Tag Archives: Tame Impala
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The 22 concerts we missed most in 2020, starring Billie Eilish, BTS and Taylor Swift
Among the shows we most regret were canceled or postponed: BTS, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Killers, Mew, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, BottleRock Napa Valley, Bad Religion, Rage Against the Machine, My Chemical Romance, Bob Dylan, Outside Lands, Kraftwerk, Supergrass, Roger Waters, Tame Impala, The Airborne Toxic…
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Rachel Goodman’s top 30 alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2020
Rachel Goodman’s top alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2020. L to R; Row 1: Tame Impala, Caribou, Washed Out, Trace Mountains, The Big Moon, Future Islands. Row 2: Strfkr, Surfer Blood, Surf Rock Is Dead, Of Montreal, Hazel English, Suburban Living. Row 3: Jack River, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever,…
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The 75 best albums of 2020: 10-1
The best albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): Fiona Apple, Doves, Run The Jewels, Thurston Moore, Fantastic Negrito, Jónsi, Code Orange, Hayley Williams and Tame Impala. And so, we’ve arrived at the end of this countdown of the best 75 albums of 2020. If you haven’t yet,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Streets’ latest ensures that “None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive”
London has cultivated a popular and distinct hip-hop scene. Its eventual merge with the city’s underground electronic music scene in the 2000s led to grime, with its choppy rapid-fire lyrical patterns and accelerated tempos. Mike Skinner the creative force behind of The Streets, is one of the best established…
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Tame Impala reschedules tours, including SF stop
Tame Impala performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 2, 2016. Photos: Diana Cordero Tame Impala has rescheduled several tours and will now perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 21, after the original March 13 show was canceled two days prior due to San…
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DEVELOPING: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose ban large gatherings; BottleRock still on
SXSW. Courtesy. UPDATED 3:00 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 15 — California governor Gavin Newsom announced at a press conference Sunday that all bars, clubs, wineries, and brewpubs in California will be closed in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Restaurants can say open, he says, but their capacity…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Tame Impala gets lost in the mellow on ‘The Slow Rush’
On the sun-drenched shores of remote western Australia, Kevin Parker, the man behind Tame Impala, became dazed long ago, but he never sounded confused. Happily, this circumstance gave rise to a succulent flavor of toothy, interesting electronic psych-rock that had college students and critics glowing through the 2010s. Three albums…
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10 albums we’re anticipating in 2020
You should be excited about new albums from Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Grimes, Lorde, AJJ, Yves Tumor, The 1975, The Cure, Tierra Whack and IDLES in 2020, writes Kyle J. Kohner. Now that another phenomenal year and decade in music has passed, it’s time to look forward at what…
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Tame Impala, Jungle and 10 more top moments Sunday at Treasure Island fest
Tame Impala performs at Treasure Island Music Festival at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2018. Photos: Chloe Catajan OAKLAND — Everything was a haze. Tame Impala closed out 2018’s Treasure Island Music Festival in what felt like a dream state. A hypnotic swirl on the “The…
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Tame Impala, A$AP Rocky to headline 2018 Treasure Island Music Festival
Photo: Diana Cordero A day after announcing the return of the Treasure Island Music Festival, its producers revealed the lineup for the 11th incarnation of the festival. Tame Impala and A$AP Rocky will headline the two-day event, which will be held Oct. 13 and 14 in a new location: Middle…