Raymond Ahner | SF Sonic

Raymond Ahner, a professional freelance photographer residing in San Francisco, California, is the Photography Editor for SF Sonic. Growing up in the Bay Area, Raymond was lucky enough to witness both the Punk and Thrash Metal scene of the 1980's explode literally right in front of his eyes. It was a pretty special time in his life and is what instilled his love for live music. Over the years Raymond has been fortunate enough to combine his passion for live music with his love of photography. And although he will always love shooting the big arena Rock show, it is in a tiny, packed to the rafters club were he his most at home with his gear.

Coming Attractions

KING DIAMOND Announces North American Headlining Tour

KING DIAMOND will embark on a long-awaited North American headlining tour this Fall! The Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920 trek will commence on October 15th in San Antonio, Texas and run through

Opeth and Tribulation Bring In Halloween at The Warfield

Opeth and Tribulation The Warfield Theater October 31, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Opeth and Tribulation recently joined forces for a quick 16-date tour, which saw the bands traverse around

Testament Tops Klash of the Titans Tour Krushing It At the Warfield

Testament The Warfield October 27, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Earlier this year Bay Area, thrash metal titans Testament announced the Klash of the Titans tour, which saw them out

Testament Headlines Tour With Kreator and Possessed at The Warfield

Testament The Warfield October 27, 2024 Buy Tickets Earlier this year Bay Area thrash metal giants Testament announced a co-headlining tour with Kreator and Possessed, billed as the Klash of

Sepultra Crushes It At The Warfield

Sepultra Warfield Theater September 24, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner After recently announcing that they would be calling it quits after a storied forty-year career, Brazilian metal icons Sepultura rolled

Album Review: Melt Banana’s “3+5”

Melt Banana 3+5 A-Zap Records With their first studio album in over a decade, Japanese noise rock legends Melt Banana are back, with 3+5, a record which is frantic, hooky,

Styx and Foreigner Reunite at Concord Pavilion

Styx and Foreigner Concord Pavilion, Concord July 1, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having last toured together way back in 2014, legendary classic rockers Styx and Foreigner announced the Renegades and

Vampire Weekend Amps Up The Greek

Vampire Weekend Greek Theatre, Berkeley Jun 15, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner To support their latest studio release Only God Above Us, long-time indie rock darlings Vampire Weekend recently announced a lengthy

Madness Show at The Fox Shakes It Up

Madness Fox Theatre, Oakland May 23, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having recently announced a string of US tour dates in support of their latest record Theatre of the Absurd Presents

Mission UK’s Fan Sing-a-Long at Great American Music Hall

Mission UK Great American Music Hall May 9, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner. After a very successful tour of America in 2023, seminal post-punkers The Mission UK returned to the

Pre-Party for Punk in the Park Prepares The Cow Palace For the Onslaught

Punk in the Park Cow Palace May Photos by Raymond Ahner Now in its fourth year, the So. Cal Punk in the Park festival has hit the road on its

Green Day Treated Fans to An Intimate Once-In-A-Lifetime Show at The Fillmore

Green Day The Fillmore, San Francisco April 2, 2024 Photos by Greg Schneider Teaming up with both the United Nations and the Recording Academy, the Bay Area's iconic Green Day

KMFDM Lets Go At The Fillmore

KMFDM The Fillmore Auditorium March 25, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Industrial pioneers KMFDM announced their Let Go Tour earlier this year, which includes a string of twenty US dates

Coming Attractions

Legendary Bay Area Band Green Day To Play Intimate Benefit Show This Week

Bay Area icons Green Day have just announced a last-minute show at San Francisco's historic Fillmore Auditorium on Tuesday April 2, in the hopes of raising awareness of the impacts

“New” Buzzcocks Bring It Home at GAMH

Buzzcocks Great American Music Hall March 14, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Returning to the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time since the passing of vocalist and founding member

Lukas Nelson Throws Sticks and Stones

Lukas Nelson Fillmore Auditorium February 29, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Grammy award winner Lukas Nelson and his band Promise of the Real headlined two nights at the historic Fillmore Auditorium

Dropkick Murphys – The Boys Are Back in San Jose

Dropkick Murphys San Jose Civic Center February 13, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner The seminal American Celtic punk rock band Dropkick Murphys recently announced their annual St. Patricks Day Tour,

G3 Brings Guitar Heaven to The Fox

G3 Fox Theatre, Oakland February 3, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Reuniting the original G3 Tour line-up of Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and himself, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani brought his G3

Machine Head Brings Head Banging to the Warfield

Machine Head Warfield Theater January 19, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Long running Bay Area metallers Machine Head recently announced the first let of their Slaughter the Martour with industrial

The Avengers and Kid Congo Powers Punk Up Great American Music Hall

The Avengers and Kid Congo Powers Great American Music Hall January 10, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner San Francisco Punk Rock icons The Avengers headlined the Great American Music Hall