.I.A., Disclosure highlight second day
Justice performs at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 29, 2024. Matt Pang and Gavin Legaspi/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Portola Festival offered up its annual display of freedom of love and expression and celebration of all things electronic at Pier 80 over the weekend. Music lovers crowded around…
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INTERVIEW: P.O.D. keeps a blue-collar mentality after three decades
Sonny Sandoval performs with P.O.D. during Sick New World festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on May 13, 2023. Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images. Tastes can change and bands can shine bright then disappear in an instant. But for SoCal hard rock band P.O.D., the mission has remained…
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REVIEW: Orville Peck brings on the waterworks at Bill Graham Civic show
Orville Peck performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Sept. 27, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Country crooner Orville Peck didn’t tour at all in 2023, canceling shows to work on his mental heath. The masked singer-songwriter, born Daniel Pitout in South Africa and based…
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INTERVIEW: Creed Bratton’s journey from the Grass Roots to ‘The Office’ to ‘Tao Pop’
Creed Bratton, courtesy Shayan Asgharnia. Creed Bratton is both an actor and a musician. But rather than the typical path where an actor dabbles in music or a musician takes on acting roles, Bratton’s two career paths have led into each other from the beginning. Tao Pop Creed Bratton…
