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Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium Bring Tour to Masonic

Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium Masonic Auditorium April 3, 2025 Photos by Raymond Ahner After announcing a co-headlining tour late last year, long time metal-ists Bullet For My Valentine
Raymond Ahner
1 year ago
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Snow Patrol Gave Fans What They Wanted And More In Oakland

Snow Patrol The Fox Theater, Oakland March 24, 2025 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having just released their eighth studio effort The Forest Is The Path (Polydor Records) late last year,
Raymond Ahner
1 year ago
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The Linda Lindas Are Not To Be Missed

After releasing their acclaimed record, No Obligations on Epitaph Records last year, The Linda Lindas further advanced their unironic, joyful, and exciting trajectory of mashing up L.A. punk with post
Raymond Ahner
1 year ago
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Melvins Blitz SoCal

Melvins Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, Palm Desert March 7, 2025 Photos by Raymond Ahner Blasting up and down the California West Coast, the Melvins just wrapped up a quick
Raymond Ahner
1 year ago
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Interviews

Jonathan Rach On His Exhibit Of Nine Inch Nails Photography: “It Felt Like It Was Something That Future Generations Would Want To See”

For fans of Nine Inch Nails, the Self Destruct Tour has gained notoriety as the band's most infamous tour. Running from 1994 through 1996 in support of the band's second
Tyler King
1 year ago
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Cavalera Burns up Great American

Cavalera Great American Music Hall February 24, 2025 Photographs by Raymond Ahner Late last year Cavalera announced the 30 date "Third World Trilogy Tour,"  which sees brothers Max and Iggor
Raymond Ahner
1 year ago
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Maruja’s Jazzy UK Post-Punk to Make SF Debut at Brick & Mortar

Amyl and the Sniffers. Kneecap. IDLES. Missing these artists early on are some of my biggest regrets when it comes to concert attendance. And all three of them played modest
Geoffrey Smith
1 year ago
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Howard Jones and ABC Kick Off Their 2025 Tour at the Masonic in Style

Howard Jones and ABC Masonic Auditorium Feb 6, 2025 Photos by Raymond Ahner A double dose of British synth pop was the order of the day at the Masonic Auditorium
Mark Paniagua
1 year ago
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Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Shines With Absolute Magnitude at Ace of Spades

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Ace of Spades, Sacramento January 24, 2025 Photos by Paul Piazza Saxophone legend Karl Denson breezed into Sacramento with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (KDTU), and not
Paul Piazza
1 year ago
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Death from Above 1979 Rip Up The Regency

Death From Above 1979 The Regency Ballroom January 23, 2025 Photos by Miikka Skaffari Legendary Canadian rock duo Death From Above 1979 came to the Regency Ballroom on a recent
Andy Lindquist
1 year ago
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Interviews

“He encouraged me to let my artistic imagination go where it wants to go.” Donny McCaslin Talks The BLACKSTAR Symphony And Working With David Bowie

In January 2016, David Bowie released what would be his final album, Blackstar, two days before his death. Recorded in secret the previous year, it saw the legendary musician working
Tyler King
1 year ago
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Coming Attractions

Goth Me Up, Fam – Select Events for February 2025

Welcome to the February 2025 edition of, Goth Me Up, Fam! Below are select events we think you'll especially enjoy, followed by a roundup of all the notable live events
Geoffrey Smith
1 year ago
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Thee Sacred Souls bless Wheatland with sweet sounds

Thee Sacred Souls Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Wheatland January 19, 2025 Photos by Paul Piazza Thee Sacred Souls recently played a sold-out show at the Hard Rock Hotel &
Paul Piazza
1 year ago
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Frank Black Plays Teenager of the Year at The Fillmore

Frank Black The Fillmore Auditorium January 16, 2025 Photos by Raymond Ahner When Pixies frontman Frank Black announced that he would commemorate the 30th anniversary of his second solo album
Raymond Ahner
1 year ago
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Thievery Corporation Brings Global Musical Vibes to Sacramento

Thievery Corporation Ace of Spades, Sacramento December 22, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza Thievery Corporation played their final show of 2024 recently at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades. The group, began
Paul Piazza
1 year ago
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Kerry King Slays the Regency

Kerry King The Regency Ballroom January 15, 2025 Photos by Raymond Ahner On a Wednesday night at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Kerry King’s solo band played their first-ever
Andy Lindquist
1 year ago
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Pillowprince Kick Off Rickshaw Stop 21st Anniversary Show Series

Pillowprince, Perhapsy, Mary Claire, and Suver formed a stacked bill of exceptional local talent that kicked off the 21st anniversary free show series at acclaimed San Francisco institution, Rickshaw Stop,
Geoffrey Smith
1 year ago
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Interviews

Interview – Sam Lucid of Dogs in a Pile Talks New Music, Touring Adventures, and Bay Area Vibes

Imagine a live performance where funk, jazz, rock, and psychedelia swirl together into a kaleidoscopic sonic adventure. That’s the magic of Dogs in a Pile, an electrifying quintet from Asbury
Steve Roby
1 year ago
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Reznor-Approved Electro Punks BRAINIAC Return to Bay After 30 Years

Brainiac, the electro punks from Dayton, Ohio, are making their return to the San Francisco bay area after not visiting for nearly 30 years! The untimely passing of frontman and
Geoffrey Smith
1 year ago
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Interview: Inside the Sonic Apocalypse – Lana Del Rabies Takes Us Beyond the Noise

The air is thick with intensity when Lana Del Rabies steps into the room - or rather, into your headphones. Known for her visceral blend of industrial, gothic noise, and
Steve Roby
1 year ago
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Cabaret Voltaire Brings Fifty Years of Electronic Music to The Regency

May 21, 2026

Clutch Bowl Over Sold-Out Reno Crowd

May 19, 2026

Chaos and Community: Pennywise and Circle Jerks Storm The Fillmore

May 18, 2026

ADULT.’s San Francisco Show Was Their Most Intense Yet

May 11, 2026

Interview and Preview: High Sierra Music Festival To Continue Legacy in New Grass Valley Location

May 11, 2026

Helloween Powers Through The Warfield

May 6, 2026
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