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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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Music Review

Portola Fest’s biggest weakness lead to its strongest vibe

Nevermind the wifi—Justice, Nia Archives, renewed junglist sounds, and a Daft Punk bar gave good ol' rave energy.

What leaky roof? The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis blew it clean off

The quartet—which includes Fugazi's rhythm section—blazed with jazz-rock flights that felt very now.

Ghost-charged glow worms: Flore Laurentienne and William Basinski at Grace Cathedral

Two very different ambient acts filled the cavernous space with sounds archival, decayed, and sentimental.

Live reviews: Pretenders rock a fusty crowd, Drugdealer revels in ’70s FM sound

Generational crankiness can't dim Chrissie Hynde's spark at Masonic; Michael Collins gets the Chapel making out.

Dick Dale via the Dead: otherworldly BALTHVS grooves at Outside Lands Night Show

The Bogotá power trio is known for its global sound, but brought electric SF specificity to Rickshaw Stop.

‘Do you pinky promise not to sock me in my sh*t?’

At 924 Gilman, Militarie Gun set off an all-ages mosh frenzy to thrashy punk glazed with pop hooks.

Pulsing with percussive grooves, Brijean swayed the Independent

The vibes undulated hypnotically when the once-Oakland duo took the stage, in the wake of new LP 'Macro.'

Sophisti-pop star Joe Jackson serves old standards, joyfully veers at the Curran

Who's not still bopping to 'Steppin' Out'? And who'd deny a near-septuagenarian new tricks?

Noise Pop rewind: So, how did the giant music fest do this year?

Surging local talent, national praise, unusual venues—and a couple suggestions for next year from our music critic

Cat Power plugged into Dylan’s electric shocker with pitch-perfect tribute

Known for her choice covers, the musician recreated 1966's (in)famous ‘Royal Albert Hall’ concert at the Herbst.

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