Tag Archives: Coronavirus
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SF to approve outdoor music, with conditions like no live singing
California Street in San Francisco is not as packed on March 17, 2020, the first day of a shelter-in-place to combat coronavirus. San Francisco will soon allow physically distanced outdoor concerts—and other events—through a permitting process, Mayor London Breed announced on Friday. The “Just Add Music” permits will be…
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SF’s Town Hall Restaurant reopens with outdoor dining, hope for more help
L to R: Town Hall Restaurant co-owners Björn Kock, Steven Rosenthal and Mitchell Rosenthal photographed on Sept. 18, 2020. Derek Tobias/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Mitchell Rosenthal, the executive chef and co-owner at acclaimed Town Hall Restaurant in San Francisco, seemed beyond happy to unbutton his shirt to reveal another…
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Another Planet, Bob Weir, Congressman Mike Thompson tie venue relief with economic recovery
Bob Weir performs at Jackie Greene’s annual birthday bash at the Warfield in San Francisco on Nov. 26, 2016. Jon Bauer/STAFF. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on industries across America and around the world, but perhaps none as much as live music. “We were the first businesses…
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The Uptown nightclub to stay shuttered permanently
The Uptown Oakland. STAFF. For the second time since first opening its doors in 2005, The Uptown nightclub in Oakland has closed. The club, across the street for the Fox Theater on Telegraph Avenue, had already been shuttered since March. Its owners, Robbin Green-Yeh and Ray Yeh, announced the…
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Insert Foot: What live act would you risk seeing during COVID-19?
Insert Foot vs. risking your life at drive-in concerts. A RIFF editor recently asked me to cover an upcoming drive-in concert by Sublime with Rome at a local fairground, drive-in lot, or giant field of wheat in the middle of … somewhere. I was informed it’s one of the…
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The Chapel to host physically distanced outdoor show Saturday with The Red Room Orchestra
San Francisco’s Red Room Orchestra will perform on Saturday at a special outdoor fundraiser show produced by The Chapel and folkYEAH! The Chapel’s parking lot will be transformed into an intimate supper club. Related story: Independent concert venues centralize as NIVA, lobby for federal COVID-19 support The ticketed, seated dinner…
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Insert Foot: Cherish the memories, as 2020 is the end of the line for many live acts
Insert Foot vs. the future, and the possible end of the old guard like Fleetwood Mac. Photo and rendering: Roman Gokhman/STAFF. People love to say something is “the end of an era.” Usually it’s someone older than you, trying to say they remember when things were better. Or, in…
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Alameda County Fair announces more drive-in concerts for this weekend
Concertgoers gather at the first drive-in concert in the Bay Area at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on June 12, 2020. Steve Carlson/STAFF. Live music is again returning to the Alameda County Fairgrounds, with two days of concerts featuring tribute bands playing the Pretenders, Fleetwood Mac and…
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Corey Taylor, Gavin Rossdale, more to headline Feeding America COVID-19 benefit
Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale and a plethora of modern rock artists will headline a virtual concert Friday evening to benefit Feeding America’s COVID-19 relief fund. The show will also include performances by Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, Lisa Loeb,…
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SF Symphony cancels all 2020 performances, enacts pay cuts, furloughs and layoffs
The San Francisco Symphony with music director Michael Tilson Thomas, during rehearsal at Davies Symphony Hall on Wednesday morning, November 2, 2016. The San Francisco Symphony today announced the cancelation of all concerts through Dec. 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that the anticipated debut of incoming…
