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Under the Stars: Mae Powell’s doozy of a contact high

Plus: Cindy Blackman Santana bangs the skins, a free Valkyries watch party with great tunes, new Kaytranada, more music

Music John-Paul Shiver - August 19, 2025

Under the Stars: Derya Yıldırım’s Anatolian exuberance blazed at The Chapel

Plus: Teen breakouts Horsegirl's upcoming GAMH gig shows what they've learned, Z-Trip's golden hour summer steeze, more.

Music John-Paul Shiver - August 14, 2025

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.

Music Marke B. - August 12, 2025

Sun Ra Arkestra traversed magnificent orbits at SFJAZZ

As Deadheads grasped for past glory across town, this 19-member orchestra kept blazing into the Afrofuture.

Music Review John-Paul Shiver - August 7, 2025

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A long, strange trip from counterculture to $6,000 tickets and fancy hotels

Serena Finney - August 4, 2025

Not the old Dead scene—but the power of the music remains

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Under the Stars: Los Bitchos grooved Great American with cumbia-spiked rock

John-Paul Shiver - July 30, 2025

Plus: Kassa Overall jazzes up hip-hop classics, a double-whammy of drum & bass nights, Cochemea, SadGirl, more music

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Under the Stars: Stepping into the future with Secret Sidewalk

John-Paul Shiver - July 24, 2025

Plus: Outside Lands Night Shows, Madeline Kenney's torch, Sly Stone's Cathedral, Derya Yıldırım's bağlama, more music

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Under the Stars: Giving jazz the juice again, Mr. Peterson?

John-Paul Shiver - July 17, 2025

Plus: Hip-Hop Fest sees RBL Posse's return, 'Woga' lives, Los Bitchos take GAMH—and do we really need a Four Tet Mazzy Star moment?

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

Lou Fancher - May 19, 2025

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

Marke B. - April 28, 2025

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

John-Paul Shiver - April 19, 2025

The phenomenon showed a sold-out crowd at the Chapel who's boss, with a driving oeuvre that touches on sound system history.

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New voices, deeply eloquent sounds inspire at the Audium

Marke B. - March 6, 2025

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 - January 14, 2025

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 - October 2, 2024

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 - September 21, 2024

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 - September 16, 2024

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 - August 25, 2024

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 - August 13, 2024

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 - August 7, 2024

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

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Music Review

Under the Stars: Mae Powell’s doozy of a contact high

Under the Stars: Derya Yıldırım’s Anatolian exuberance blazed at The Chapel

Watch: Who we loved (and what we ate) at Outside Lands 2025

Sun Ra Arkestra traversed magnificent orbits at SFJAZZ

A long, strange trip from counterculture to $6,000 tickets and fancy hotels

Under the Stars: Los Bitchos grooved Great American with cumbia-spiked rock

Under the Stars: Stepping into the future with Secret Sidewalk

Under the Stars: Giving jazz the juice again, Mr. Peterson?

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

MTT’s brilliance shone through at final SF Symphony bow

Nubya Garcia’s sax-led jazz transcended borders for a ‘vibe-y’ SF crowd

New voices, deeply eloquent sounds inspire at the Audium

Checking in, with heat, from the NYC Winter Jazzfest

Portola Fest’s biggest weakness lead to its strongest vibe

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

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

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

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

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

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