Under the Stars

Under the Stars: abracadabra summons spiky ’80s downtown funk magic

Plus: Daniel Villareal's dope jazz vibes, Thee Sinseers' sweet time portal, and an ode to the beloved Phone Booth

Music John-Paul Shiver - September 8, 2026

Fall Music Preview: 10 concerts to ring in autumn ears

Martin Luther McCoy, Kofy Brown, Jack White, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist—Bay 'summer' is back.

Music John-Paul Shiver - September 7, 2026

Under the Stars: Sour Widows are back—and ‘crafted to curve’

Plus: Bad Brains bassist goes jazz, Space Ghost coasts the cosmos, Doohickey Cubicle get downtown, more you must hear

Music John-Paul Shiver - September 1, 2026

Herbie Hancock, live at 86: The legend still has the Lion’s dialogue

At Davies Symphony Hall, one of the 20th Century's last living jazz masters grooved full-tilt with an all-star band.

Music Review John-Paul Shiver - August 31, 2026

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Under the Stars: Jeff Parker & co. stepped into Berkeley with spectral, slippery riffs

John-Paul Shiver - August 25, 2026

Plus: Alice Coltrane tapes—once heard only by ashram members—to take flight, and producer Carré serves dubby late-summer heat.

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

John-Paul Shiver - August 21, 2026

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

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

Michael James Tapscott - August 20, 2026

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

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Under the Stars: The Womack Sisters’ debut album heralds arrival of a new soul generation

John-Paul Shiver - August 12, 2026

Plus: megiapa finds voice in Chicago's beat scene, golden hip-hop happening at Shoreline, Valerie June, more.

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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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Under the Stars: SF supergroup The Odyssey Cult lets it rip

John-Paul Shiver - July 30, 2026

Plus: Hardly Strictly lineup, Womack Sisters and Dark Star Orchestra at the Greek, summer stoner flick 'The Wrong Girls,' more.

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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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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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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’s Satya hits hard and deep with Kodachrome debut ‘Yellow House’

John-Paul Shiver - July 5, 2026

Plus: Jared Mattson and Ruban Nielson bring liminal sounds to Cafe du Nord, Wewantsounds heralds Hadley Caliman, RIP James Blood Ulmer, more.

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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

Under the Stars: abracadabra summons spiky ’80s downtown funk magic

Fall Music Preview: 10 concerts to ring in autumn ears

Under the Stars: Sour Widows are back—and ‘crafted to curve’

Herbie Hancock, live at 86: The legend still has the Lion’s dialogue

Under the Stars: Jeff Parker & co. stepped into Berkeley with spectral, slippery riffs

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

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

Under the Stars: The Womack Sisters’ debut album heralds arrival of a new soul generation

What we heard at Outside Lands: Automatic for the people

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

Under the Stars: SF supergroup The Odyssey Cult lets it rip

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

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

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

Under the Stars: Oakland’s Satya hits hard and deep with Kodachrome debut ‘Yellow House’

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

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