Daniel Bromfield

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Daniel Bromfield is a San Francisco native and arts journalist whose work has appeared in the Bay Guardian, San Francisco Magazine, Resident Advisor, and various music sites. He ran the SF Rebirth blog, documenting all-ages shows in the Bay Area, from 2010 to 2013. His work can be found at danielbromfield.com

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Symphony meets sci-fi—AI and all—in ‘Ligeti: Paradigms’

January 18, 2022

SF Symphony's new streaming production combines digital wizardry and robotics with otherworldly hymns.

Music

20 best albums of 2021: ‘A weirdly liminal year for music’

December 27, 2021

Floating mountains, urgent Urdu, quotidian ambient, fakeout psychobilly, and a synth-drone take on Sun Ra top our charts—Lana Del Rey, too.

Art

‘Experience Leonard Cohen’ offers more than crusty hallelujahs

September 24, 2021

At the CJM, four artists take impressionistic measures of the late musician behind 'I'm Your Man.'

Music

On 50th anniversary, the Residents provoke ‘n roll at Castro Theatre

September 19, 2021

The storied experimental group showed why its imprint has been so lasting, troubling imagery and all.

Music

NanosauR roar: Local rap producer gets gothic on new album

May 4, 2021

'Fell Off Before I Ever Got On' is a surprisingly introspective, post-punk journey from the beats maker.

Music

San Jose emo trio Damper gets ‘Existential’ on new split EP

April 28, 2021

Rock chops and spiky self-awareness come through in songs like 'Showed Up Too Late For The Emo Revival'

Music

Radical jazz legend meets electronic wizard. The results… are sleepy?

April 5, 2021

Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points occasionally spark magic, but album 'Promises' ducks exhilarating risk

Music

Oakland’s Brijean on effervescent new LP ‘Feelings’—and music’s essential conviviality

February 25, 2021

"It was like sampling ourselves or our group of friends," say duo, whose technique included hours of improvisation.

Music

Paul McCartney becomes bedroom-pop patron saint on ‘McCartney III’

January 5, 2021

Is Sir Paul weird because he wants to be—or because we want him to be? We dive in.

Music

Albums of the Year 2020: An experimental bent seized the isolating zeitgeist

December 29, 2020

Deep reggaeton, sonic healing, coatcheck ambient, hyperkinetic crust punk covers... and Ariana Grande? It was a wild ride inside

Daniel Bromfield

Symphony meets sci-fi—AI and all—in ‘Ligeti: Paradigms’

20 best albums of 2021: ‘A weirdly liminal year for music’

‘Experience Leonard Cohen’ offers more than crusty hallelujahs

On 50th anniversary, the Residents provoke ‘n roll at Castro Theatre

NanosauR roar: Local rap producer gets gothic on new album

San Jose emo trio Damper gets ‘Existential’ on new split EP

Radical jazz legend meets electronic wizard. The results… are sleepy?

Oakland’s Brijean on effervescent new LP ‘Feelings’—and music’s essential conviviality

Paul McCartney becomes bedroom-pop patron saint on ‘McCartney III’

Albums of the Year 2020: An experimental bent seized the isolating zeitgeist

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