Tag Archives: San Francisco
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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…
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Insert Foot: What caused two terrible accidents at a Chase Center Phish concert?
Insert Foot on safety at Chase Center. One man died and two were injured Oct. 17, in two separate falls from the upper levels of San Francisco’s Chase Center during a Phish concert, over Plexiglass partitions. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. One man–who ended up dying–may have jumped, police say. No,…
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Insert Foot: Remembering a surreal day that was never supposed to happen
United Flight 93 memorial in Union City, Calif. Courtesy Union City. It was easily the most surreal day of my life. Journalists love anniversaries, so you’ve already heard more than enough about the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. It got boosted by the proximity of the recent U.S.…
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Insert Foot: Make your list, check it twice, and get back out there for live music
If Goose thinks he’s getting to cover Alanis, he’s in for a big surprise, because Insert Foot is vaxxed and ready for concerts. The crew at RIFF got the call this week … or maybe last week, but we got it: live music is back. Like fighter pilots in…
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Insert Foot: Seven months to Outside Lands 2021; choose your danger well
Insert Foot wants to go to Outside Lands. We’re on the clock, Bay Area. So get your shot together. Seven months. That’s how long we have until Outside Lands 2021, featuring Tame Impala, Lizzo, The Strokes, Tyler The Creator, Vampire Weekend, and more … on Halloween Weekend, Oct. 29-31.…
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SF will waive entertainment venue taxes as part of COVID-19 pandemic assistance
The Independent in San Francisco, closed, on March 16, 2020. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. About 300 San Francisco businesses that have been unable to open since March, including concert halls, will get a business fee and tax waiver from the city. “We need to do more to support those businesses that…
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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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Going to Chase Center? A primer on what to expect
Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 10, 2019. Photo: Gary Chancer. Even from a purely logistical standpoint, Chase Center could not have asked for a better opening night when Metallica headlined alongside the San Francisco Symphony. Concerns about traffic and congestion seemed minimal. Whether non-attendees anticipated event traffic…
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20th Street Block Party returns Aug. 18
Annual San Francisco street fair and music festival 20th Street Block Party will return to the Mission on Aug. 18, producers announced Thursday. The sixth annual event, organized by Noise Pop, will again benefit the Mission Language and Vocational School. Performers and vendors will be announced in the coming…
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Tour diary: U.K.’s Blossoms take the West Coast
Blossoms may be one of the hardest-working bands in the business right now. The indie rock quintet from Stockport, a blue-collar city on the outskirts of Manchester, has been touring relentlessly since releasing their full-length self-titled debut album in 2016. The album, coincidentally, was the only one that held…
