Tag Archives: The 1975
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Outside Lands: The 1975 play it straight on festival’s final night
The 1975 performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 13, 2023. Photo: Alive Coverage. SAN FRANCISCO — There were a lot of tired people at Golden Gate Park on Sunday for the final day of Outside Lands. The telltale signs: more…
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REVIEW: Matty Healy and The 1975 bring suburban anxiety, Jack Antonoff to SF
The 1975 performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Nov. 29, 2022. Photos: Jordan Curtis Hughes. SAN FRANCISCO — Where should the conversation start about “The 1975 At Their Very Best,” the U.K. band’s tour that stopped at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Tuesday night? Is it…
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REVIEW: The 1975 self-flagellatory on ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’
The 1975, “Being Funny In A Foreign Language.” It’s an odd assertion that in 2022, a record 44 minutes in length is considered “pared down.” Yet it’s apt when the artist in question is The 1975. Being Funny In A Foreign Language The 1975 Dirty Hit, Oct. 14 7/10…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Beabadoobee creates her own world on ‘Beatopia’
Beabadoobee, “Beatopia.” The runaway success of Beabadoobee is one of the ways you can tell the kids are all right. Having clocked over 4 billion global streams, young British-Filipino musician Beatrice Laus is huge with the Gen Z audience even as she mines Generation X’s music for inspiration. Having…
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REVIEW: lovelytheband shakes it up on ‘Conversations With Myself About You’
Debut single “Broken” captured the attention of millions for lovelytheband. About four years later and still riding that high, the group is back with its sophomore album, Conversations With Myself About You. Rich in indie pop sounds that at times venture into the ’80s techno sound vault, this offering demonstrates that…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The 1975’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ is a beautiful mess
Whether it’s initially embracing the boy band label or spewing tasteless jokes about struggling independent artists during an economic crisis, there are many reasons to root against Matt Healy and The 1975. But dagnabbit, there are so many more reasons to marvel at why they’ve been so successful. Without…
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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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Joaquin Cabello’s top 15 concerts of 2019, starring Billie Eilish
Photographer Joaquin Cabello’s favorite concerts of the year included Babymetal, American Football, Marina Diamandis, Anderson .Paak, Laura Jane Grace, Explosions in the Sky, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alexisonfire, the Jonas Brothers, Mineral, Incubus, Gouge Away, The 1975, Blink-182 and Billie Eilish. Taking pictures of artists might be one of my…
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REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots, Raconteurs lead Not So Silent Night at SAP Center
The Raconteurs perform during radio station Live 105’s Not So Silent Night at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 7, 2019. Photos courtesy RADIO.COM. SAN JOSE — Some of the biggest names in alt-rock descended on the SAP Center on a soggy Saturday night in the South Bay…
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REVIEW: The 1975 creates a sensory experience at Bill Graham Civic
The 1975 performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on April 22, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Manchester’s The 1975 provided a full sensory experience to a sold-out Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Monday night. The group began with “Give Yourself A Try” and “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME.” Striking, bold…