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Music Review

Music Review

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.
Music Review

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.
Music Review

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.
Music

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.
Music Review

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.
Music

‘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.
Music Review

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.'
Music

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?
Music Review

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
Music Review

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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