Videos
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REVIEW: K-poppers ONEUS welcome spring at Paramount Theatre
ONEUS performs at Paramount Theatre in Oakland on March 18, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. OAKLAND — On the official last day of winter, K-pop boy group ONEUS turned up the heat inside Paramount Theatre on the second U.S. stop of its La Dolce Vita tour. The fourth generation group, which debuted…
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REVIEW: IVE turns it up to ‘ELEVEN’ at Oakland Arena debut
IVE performs at the KIA Forum in Inglewood, California on March 13, 2024. Courtesy Andy Keilen/Starship Entertainment. OAKLAND — For a group that didn’t debut until after the initial pandemic wave, as IVE has, it’s impressive that the six-member K-pop idol girl group is already selling out arenas on…
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REVIEW: SF can’t get enough of Depeche Mode at Chase Center
Depeche Mode performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Dec. 3, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Depeche Mode brought their Memento Mori tour back to the Bay Area on Sunday, performing songs from throughout the band’s glossy songbook at Chase Center. The…
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REVIEW: Ellie Goulding captivates with the San Francisco Symphony
Ellie Goulding performs with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on Nov. 20, 2023. Mike DeWald/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — Pop hitmaker Ellie Goulding traded beats and synths for overtures and orchestration, teaming with the the San Francisco Symphony on Monday at the Davies Symphony…
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REVIEW: Queen and Adam Lambert a perfect pairing at Chase Center
Queen and Adam Lambert perform at Chase Center in San Francsico on Nov. 8, 2023. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —It’s impossible to watch a Queen concert and not think of Freddie Mercury: His voice, personality and performance style were all iconic. Yet he’s now been gone longer than he’s…
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REVIEW: Lauryn Hill and the Fugees take Oakland Arena back to school
Lauryn Hill performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Nov. 7, 2023. Derek Fisher/STAFF. OAKLAND — For those who were in high school when Lauryn Hill released her seminal—and only—solo album, 1998’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, it likely holds a special place. The fact was not lost on…
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REVIEW: P!nk brings her three-ring circus to Chase Center at first of two Trustfall shows
P!nk performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. 14, 2023. Imani Sires/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — P!nk has been performing her high-wire act for years, combining all the bombast of a massive pop spectacle with acrobatics galore, and yet it never fails to impress. At the first of…
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REVIEW: Sting celebrates 72nd birthday at Toyota Pavilion
Sting performs at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Oct. 2, 2023. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — Singer-songwriter and rocker Sting brought his My Songs Tour and a positive life outlook to Toyota Pavilion on Monday. After a fun, slightly ramshackle take on “If You Love Somebody Set Them…
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REVIEW: Despite fancy Las Vegas Sphere, U2 reaffirms its strengths lie in connection
U2 performs during the opening night of its U2:UV Live at Sphere residency in Las Vegas on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo: Rich Fury. Others by Kevin Mazur. Sept. 30 photos: Roman Gokhman/STAFF. LAS VEGAS — Sphere at the Venetian is truly a visual and sonic marvel. The bubble-like theater…
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Caroline Jones calls to a guardian angel on ‘Talking to Milo’
Caroline Jones, courtesy. Country singer-songwriter Caroline Jones is just a few weeks from releasing her third album, Homesite (Oct. 20), and today she’s premiering the final video ahead of the album, for single “Talking to Milo.” Jones, who’s performed with the likes of Jimmy Buffett and Kenny Chesney and more recently…