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Music Review

Review: A masterful James Taylor invoked familial love at Frost Amphitheater

Delivering his greatest hits alongside Carole King and Marvin Gaye covers, it was clear: the singer still has chops.
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MTT’s brilliance shone through at final SF Symphony bow

A grand celebration in blue bid the maestro adieu—but his decades-long legacy of championing challenging music will linger.
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Nubya Garcia’s sax-led jazz transcended borders for a ‘vibe-y’ SF crowd

The phenomenon showed a sold-out crowd at the Chapel who's boss, with a driving oeuvre that touches on sound system history.
Music Review John-Paul Shiver -
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New voices, deeply eloquent sounds inspire at the Audium

The classic SF experience—a 176-speaker wonder—welcomes three sonic artists who bring resonating vibes of now.
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Checking in, with heat, from the NYC Winter Jazzfest

John-Paul Shiver -
Makaya McCraven, Theon Cross, Brandee Younger, Ben LaMar Gay, and a host of stellar players beat the freeze.
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Portola Fest’s biggest weakness lead to its strongest vibe

Adrian Spinelli -
Nevermind the wifi—Justice, Nia Archives, renewed junglist sounds, and a Daft Punk bar gave good ol' rave energy.
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What leaky roof? The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis blew it clean off

John-Paul Shiver -
The quartet—which includes Fugazi's rhythm section—blazed with jazz-rock flights that felt very now.
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Ghost-charged glow worms: Flore Laurentienne and William Basinski at Grace Cathedral

Daniel Bromfield -
Two very different ambient acts filled the cavernous space with sounds archival, decayed, and sentimental.
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Live reviews: Pretenders rock a fusty crowd, Drugdealer revels in ’70s FM sound

John-Paul Shiver -
Generational crankiness can't dim Chrissie Hynde's spark at Masonic; Michael Collins gets the Chapel making out.
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Dick Dale via the Dead: otherworldly BALTHVS grooves at Outside Lands Night Show

John-Paul Shiver -
The Bogotá power trio is known for its global sound, but brought electric SF specificity to Rickshaw Stop.
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‘Do you pinky promise not to sock me in my sh*t?’

Leah Isobel -
At 924 Gilman, Militarie Gun set off an all-ages mosh frenzy to thrashy punk glazed with pop hooks.
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Pulsing with percussive grooves, Brijean swayed the Independent

John-Paul Shiver -
The vibes undulated hypnotically when the once-Oakland duo took the stage, in the wake of new LP 'Macro.'
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Sophisti-pop star Joe Jackson serves old standards, joyfully veers at the Curran

John-Paul Shiver -
Who's not still bopping to 'Steppin' Out'? And who'd deny a near-septuagenarian new tricks?
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Noise Pop rewind: So, how did the giant music fest do this year?

John-Paul Shiver -
Surging local talent, national praise, unusual venues—and a couple suggestions for next year from our music critic
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Cat Power plugged into Dylan’s electric shocker with pitch-perfect tribute

Zack Ruskin -
Known for her choice covers, the musician recreated 1966's (in)famous ‘Royal Albert Hall’ concert at the Herbst.
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Noise Pop report: Chiquimamani-Condori rebuked the algorithm at Gray Area

Daniel Bromfield -
Bolivian American noise artist cut through autoplay BS for adoring fans; UK headliner Actress was not so steady.
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Noise Pop report: Hailu Mergia shot Ethiopian jazz into stratosphere for adoring GAMH crowd

John-Paul Shiver -
The septuagenarian keyboardist was all but forgotten, driving a DC cab, but he's making up for lost time with fire.
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Noise Pop report: Diode diva Suzanne Ciani channeled Grace Cathedral’s ambient majesty

Daniel Bromfield -
Kiss the Buchla: One of our most vital electronic music trailblazers took an awe-struck crowd to church
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Noise Pop report: Seablite grabbed center stage at the Chapel with hypnogogic glee

John-Paul Shiver -
Full of psychedelic alt-'90s energy, the locals perfectly complemented headliner Laetitia Sadier and Broun Fellinis' sax.
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