Tag Archives: San Francisco
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System Of A Down and Deftones highlight post-Outside-Lands concert in GGP
Attendees at Outside Lands in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park watch an artist performing on the Polo Field on Oct. 30, 2021. Courtesy. Another Planet Entertainment on Tuesday announced its long-rumored Golden Gate Park event that will follow Outside Lands: A day-long concert featuring System Of A Down, Deftones,…
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REWIND: Music that reflects the Bay Area’s football depression
Daniel J. Willis is blue, just like Thom Yorke at this Radiohead show at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 6, 2016. I am depressed for reasons I’d rather not speak of ever again. That is not a subtle plea to talk about it; leave me alone. Anyway,…
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REWIND: San Francisco and Kansas City go head to head… in music
San Francisco Band Faith No More, L-R: Roddy Bottum, Mike Patton, Jon Hudson, Billy Gould and Mike Bordin. Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns. I’m a diehard 49ers fan so you’re getting a Super Bowl column. I may write another celebratory, gloating one later if they win. If they lose, I’ll…
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Insert Foot: San Francisco didn’t look so hellish last week
Insert Foot spends a night out in San Francisco. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I went to San Francisco on a weeknight last week. It was awful. And when I say it was awful, I mean people are stupid. My mom and 15-year-old daughter were going to see “Les Misérables.” I…
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Interview: Peter Frampton with gas left in the tank, glass half full for ‘bonus’ tour
Peter Frampton performs at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California on Oct. 12, 2019. Karen Goldman/STAFF. In his 2020 autobiography, Peter Frampton declared that when he makes up his mind, “that’s it.” The iconic guitarist and writer of songs like “Show Me the Way” and “Baby, I Love Your…
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Noise Pop, new nonprofit Civic Joy Fund aim to rejuvenate SF business with new concert series
Noise Pop and Civic Joy Fund’s new initiative, Summer of Music. Local concert promoter Noise Pop and new nonprofit Civic Joy Fund have announced a live music series aimed at bringing attention to San Francisco’s neighborhoods and business with a new music series that will take place weekly in a different…
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SF Public Library launches streaming service to help local musicians
San Francisco Public Library Bay Beats streaming service. The San Francisco Public Library is launching a new streaming platform, Bay Beats, to provide local musicians with a platform for expanding their audiences. Starting today and running through July 31, the library is accepting submissions in all genres for consideration. Bay…
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Olivia Rodrigo Bay Area debut delayed by Grammy performance
Olivia Rodrigo performs on “Saturday Night Live” on May 15, 2021. Photo: Will Heath/NBC. Bay Area fans clamoring to see Olivia Rodrigo in concert will have to wait just a little bit longer. The pop superstar was tapped to kick off her tour in support of debut album Sour…
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Insert Foot: When it comes to the Castro Theatre, give Another Planet a chance
Insert Foot at the Castro Theatre. People get hysterical over things they love. I get it. I once fought a biker who didn’t understand Chris Mullin’s brilliance during a Warriors-Clippers game in L.A. It’s how we show the world what matters to us and what kind of people we…
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Insert Foot: Lifting buildings and outlawing skiing: bad ideas to avoid
Insert Foot vs. climate change. During one unfortunate 10-minute period early as I drove to the gym this week–mistakenly believing there was a still a future for which to get in shape–I heard two stories on news radio that made me want to turn around, drive back home, climb…
