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A Perfect Symbiosis: Love In Exile Live In San Francisco

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
Tyler King
2 days ago
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Donny McCaslin Brought His Own Version Of Jazz to San Francisco

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
Tyler King
4 days ago
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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
Raymond Ahner
6 days ago
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Aftershock Celebrates Its Biggest Lineup To Date In Sacramento

The West Coast’s biggest rock festival, Aftershock, grows even more with its latest edition in 2023. The festival, which marks its 11th edition in Sacramento features its most packed lineup
Paul Piazza
1 week ago
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Yngwie Malmsteen Shreds at Ace of Spades

Ymgwie Malmsteem Ace of Spades, Sacramento September 7, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza There was a buoyant spirit in the air at Ace of Spades in Sacramento when Yngwie Malmsteem
Paul Piazza
2 weeks ago
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Snoop Dogg Smokes Out Golden 1

Snoop Dogg Golden 1 Center, Sacramento August 25, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza Snoop Dogg recently headlined a show at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento as part of his High
Paul Piazza
2 weeks ago
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Gratuitous Sax & Violins: John Zorn at 70 at the Great American Music Hall

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
Tyler King
3 weeks ago
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Melvins and Boris Brought Fire And Brimstone Down Upon San Francisco

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
Tyler King
4 weeks ago
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Past to the Future: Duran Duran at Golden 1 Center

Duran Duran Golden 1 Center, Sacramento August 24, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza Duran Duran brought their Future Past Tour to the Golden 1 Center recently.  The band, which originated
Paul Piazza
4 weeks ago
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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
Raymond Ahner
4 weeks ago
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Poppy Overpowers the Regency Ballroom

Poppy Regency Ballroom August 22, 2023 Photos by Grant Ivie  YouTuber turned metal sensation Poppy came to the Regency Ballroom on a recent Tuesday night to roll through an action-packed
Andy Lindquist
1 month ago
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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
Raymond Ahner
1 month ago
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Culture Club and Cohorts Turned the Concord Pavilion Into an 80s Club

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
Tyler King
1 month ago
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Young the Giant Rock the Greek Theatre

Young the Giant Greek Theatre, Berkeley August 17, 2023 Photos by Alan Snodgrass As a nearly sold out crowd at the Greek Theatre anxiously waited in the darkness for Young
Andy Lindquist
1 month ago
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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
Raymond Ahner
1 month ago
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Chicano Batman Rocks Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico

Chicano Batman Sierra Nevada Brewery, Chico August 2, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza. Chicano Batman recently performed at the Sierra Nevada Brewery’s Big Room in Chico. The band was on
Paul Piazza
2 months ago
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Alicia Keys Sparkles for Oakland

Alicia Keys Oakland Arena August 1, 2023 In case anyone has forgotten, Alicia Keys is one of the brightest stars in the entertainment universe. She made that statement loud and
Mark Paniagua
2 months ago
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Taylor Swift Brought All Her Eras To Swiftie Clara

Taylor Swift Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara July 29, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner I'll be the first person to admit that I'm not really a Taylor Swift fan. Outside of
Tyler King
2 months ago
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Spellbinding Tori Amos Makes Magic at The Masonic

Tori Amos Masonic Auditorium July 26, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. For the first time in nine years, the transcendently talented Tori Amos took to a stage in San Francisco.
Mark Paniagua
2 months ago
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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
Raymond Ahner
2 months ago
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A Perfect Symbiosis: Love In Exile Live In San Francisco

September 29, 2023

Donny McCaslin Brought His Own Version Of Jazz to San Francisco

September 27, 2023

Swans Bring a Sonic Boom to Great American Music Hall

September 25, 2023

Aftershock Celebrates Its Biggest Lineup To Date In Sacramento

September 21, 2023

Yngwie Malmsteen Shreds at Ace of Spades

September 18, 2023

Snoop Dogg Smokes Out Golden 1

September 14, 2023
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