On Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland stands a building whose architectural style is breathtaking, yet not quite definable. With an exotic mix of terracotta tiles, rich and vibrant colors, detailed paint work, and intricately designed golden accents on statues of deities, the style could be described as Indian, medieval European or even Babylonian. In fact,… Keep Reading
The Aussies landed on American soil last night and sent over two of their most promising musical acts. Tash Sultana, a 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist that’s been the talk of the town ever since her epic performance at this year’s Outside Lands. And tagging along for the ride, a groovy group of long-haired musicians that describe their… 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
The 32-string music sensation known as Generation Axe made its way to the Fox Theater last night and schooled everyone on how to properly play an electric guitar. The band comprised of Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi, came out one by one and performed what could only be described… Keep Reading
Bishop Briggs, the hot new artist nominated for MTV Push Artist of the Year, just wrapped up a sold-out 2018 North American tour. Today, she releases her new single “Baby,” just in time for her show at the Fox on September 4. About the new single Briggs said in a press release, “My new single,… Keep Reading
David Byrne, the founding member of American new wave band Talking Heads, is playing the Fox Theater in Oakland on August 16 & 17. The iconic singer that’s received Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe awards, and has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be celebrating his latest album… Keep Reading
Bishop Briggs announced today additional North American and European tour dates for this summer and fall, including a stop at the Fox in Oakland. After a sting in Europe, The North American tour will make stops in Los Angeles and Oakland before heading to Austin City Limits Festival on October. All tickets for the North… Keep Reading
Modest Mouse, indie rock’s heroes of soft sounds and angular diction, are playing Oakland’s Fox Theater on Telegraph Ave, this Thursday, May 24th. Any band who can make a crowd-pleasing show of songs with titles like “The Ground Walks, With Time In A Box” (from 2015), 1999’s “Heart Cooked Brain”, and the gloriously-named “Lampshades on… Keep Reading
Black Crows singer Chris Robinson is heading back on the road with a brand new outfit entitled “As the Crow Flies” with a stop at the Fox in Oakland on May 11. The group is comprised of five talented musicians including guitarists Marcus King and Audley Freed, keyboardist Adam MacDougall, bassist Andy Hess and drummer… Keep Reading
San Francisco’s Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has weathered an extraordinary 17 years in the music business – rising in the age of the last rock monsters, and thriving through the ages of Napster, iTunes and Spotify with eight albums of tunes that have left their contemporaries in the dust (think, if you can, of the… Keep Reading
