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Under the Stars: Black Rave Culture locks in for the groove corrective

Plus: Cindy Blackman Santana bangs out the vibes, Pearl & the Oysters open their 'Monkey Mind,' Club DeLuxe reopens, more music

Music John-Paul Shiver - August 21, 2026

In Kensington, a small-town orchestra survives as civic triumph

Navigating an era of gutted arts funds, a volunteer symphony rallies for its 49th season, teddy bears in tow.

Music Michael Tapscott - August 20, 2026

This year’s Bliss Fest was all about the sparkling ride

Elliott Peck's immersive jazz-folk, Combo Tezeta's energizing cumbia, Circus Bella's high clownery drove some Presidio heat.

Music John-Paul Shiver - August 19, 2026

Al Green gilded Stern Grove’s season finale in golden soul

80-year-old legend brought R&B classics, funky arrangements, 'Love and Happiness' to adoring crowd.

Music Review Jess Oledan - August 18, 2026

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What we heard at Outside Lands: Automatic for the people

John-Paul Shiver - August 11, 2026

Acts on the come-up, faves on the curve, bison in the weeds, and a festival porta potty epiphany. Listen in.

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Under the Stars: Midsummer music notables, from gallant rock to Jilly from Philly

John-Paul Shiver - August 6, 2026

Plus: Black Marble plucks college radio strings, Twin Bloom bronzes out, The Koreatown Oddity raps it all up, more great listens

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Experimental sounds ring out from Adobe Books, for an eager community in the know

Jess Oledan - August 4, 2026

Promoter Tonko's unassuming series platforms local musicians with a genre-blurring bent.

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Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

John-Paul Shiver - July 23, 2026

Plus: Brandee Younger, 'The Ecstatic,' Diagonal Lines, atmos bloom, The Chutes 'Widow's Bay'—we're slipping it all in

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Mosswood Meltdown keeps its peak by staying regional and true

Adrian Spinelli - July 20, 2026

Pavement, John Waters, socialist zines, and punk pet patches still beat big-time festival fatigue any day.

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Under the Stars: Spacemoth alights again with ‘Inward Eye’

John-Paul Shiver - July 16, 2026

Plus: Nate Mercereau strums up 'Fantastic Thoughts,' Issa Rae and Kool Keith come to SF, Eric André gets his bag, more music

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No bumps on a log allowed at 50th Free Folk Fest

Jess Oledan - July 13, 2026

Sea shanty workshops, Celtic flair, jangling morris dancers, zydeco rhythms, more global styles brought everyone in.

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Under the Stars: Sweeping Promises deliver more art-punk brilliance

John-Paul Shiver - July 8, 2026

Plus: Thee Oh Sees veer fabulously 'Off Course,' DUM1 spawns a diamond under drastic circumstances, more music

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Under the Stars: Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye grip with ‘Forever’

John-Paul Shiver - June 26, 2026

Plus: TEED's clever pre-game, Panic Shack go tits out, Karen Nyame KG's UK Funky swing, Facta's no flimflam, more music

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Under the Stars: A house music master takes us back to Zanzibar

John-Paul Shiver - June 19, 2026

... and a techno originator flies us to Tokyo. Plus: New foamboy, Omar remixed, Broken Social Scene's tender missives, more

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Under the Stars: ‘Happy Today’ brings wizardly space and grace to longform jazz jams

John-Paul Shiver - June 9, 2026

Plus: Digital Underground's 'Sex Packets' at 35, Black Gold Sun's poignant punk, Space Ghost's remixed freedom, more music

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Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

John-Paul Shiver - June 3, 2026

Plus: AMC launches in-theater concert shows, Trinity Ace gives Richmond realness, Brooklyn Funk Essentials take us back, more music

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Under the Stars: Gorgeous Guild Theatre hits 100 with stacked season

John-Paul Shiver - May 29, 2026

Plus: Drum and bass revival keeps rolling, DJ Koco cuts up classic Cuban 45s, Devon Parkin's star ascends, more music

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Under the Stars: Sweet summer sounds heat up, from Yerba Buena to SFJAZZ

John-Paul Shiver - May 21, 2026

Dub Mission, Dirtybird Campout, Total Accord Fest, more roll in with the fog. But why is DJ Shadow dissing SF?

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Miles Davis, still at 100 percent after 100 years

Tom Molanphy - May 20, 2026

All-star tribute 'Unlimited Miles' at Presidio Theatre voyaged through five decades of the jazz giant's astonishments.

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Music Review

Under the Stars: Black Rave Culture locks in for the groove corrective

In Kensington, a small-town orchestra survives as civic triumph

This year’s Bliss Fest was all about the sparkling ride

Al Green gilded Stern Grove’s season finale in golden soul

What we heard at Outside Lands: Automatic for the people

Under the Stars: Midsummer music notables, from gallant rock to Jilly from Philly

Experimental sounds ring out from Adobe Books, for an eager community in the know

Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

Mosswood Meltdown keeps its peak by staying regional and true

Under the Stars: Spacemoth alights again with ‘Inward Eye’

No bumps on a log allowed at 50th Free Folk Fest

Under the Stars: Sweeping Promises deliver more art-punk brilliance

Under the Stars: Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye grip with ‘Forever’

Under the Stars: A house music master takes us back to Zanzibar

Under the Stars: ‘Happy Today’ brings wizardly space and grace to longform jazz jams

Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

Under the Stars: Gorgeous Guild Theatre hits 100 with stacked season

Under the Stars: Sweet summer sounds heat up, from Yerba Buena to SFJAZZ

Miles Davis, still at 100 percent after 100 years

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