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Under the Stars: Ring up the Telephone Numbers for chiller times

Plus: Korean sludge metal from Gawthrop, Brian Auger's '60s cool, miido's UKG ripper, Stylolive goes Santana, more music
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Panic! at the Autechre disco: Why I couldn’t review popular electronic act

Experimental UK duo's show takes place in total darkness, which proved to be a lesson in abject terror.
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What D’Angelo left us

The singer revolutionized R&B in a time of shiny suits and MTV cribs, then blazed his own trail of musical innovation, in his own time.
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Under the Stars: Feel the sweet lo-fi buzz of Late Aster

Plus: Stereolab blows into Fog City, Dave Aju's still dancin', Orchestra Gold goes for it, OSEES let it rip, more music
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Rachmaninoff rocks… pop? You bet your sweet ‘A’ Train

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Firebrand pianist Conrad Tao traces the Russian composer's influence on classics from Strayhorn and Sinatra to Dylan and Celine Dion.
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Scottish songbird Sheena Easton: ‘I always like to make every performance feel intimate.’

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Revered for '80s hits which took her from Bond to Prince, she brings her inimitable strut to Yoshi's and Symphony Hall.
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Under the Stars: For Cahl Sel, electronic experimentation is a family affair

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Plus: Akiko Yano's 1970s live love, Harvey Sutherland's top five house records, a new Ghostly Crushed, more music.
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Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Popscene

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30 years and an astonishing array or SF debuts later, the club night is still presenting the hottest-to-be live bands on the planet.
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Live Shots: Polo & Pan’s whimsical Frost Amphitheater takeover

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Tropical-edged French house duo pulled pulled Palo Alto audience into dreamy space trips and unexpected rowdy blasts.
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Victoria Shen transduces quantum mechanics into Kronos Quartet universe

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Her needle-tipped bows, laser-cut vinyl—even acrylic nails—create their own sonic physics with legendary players at Zellerbach Hall.
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Under the Stars: Amelia Ray puts us under the right ‘Soulveillance’

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Plus: Eris Drew 'Kicks' ass, Mal Waldron calls in from 1975, Peki Momés' Anatolian rare groove vibes, more great music.
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Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Fantastic Negrito

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Oakland-raised singer-songwriter refuses to rest on laurels, turning in a painfully introspective album with 'Son of a Broken Man.'
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Portola’s party daze triumphed. But will it return in 2026?

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Two days spent eating to the beat of raver nostalgia (and Xtina's Grindr bleeps) on Pier 80, wondering if it ever has to end.
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Drama Masks: SF Opera and Shotgun Players ask, What price life?

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'Dead Man Walking' and 'The Motion' investigate the value we place on existence, in very different ways.
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Under the Stars: The necessary genius of Saul Williams (and friends)

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Plus: Prince's worldly curveball, Jessy Lanza's tender life slap, Armed Byrd takes flight, more new music
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Iconoclastic as ever, Hunx and His Punx mix the apocalyptic with the cheery

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Long-awaited new LP 'Walk Out On This World' came through tragedy to deliver sweet garage punk goods.
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Rock legend Andy Summers takes aim with a different instrument

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New multimedia tour is 'nothing like what I did in the Police at all,' says guitarist and photographer.
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