Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter Grace Cathedral, San Francisco March 2, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner The musical evolution of Kristin Hayter has been an interesting one, to say the least.
Gary Numan Ace Of Spades, Sacramento February 28, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza There are few things that are certain in this world: the sun will rise in the East,
Ministry The Warfield, San Francisco February 27th, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Last year when Ministry announced a relatively short run of dates with fellow industrial icons Front Line Assembly
Starting at the end of February, industrial metal icons Ministry will begin touring for their upcoming sixteenth studio album HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES. The tour will be rounded out by synth pop legend-turned
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy Great American Music Hall, San Francisco February 1st & 2nd, 2024 Photos by Tyler King When I first saw that the SF Sketchfest was going
Crosses The Chapel, San Francisco December 4, 2023 Photos by Geoffrey Smith Something that's always thrilling is when a popular band plays a venue that's too small to contain their
Skinny Puppy The Fillmore, San Francisco November 28, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner I have very few "bucket list" bands left to see. That isn't meant to be a flex
Darker Waves Festival Huntington City Beach, Huntington Beach November 18, 2023 I know what you're thinking: Hey, this is SF Sonic. You guys are supposed to be focusing on Bay
Slowdive The Warfield, San Francisco October 16, 2023 Photos by Geoffrey Smith I'm going to be honest with you: when I first heard Slowdive, I didn't know what to think.
Cold Cave Great American Music Hall, San Francisco October 14, 2023 Photos by Geoffrey Smith If you're going to see Cold Cave, there are certain things to expect. Lots of
Amyl and the Sniffers Fox Theater, Oakland October 12, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner The last few years have been a rollercoaster for Amyl and the Sniffers. An Australian punk
Peter Gabriel Chase Center, San Francisco October 11, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner The most recent album of original material by Peter Gabriel, Up, was released in 2002. Now, over
The Pretenders Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco October 6, 2023 Photos by Raven Divito When I first saw that The Pretenders were playing Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, I
The Darkness The Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco October 3, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner When The Darkness took the stage at The Masonic in San Francisco, they were greeted by
The Mission The Chapel, San Francisco September 24, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner After unfortunately having to postpone their North American tour for a year, The Mission (aka The Mission
Love In Exile (Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily) Great American Music Hall, San Francisco September 21, 2023 Photos by Tyler King Where does one artist end and another
Donny McCaslin and Mark Guiliana Miner Auditorium, San Francisco August 27, 2023 Photos by Richard Gelfand There's a common misconception that jazz music is "for old people," that barely anybody
John Zorn Great American Music Hall, San Francisco August 31st & September 3rd, 2023 Photos by Tyler King & Geoffrey Smith II When legendary saxophonist/composer John Zorn announced a five-day/fifteen-show
Melvins and Boris Great American Music Hall, San Francisco August 27, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner When Melvins and Boris, two of the biggest names in metal, announced a co-headlining
Culture Club Concord Pavilion, Concord August 20, 2023 Photos by Raven Divito Culture Club are a band that needs no introduction. Led by the flamboyant frontman Boy George and still