Tag Archives: The Chemical Brothers
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ALBUM REVIEW: Chemical Brothers go on another fever dream with ‘For That Beautiful Feeling’
The Chemical Brothers, “For That Beautiful Feeling.” At a time when electronic dance music’s many forms lead the way both in innovation and popularity, The Chemical Brothers continue to sustain their relevancy and keep their music at the top of their game, 30 years after breaking out in England.…
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Chemical Brothers, Four Tet + Floating Points smooth out Portola Festival’s rough grooves
The Chemical Brothers perform at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sep. 25, 2022. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The sunshine and chaos of Portola Festival’s drama-filled Saturday were smoothed down for Sunday, which brought mellower vibes, less crowd pandemonium and the chill of evening fog. That meant attendees…
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REWIND: Flashback to turn-of-the-millennium electronica with Fatboy Slim and Moby
Moby, Playing. Moby had a new album come out on Friday, and my review… well, let’s say I really liked the first seven songs. I consider it a mixed review since I was very complimentary about that early set of tracks but was not as fond as three of…
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Rachel Goodman’s favorite concerts of 2019, starring Babymetal
Clockwise from top left: Babymetal, Frankie Cosmos, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Brittany Howard, The Chemical Brothers, Holy Ghost!, Sharon Van Etten and Kurt Vile. Staff photos. Every year I make a “resolution” to see fewer shows. And each year by September, I am reminding myself of this resolution. Unlike most…
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REVIEW: The Chemical Brothers close out their tour at Bill Graham Civic
The Chemical Brothers perform at the Bill Graham Auditorium in San Francisco on May 17, 2019. Photos: Alessio Neri. SAN FRANCISCO — The Chemical Brothers returned to San Francisco for the first time in four years on Friday to conclude their tour in support of their latest album, No Geography…
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Avoid the week of love with our jilted editor and these songs
If you’re like me—and odds are either you are or you aspire to be—you don’t really want to be associated with Valentine’s Day. Some people spend weeks festooning everything in cutesy red hearts and some spend those weeks raging against the mere concept with songs about getting dumped. But not people…