VNV Nation Bottom of the Hill August 18, 2017 All photos by Amber Gregory. VNV Nation brought a special, intimate show to Bottom of the Hill recently, playing two of their most iconic albums for a sold out crowd in San Francisco. Meant to be an intimate evening with fans, intentionally held at a small venue, this show did not disappoint. VNV Nation — the musical expression of Ronan Harris — took the stage around 10:15pm and played for two hours. Over the course of these two hours, Harris and his band played two VNV Nation albums in their entirety.…
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Diet Cig Brick and Mortar February 22, 2017 All photos by Amber Gregory. “Delightful” is a wonderful and incredibly accurate word that describes what it’s like watching Diet Cig perform live. A bubbly pop-punk duo from the east coast, this pair headlined a great night of music at Brick and Mortar Music Hall on a Wednesday night, supported by local acts PLUSH, Joyride! and Shutups. So, let’s get this much out of the way: every band was great, and it felt good to see so many local bands in the mix (who knew there were so many pop-punk bands in…
Dawes The Fillmore Auditorium February 21, 2017 All photos by Amber Gregory. Los Angeles-based “folk-rockers” (more on that in a minute) Dawes brought their much-anticipated An Evening With Dawes tour to San Francisco recently as part of the 25th Noise Pop festival. Playing with no openers to a sold out crowd at The Fillmore, Dawes played two full sets, separated by an intermission. The four-piece recently released a new album, the aptly titled We’re All Gonna Die, in the latter part of 2016; with that release came a new kind of energy for the band. Even as a new…
Devendra Banhart The Fillmore Auditorium January 26, 2017 All photos by Amber Gregory. It is impossible not to like Devendra Banhart. From the moment he took the stage for a sold out show at The Fillmore on a Wednesday night, every member of the audience was under his spell. Self-effacing, with a shy smile and an otherworldly voice with shades of Aaron Neville and unique properties all his own, he’s the kind of guy you’d expect to get notes from with poems scratched on them during class. That voice alone is enough to rope you in, but that’s not all…
VNV Nation Regency Ballroom October 9, 2016 All photos by Amber Gregory. VNV Nation brought their 20th anniversary Compendium Gala show to San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on Sunday, October 9th — and not a moment too soon, for those who had been waiting all year for this special event. The Hamburg, Germany-based Alternative Electronic duo of Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson have been creating futuristic electronic music since 1995, and last year began celebrating their 20th anniversary in Europe with epic three-hour sets at shows they called “gala concerts.” In early 2016, VNV announced that they would be bringing the…
Alternative Electronic giants VNV Nation hit the stage at the Regency Ballroom October 9th, 2016 to celebrate the band’s 20 year anniversary. At this show, this Hamburg, Germany-based duo will play for three straight hours, with no opener, and a meet and greet for fans who have helped them achieve twenty years of success. SF Sonic sat down with the creative force behind VNV Nation, Ronan Harris, ahead of the show, to ask him about the upcoming tour, future plans for the band and some other fun stuff. Harris is known for giving great interviews, and he did not disappoint. Sonic: How…