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Slowdive Arrive with an Astonishing Return
Slowdive emerge with grace, adoration, a damn fine set of new tunes, not to mention a flawless live show. […]
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Pix: tUnE-yArDs at The Fillmore
Merrill Garbus and crew, aka tUnE-yArDs played The Fillmore on June 6th. This was the second time I had the pleasure of seeing them perform in a week; they also made an appearance at The […]
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Pix: Die Antwoord at The Fillmore
When I got word back in February that Die Antwoord was going to play The Fillmore, I knew I had to be there. These white trash rappers from South Africa are nasty, loud, and fun. […]
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Photos: Kishi Bashi at The Fillmore
What a fun surprise! I’d never heard of Kishi Bashi before this concert, but the kaleidoscope of colors and beautiful looping violins brought joy to all in attendance. Photographer Notes Camera: Nikon D4 Lenses: Nikon […]
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Pix: Acoustic 4 A Cure
Sammy Hagar knows how to throw a party. He organized a pediatric cancer benefit ‘Acoustic 4 a Cure‘ in San Francisco at The Fillmore Thursday, May 15. Metallica frontman James Hetfield and Green Day‘s Billie […]
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Review + Pix: Morrissey at The San Jose Civic
It happened. We all joked that it couldn’t possibly happen, but Morrissey actually showed up for a show in the Bay Area! Morrissey puts a lot of effort into music/visuals pre show, and the San […]
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Review: Pulp at The Warfield
A new generation has discovered the King of the Misfits, and they celebrated his music and showmanship at The Warfield when Pulp came to San Francisco. […]
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Review: The Twilight Sad at The Independent
The Twilight Sad delivered the goods last night at The Independent in San Francisco. Hope you had some good earplugs, ’cause it was loud! […]
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Early Returns: The Flaming Lips at Bimbo’s
The first night of Noise Pop started with a big bang – the repeated bangs of large confetti cannons, streamer guns and popping balloons. I was there front and center shooting the show for Noise […]
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Treasure Island Music Festival 2011 – Day Two
Day two of the 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival is a wrap. It was more emotional, personal and beautiful than day one, and that’s a tough act to follow! […]
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Review: Fleet Foxes at The Henry Miller Library
It was one of those special nights where you want to take in every detail, remember every sound, and hope that the band plays encore after encore […]
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Woodsist Festival in Pictures
I spent last Sunday at the Woodist Festival in Big Sur. It was super chillax, and the music was superb. […]
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Review: Echo & The Bunnymen at The Warfield
I’m a Bunnyhead. At various times I’ve tried to deny it. For a while I thought that it was just a phase of my youth, but alas, I am what I am. I first saw […]
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Review in Pictures: Mono + The Twilight Sad at Slims
The Twilight Sad and Mono delivered a beautiful evening of guitar-based pop to make your ears bleed in the most pleasant of ways. […]
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Review: Fleet Foxes at The Fox
It’s been a full two years almost to the day since The Fleet Foxes last performed in the bay area. I remember that last show like it was yesterday,and I wrote one of my first […]
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Coachella 2011 via Palo Alto
I didn’t go within 500 miles of Southern California this weekend, but I did attend the Coachella Music Festival. This year’s fest was streamed live via three robust YouTube channels. Additionally, many of the individual […]
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Review: OMD at The Fox
Camino and I got to The Fox super early last Saturday to hand out ice cream for the OMD soundcheck and meet and greet. The band and friendly folks from Bright Arena (OMD’s US label) […]
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Early Pix + Setlist: Ben Gibbard Solo at Great American Music Hall
Hundreds of Noisepop attendees forgo the Oscars to hang out with Ben Gibbard the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Sunday […]
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Early Pix + Setlist: Ben Gibbard Solo at Great American Music Hall
Several Hundred smart Noisepop attendees made the wise decision to forgo the Oscars hang out with Ben Gibbard the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Sunday night. It was the last and by […]
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Interpol Live Up to Their Reputation at The Warfield
Interpol played The Warfield Theater in San Francisco last Monday. If you’ve ever seen Interpol live, the three-point-executive-summary should come as no surprise: The band was tight and well-rehearsed, their live renditions sounded identical to […]
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Review: Andrew Bird at The Rio in Santa Cruz
Andrew Bird returned to the bay area this past weekend for two sold out shows at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz. It’s been 10 years since he played Santa Cruz, and he seemed blissfuly […]
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Review: English Beat @ Bimbos
Okay, so this is my first concert review for The ColorAwesome… scary! Haven’t written a review of anything since college (a mere 20 some years ago) but here goes… Paige picked me up at my […]
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Andrew Bird at The Rio
Andrew Bird returns to the bay area this weekend for two sold out shows at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz. It’s been 10 years since he played Santa Cruz, and he seemed blissfuly happy […]
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School of Seven Bells SFO>SEA
I love that Paige and I get to see the same shows but in different cities. She photographs them in San Francisco and I review them in Seattle. As is the case here, sometimes we […]