Andy Lindquist | SF Sonic

Andy grew up in the suburbs of the east bay and became fascinated with the local music scene from an early age, attending his first concert at the ripe age of 14. Since then he has stayed active in the local metal scene, going to countless shows and playing in his own thrash metal band, Invection. In addition to music, Andy has always had an interest in writing and public speaking, eventually graduating with a BA degree in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley. Andy is also an avid runner and running coach, with a USA Track and Field master coach certification. When not attending concerts or track meets you can find Andy running on many of the picturesque trails around the east bay area.

KK’s Priest and Accept Deliver the Heavy Metal Goods at the Regency

KK Priest and Accept Regency Ballroom October 7, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner The Full Metal Assault Tour rolled into San Francisco on Monday night as Accept and KK’s Priest

Babymetal and Dethklok Electrify the Masonic

Babymetal and Dethklok Masonic Auditorium April 24, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner On the surface, the pairing of Japanese pop-metal band Babymetal and the fictional/real band Dethklok might seem crazy,

Municipal Waste and the Brainsqueeze Tour Live Up to the Hype at the UC Theatre

Municipal Waste UC Theatre, Berkeley March 4, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner On a Monday night at the sold-out UC Theatre in Berkeley, Municipal Waste, Ghoul, and Necrot brought down

Death From Above 1979 Ripped Up The Independent

Death From Above 1979 The Independent, San Francisco December 16, 2023 Photos by Andy Lindquist Legendary rock duo Death From Above 1979 closed out their touring year at The Independent

Baroness Reigns Over the UC Theatre

Baroness UC Theatre, Berkeley October 29, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner There are few bands in the metal world with as dynamic and broad of a sound as Baroness, who

Poppy Overpowers the Regency Ballroom

Poppy Regency Ballroom August 22, 2023 Photos by Grant Ivie YouTuber turned metal sensation Poppy came to the Regency Ballroom on a recent Tuesday night to roll through an action-packed

Young the Giant Rock the Greek Theatre

Young the Giant Greek Theatre, Berkeley August 17, 2023 Photos by Alan Snodgrass As a nearly sold out crowd at the Greek Theatre anxiously waited in the darkness for Young

Fall Out Boy Bring the Fireworks to the Shoreline

Fall Out Boy Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View July 5, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner As one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, Fall Out Boy brought some serious

Carcass and Municipal Waste Crush the UC Theater

Carcass UC Theatre, Berkeley April 28, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. On Friday, it was a great night to be a fan of extreme metal as Carcass, Municipal Waste, Sacred

Powerwolf Deliver a Heavy Metal Mass at the Regency Ballroom

Powerwolf Regency Ballroom March 24, 2023 Photos by Alan Snodgrass Standing in the middle of the crowd on Friday night as Powerwolf strode onto the stage at the Regency Ballroom,

Coheed and Cambria Deliver the Goods at the Greek Theatre

Coheed and Cambria Greek Theater August 14, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner. As the aptly titled intro song “Prologue” played over the PA on Sunday night at the Greek Theatre,

Animal Collective Mesmerizes the Warfield

Animal Collective The Warfield August 10, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner Few artists have a truly unique and identifiable sound, where you can tell who the artist is just by

Lights Brings Some PEP to the Regency Ballroom

Lights Regency Ballroom April 6, 2022 Photo by Raymond Ahner from an earlier performance It seemed fitting that the chorus to the opening song, “Prodigal Daughter,” was “Baby I’m Back,”

Baroness Give the Fans What They Want at the Starline Social Club

Baroness Starline Social Club, Oakland March 25, 2022 Photos by Kyle Hotchkiss (IG: khmusicpress) For their first large-scale tour of the US since the start of the pandemic, Baroness decided

Judas Priest Celebrate 50 Heavy Metal Years at the Fox Theater

Judas Priest Fox Theater, Oakland May 12, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner 2020 was shaping up to be a monumental year for heavy metal band Judas Priest, who were poised

Exodus Teaches a Lesson in Violence in Jack London Square

Exodus Jack London Square March 6, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner It had been quite a while since Exodus had a homecoming show in Oakland, so a Sunday afternoon show

Killswitch Engage Burns Up the Warfield

Killswitch Engage Warfield February 23, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner. Fans had been waiting for a long time to finally see the incredible metalcore double-headlining bill of Killswitch Engage and

The Wonder Years Rock the Regency

The Wonder Years Regency Ballroom Feb 9, 2022 "You know who we are, you know why we're here," sang Dan "Soupy" Campbell a few songs into The Wonder Years set

The Decibel Magazine Tour Flattens the UC Theatre

Decibel Magazine Tour UC Theatre, Berkeley February 5, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner One of the biggest losses in the past two years of the COVID pandemic has been the

CHVRCHES Light Up Bill Graham Civic

Chvrches Bill Graham Civic Center December 16, 2021 Photos by Geoffrey Smith Few bands have come off the COVID-19 touring shutdown as strong as CHVRCHES, who rolled into town on