Fans Flock to the Regency Ballroom for The Band Camino
If I had to describe The Band Camino’s sound to someone who’s never heard it, I’d have to defer to what I read online somewhere recently about them. “They’re too pop to be rock, yet too rock to be pop.” A straight-forward description but one that is accurate. Yet it’s that perfectly balanced pop/rock sound… Keep Reading
The Cult Revisit ‘Sonic Temple’ at the Regency Ballroom
If there’s a pet peeve of mine that manifests when watching live music it’s bands that refuse to play hit songs in favor of what they deem to be their “better material.” The Cult is not one of those bands and we thank them for it. Last night in San Francisco they paid homage to… Keep Reading
New Album – Thrice, ‘Palms’
Twenty years and 10 albums into a career that has crossed boundaries, California’s Thrice are back with Palms, their second post-hiatus long player. There’s something special about Thrice: moving from barely-tuned punk (1998’s Identity Crisis) to scene-seizing hardcore (2002’s The Illusion of Safety), through one of the only exciting mature albums to emerge from the… Keep Reading
Q&A: Jena Rose
Jena Rose, the rising pop star most famous for her current single “Sweet Love,” which quickly rose up the Billboard Club Charts, peaking at an impressive #18, is making her way to The Regency Ballroom on April 4. The song is off of her first album slated for release later this month. About Jena The… Keep Reading
Horns Held High for the Darkness at the Regency Ballroom (slideshow)
The epicness that is the Darkness rode into town on Saturday and brought their A-game to the Regency Ballroom for a crowd of screaming fans that had been impatiently waiting for the return of this British hard rock hair metal band. The band that had at one time disbanded for five years while at the pinnacle… Keep Reading
Echosmith to Play the Regency Ballroom
LA-based alt-pop sibling trio Echosmith is heading on a North American tour with a stop at the Regency Ballroom next week. Hot off the heels of their new single, “Over My Head,” the band will be performing songs off of their highly acclaimed EP, Inside A Dream EP to fans everywhere. Since forming in 2009,… Keep Reading
Q&A: The Darkness
England rock gods The Darkness are back on American shores and will be making their way to the halls of the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on March 31. The legendary rock outfit comprised of Justin Hawkins (vocals/guitar), Dan Hawkins (guitar), Frankie Poullain (bass) and Rufus Tiger Taylor (drums), released their fifth album Pinewood Smile on… Keep Reading
San Francisco Audience Left Smitten by ZZ Ward at the Regency Ballroom
It’s really really hard not to like ZZ Ward. Not only is she a talented singer and her feelgood music is as infectious as it is uplifting, but on top of that, the bluesy guitar slinger is just plain charming. During her show, last night at the Regency Ballroom she came out dressed in a… Keep Reading
Bone Thugs N Harmony to Play the Regency Ballroom Next Week
Bone Thugs and Harmony are making their way to the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco next week. The band made a name for itself in the early 90s thanks to their big hit “Crossroads” and has been an icon in the hip-hop world ever sing. While on the Arsenio Hall Show on Jan. 10, 2014 the… Keep Reading