The Church Great American Music Hall March 14, 2023 Photos by Jennie Book It’s a good time to be a fan of The Church. Three nights into their Hypnogogue Tour, the band took the stage at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, and inside its ornate hallowed chamber no opening band took the stage, because The Church played a 24-song, two hour and forty minute set. The full house of fans loved it. There was banter from lead vocalist Steve Kilbey, there were fans against the barricade belting out lyrics, there was amazing musicianship, there were guitar changes after every…
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Jennie Book
Jennie Book (@jenniebookphotography) is a freelance writer and photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. After growing up in a central California live music wasteland and using the local record store and the Los Angeles Times concert calendar section as her bible, she got permanently out of town in time to see seminal shows like Tori Amos at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, Nine Inch Nails at Helter Skelter in Hollywood, and Depeche Mode at the Rose Bowl. Jennie loves shooting both large and small concerts, and will never grow tired of the energy of live music which is unlike anything else in the universe.
Dry Cleaning August Hall January 21, 2023 Photos by Jennie Book. Dry Cleaning played a sold out show at San Francisco’s August Hall recently, with the South London foursome kicking things into high gear right out of the gate with fan favorite “Kwenchy Kups,” the second track from their excellent 2022 album Stumpwork. “Things are shit, but they’re gonna be okay,” frontwoman Florence Shaw sang to the delight of the age-diverse fans in the crowd, including the elderly solo dancer in the balcony, and the college kids trying to get a swirling mosh pit going in front of the stage.…