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Live Shots

Live Shots: Clipse return to SF after 15 years, still grindin’

Virginia Beach hip-hop duo dug deep into the repertoire and performed off reunion album 'Let God Sort 'Em Out.'
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Watch: Who we loved (and what we ate) at Outside Lands 2025

Our online reporters and food & drink crew were out in full force to capture the tasty musical spectacle.
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A long, strange trip from counterculture to $6,000 tickets and fancy hotels

Not the old Dead scene—but the power of the music remains
Culture Serena Finney -
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The Dahlia Dell is popping off in Golden Gate Park

The annual garden, with over 700 varieties, saturates its little corner in magnificent color.
Culture Marke B. -
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Lit

Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

Marke B. -
Eighth edition of sprawling showcase featured tiny tomes, big names, 150+ booths, Karl Marx booty shorts.
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Music

Live Shots: Compton, Oakland took the stage at Stern Grove Festival

Andrew Brobst -
Channel Tres and Astu lit up the free fest's 88th season.
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Music

Live Shots: Metallica’s hometown stop on mega-tour left Bay metal fans thrashed

D.A. Mission -
After 44 years, band still has what its Metallica family needs.
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Music

Live Shots: Over 60 open-air SF Porchfest acts dispelled the June gloom

Nicole Gluckstern -
Personable flute, Jolie Holland-reminiscent vocals, and tight-knit punkabilly made for quite the Mission District afternoon.
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Music

Live Shots: Lauren Mayberry’s pop power glinted at The Fillmore

Danny Acosta -
CHVRCHES frontperson was back in full force after illness delayed her solo debut at the venue.
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Music

Live Shots: Woe to those who missed Matt Berninger’s introspective solo set at Bimbo’s

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
The National frontman seemed to loose a more brooding—yet grateful—side.
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Culture

Live Shots: St. Stupid’s Day Parade skewers dumb ol’ capitalism

Tim Joaquim -
City's most April fool's-hardy annual tradition takes to the FiDi streets to mock any remaining faith in financial institutions.
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Music

Live Shots: Poison the Well delivers melodic metalcore inspiration

D.A. Mission -
Alongside openers Glassjaw, the South Floridian group took it back to 1999's benchmark 'The Opposite of December.'
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Music

Live Shots: Teens In Trouble fulfill 7×7 dreams at Bottom of the Hill homecoming

D.A. Mission -
A gratifyingly punk Women's History Month closer.
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Music

Live Shots: Thee Sacred Souls showed ‘love is the way’ at The Masonic

D.A. Mission -
The San Diego outfit's satiny smooth soul and throwback R&B jams brought sweet, swaying vibes in a dark time.
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Nightlife

Live Shots: Dark whimsy and baroque frivolity at 2025 Edwardian Ball

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
Edward Gorey's spirit haunted the artful affair, which took inspiration from his pop-up book—adding some SF energy.
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Music

Under the Stars: SFJAZZ drops a SMARTBOMB as the new year opens

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Plus: Luna rocks NYE, 'Future Bubblers' points the way forward, MC Conrad's spirit lives on, Bored Lord open up
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Performance

Live Shots: Circus Something dove into the solstice with ‘The Longest Night’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
Tantalizing sword dancing, angelic striptease, aerial artwork filled a monochromatic tribute to the season with color.
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Music

Live Shots: Vince Staples hit the Warfield at a very poignant moment

D.A. Mission -
The Long Beach rapper brought his 'Black in America' tour to SF a couple days after the election.
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Music

Live Shots: The National broke free from stage, sang from among the sad dads at Greek Theatre

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Vocalist Matt Berninger led the emotive group through a boundless, buoyant and nearly two-hour set that probed the tragedies of middle-age.
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