We just got word that Burger Boogaloo will return to Oakland’s Mosswood Park in 2019 on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7 to celebrate what they call “10 years of filth.” Fans of John Waters will rejoice over the fact that he will return as the host of the event, and to help spread… Keep Reading
John Legend has been clearing high bars for nearly 20 years now - if you choose ‘Legend’ for a stage name, you’d better be ready to live up to it, and since before 2004’s Get Lifted, Legend has been, for want of a better phrase, crushing it. One way you can tell an artist has got used to going big, and not going home, is the release of a Christmas album. Keep Reading
The 34th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, will take place on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The names of the inductees have just been announced. Here they are in no particular order: The Cure Def Leppard Janet Jackson Stevie Nicks Radiohead Roxy Music The Zombies Tickets will go on sale in… Keep Reading
The holidays are here, and for San Francisco, that means shows. As well as regular shows and tours, every music venue in the city is lining up events to celebrate the season and the close of this fantastic year. If you haven’t made any holiday plans yet, fret not, because we’ve put together this guide… Keep Reading
It seems like San Francisco is only taking it up by a notch or two with each passing month, and when we look back on this last month, there’s a lot to give thanks for. In new releases, Muse announced their Simulation Theory World Tour, which is all set to kick off in February 2019.… Keep Reading
PJ Morton’s career is a weird, beautiful kaleidoscope, marked by two things: talent, and achievement. He’s the kind of performer it’s easy to love and hard to pigeonhole – and this Sunday, December 2nd, he’s coming to The Independent in San Francisco. Since 2008, Morton has made the kind of up-front career that keys players… Keep Reading
Thievery Corporation has announced a fall North American tour in support of their latest release, Treasures from the Temple. The 32-date cross-country run will begin in October at the House of Blues in Boston, culminating in a New Year’s Eve celebration at The Masonic on 12/30 and 12/31. Tickets will go on sale to the… Keep Reading
Hot off the heels of her new album, Honey, the follow up to Body Talk, Robyn has announced a North American tour that will kick off in Los Angeles on Feb. 23. She’ll be hitting the Bay Area in February with a show at the Fox in Oakland. Tickets go on sale at 10 am… Keep Reading
Located in the Jack London Square in Oakland, California, Yoshi’s has had a past that’s as interesting as its present. The venue opened its doors in 1972, as a simple sushi bar – one of the first in Berkeley. The founder was Yoshie Akiba, who had been orphaned during World War II, and who later… Keep Reading
Sade releases a new original song entitled “The Big Unknown” from academy award-winning British director Steve McQueen’s latest film, Widows. It’s is a feature-length adaptation of the UK television series of the same name, which opened in theatres across the UK on Nov. 6, 2018. Sade wrote, “The Big Unknown” specifically for Widows’ final scene.… Keep Reading