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
Royal Blood Fox Theater, Oakland November 10, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner There was a restless, unpredictable energy in the air in downtown Oakland long before English alt rock/groove duo Royal
Queen Chase Center November 8, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Though the material was classic Queen, it was a notably different iteration of the regal rockers that took command of
Baroness UC Theatre, Berkeley October 29, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner There are few bands in the metal world with as dynamic and broad of a sound as Baroness, who
Sugar Pine Music Festival Nevada Country Fairgrounds, Grass Valley October 19 - October 22, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza The Sugar Pine Music Festival made an impressive debut at the
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin Castro Theatre October 27, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Claudio Simonetti's Goblin recently embarked on a 34-date US Tour, which sees the band performing the score to
Cavelera Conspiracy Ace of Spades, Sacramento October 14, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza Max and Igor Cavalera, the Brazilian brothers and former catalysts of worldwide thrash greats Sepultura, brought the
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
Pink Golden 1 Center, Sacramento October 12, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza Pink kicked off the tour for her new album Trustfall at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center recently. The dynamic
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
Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper Toyota Pavilion, Concord September 22, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner After announcing the Freaks on Parade tour earlier this year, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie
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
Billy Strings Golden 1 Arena, Sacramento October 4, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza Guitar prodigy Billy Strings and his band performed to an enthusiastic crowd at Golden 1 Arena in
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
Eugene S. Robinson is a bad man. And to all of you (Run DMC fans or not), he’s not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good. While it would not
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