Raymond Ahner | SF Sonic - Part 6

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.

Rock The Ship Rocks Alameda

Rock The Ship USS Hornet, Alameda October 19, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner The seminal East Bay-based punk rock record label Pirates Press Records recently celebrated their 15-year anniversary by

Obituary and Abbath Shake the Foundations at The UC Theatre

Obituary and Abbath UC Theatre, Berkeley October 5, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Earlier this year Florida death metal heavyweights Obituary announced a 24-date run of fall shows, bringing along

Sunn O))) Glorifies The Heavy In a Foggy Fillmore

Sunn O))) The Fillmore September 9, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner After releasing the acclaimed Life Metal record earlier this year, drone metal masters Sunn O))) have spent the good

Melvins and Redd Kross Steamroll The Cornerstone

Melvins The Cornerstone, Berkeley September 8, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner The Melvins kicked off a huge ten-week, fifty-plus show tour earlier this month, and recently stopped off at Cornerstone

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Goodbye Kiss at Concord Pavilion

Lynyrd Skynyrd Concord Pavilion August 24, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Lynyrd Skynyrd has been out on the road on the Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour Presented by

Ceremony Rips Up August Hall

Ceremony August Hall August 23, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner On the same day as the release of their sixth studio record In The Spirit World Now (which is also their

Bush Brings the 90s Back to the Concord Pavilion

Bush Concord Pavilion, Concord August 7, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner. Although it was only for one night, the 1990s returned to the Concord Pavilion last week, as Bush, Live,

The Alarm Wakes Up San Francisco

The Alarm Regency Ballroom August 2, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having just released their seventeenth studio album, titled Sigma, long-time influential Welsh band The Alarm recently kicked off their Sigma

Flipper Brings SF Punk Home To GAMH

Flipper Great American Music Hall July 13, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Iconic San Francisco punk rock band Flipper is currently out on the road on a North American tour

Santana Goes Supernatural at Shoreline

Santana Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mt. View June 26, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Celebrating not only the 20th anniversary one of their biggest albums ever, Supernatural, but also the 50th anniversary

DuffMcKagan and Shooter Jennings Bring Some Country to GAMH

Duff McKagan Great American Music Hall June 14, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having just released his second solo album entitled Tenderness, Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan has recently

The Cult, Still On Top At The Regency

The Cult June 12, 2019 Regency Ballroom Photos by Raymond Ahner With the re-issue of their multi-platinum album Sonic Temple coming soon, The Cult recently performed a handful of dates

Buckcherry Brings New and Old to Slim’s

Buckcherry Slim’s June 8, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Although they are most certainly known for their previous hits, Southern California's Buckcherry recently released their eighth studio album entitled Warpaint,

Avatar – Music and More at The Fillmore

Avatar June 6, 2019 Fillmore Auditorium Photos by Raymond Ahner Swedish metalists Avatar may have just released The King Live in Paris (recorded from their set at the 2018 Download

Killing Joke Packs The Chapel

Killing Joke The Chapel May 20, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner After a successful tour of the States in 2018, seminal post-punk stalwarts Killing Joke have returned to US soil

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Sammy Hagar Brings Acoustic-4-A-Cure Benefit to The Fillmore

Acoustic-4-A-Cure Fillmore Auditorium May 15, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Now in its sixth year, the annual Sammy Hagar Acoustic-4 A-Cure once again took place at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium

Hollywood Vampires Bring the Stars to The Warfield

Hollywood Vampires Warfield Theater May 12, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner With the release of their second studio album Rise (Out June 21st) mega-super group Hollywood Vampires hit the road for a

Ministry and Wax Trax! – Big Night at Great American Music Hall

Ministry Great American Music Hall April 22, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Presented by Vans, industrial icons Ministry recently wrapped up a six-date run, with all shows including a screening