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.

Swans Bring a Sonic Boom to Great American Music Hall

Swans Great American Music Hall September 12, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Supporting their sixteenth studio album "The Beggar" (Young God Records, June 2023), the beyond-iconic Swans hit the Great

Rod Stewart Keeps It Going

Rod Stewart Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mt. View August 8, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Although Rod Stewart is now 78 years old, that most certainly hasn't stopped him from doing what

Weezer Hits It Out of The Greek

Weezer Greek Theatre, Berkeley August 24, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Weezer, the iconic rock band formed in 1992, has carved a unique niche in the music world with their

Supergroup L.S. Dunes Packs the Fillmore

L.S. Dunes Fillmore Auditorium August 9, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner L.S. Dunes, the pop punk / emo supergroup which features My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero, Coheed and Cambria

Overkill Kicks Off Tour at GAMH

Overkill Great American Music Hall July 13, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having just released their twentieth studio record, (Scorched, Nuclear Blast) New York thrash metal legends Overkill recently hit

Sepultura and Kreator Pound The Regency

Sepultura and Kreator Regency Ballroom May 28, 2023 Thrash metal legends Kreator and Sepultura joined forces for the Klash of the Titans tour, bringing along both Death Angel and Spirit

Mr. Bungle Rips Up The Fox

Mr. Bungle Fox Theater, Oakland May 24, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Recently on their first full tour in over 20 years, and after the success of their 2019 shows,

The Damned Bring the Dark Side to the Regency

The Damned Regency Ballroom May 20, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Celebrating the release of their twelfth studio record Darkadelic, The Damned made a triumphant return to San Francisco recently,

Obituary Headlines Mammoth Metal Mayhem at UC Theatre

Obituary UC Theatre, Berkeley May 18, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Florida Death metal legends Obituary recently announced a spring tour in support of their latest release Dying of Everything,

Mega-Monsters Mastodon and Gojira Storm Concord

Mastodon/Gojira Concord Pavilion, Concord April 20, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. Metal heavy hitters Mastodon and Gojira recently joined forces for the Mega-Monsters Tour, a 35-date co-headlining affair that will

Death to All Lives at Great American Music Hall

Death to All Great American Music Hall March 7, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner The current lineup of Death to All, which includes previous members Bobby Koelble (guitar), Steve DiGiorgio

Ride and The Charlatans Put On a Songfest at The Fillmore

Ride, The Charlatans The Fillmore Auditorium February 17, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner What happens when one the biggest shoegaze bands from the 1990's go on tour with one of

Anthrax Turns Up the Energy at The Fox

Anthrax Fox Theater, Oakland February 18, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Continuing to celebrate their 40th (now 42nd) anniversary, New York metal legends Anthrax just wrapped up the second leg

Unsane Fires Up the Ivy Room

Unsane The Ivy Room, Albany February 13, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Veteran Metal/Crossover/Post Punk New York trio Unsane have recently resurfaced, and are currently out on the road for a

Sunn O))): Loud and Smoky at Great American Music Hall

Sunn O))) Great American Music Hall January 24, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. Just when you think that they can't possibly add to their ongoing legacy, drone metal masters Sunn O))) have stripped down to

Steel Panther Plays to the Fans at The Fillmore

Steel Panther The Fillmore Auditorium January 5, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. With their forthcoming sixth studio album (On the Prowl) being released on February 24th, parody hair-metallers Steel Panther recently

Twin Temple’s Post-Satanic Orgy at GAMH

Twin Temple Great American Music Hall December 30/31, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner. After a very eventful 2022 which saw them support Ghost and Volbeat, as well as their headlining

Fishbone Rocked The Great American Music Hall

Fishbone Great American Music Hall December 15, 2022 Photod by Raymond Ahner The legendary Fishbone recently announced their "Red Hot Holiday Tour," which saw them play 8 shows up and

W.A.S.P. Stings Loud at The Regency

W.A.S.P. The Regency Ballroom December 9, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner Hitting the road for their first U.S. tour in over a decade, Los Angeles metal legends W.A.S.P. recently hit

AFI Brings California Energy to The Fox

AFI Fox Theater, Oakland November 23, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner After postponing their Bodies tour earlier this year due to the still ongoing pandemic, California's own AFI finally returned to