The Faint, Dr. Dooom, Natalie Portman's Sh...8485
Here I am, at Faint show #4 for the year. I missed seeing Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head a couple months...
Russell Brand @ Cobb's Comedy Club, 11/6/088481
So, I’m not usually compelled to write about the occasional non-music event I go to, but tonight, I just can’t...
Chris Cornell, Timbaland @ The Fillmore, 10/31/088447
Until Trent Reznor makes a country album, this may be the toughest review I’ll ever write on a personal level....
The Damned @ Slim's, 10/28/088428
It’s that special time in October where we’re relatively close to Halloween. The time when you look at people’s outfits...
Rocky Horror Picture Show Live8399
When I was 13, I saw Rocky Horror for the first time. Understanding that Tim Curry, the actor I liked...
Butch Walker @ The Independent, 10/20/088368
I was finishing the last few pages of Pamela Des Barres’ Take Another Little Piece of My Heart, when I...
The Sword @ Slim's, 10/10/088314
I walked into Slim’s just in time to see The Sword come on stage, wriggling my way through the very...
The Presets @ Mezzanine, 10/6/088306
Last time The Presets were in town, I had to bail last minute because I was sikamikanico. Pissed me right...
The Dandy Warhols @ The Warfield, 10/4/088302
I’m running on rock ‘n roll time tonight, and when I arrive at The Warfield I know that the empty...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Robert Plant, Alison...8300
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is a gift bestowed upon San Franciscans every October. Thank you, Warren Hellman, for one of my...
My Bloody Valentine, Spectrum @ The Concourse, ...8292
It was supposed to be the show of the year. After a 16 year hiatus, My Bloody Valentine was coming...
A Place to Bury Strangers, Sian Alice Group @ B...8288
You know you’re at a good show when you see members of other good local bands milling around the club....
Mission of Burma, Hank IV @ The Independent, 9/...8285
This is my first time going to a show where an album is being performed in its entirety. This has...
Rancid, The Adolescents @ The Warfield, 9/26/088283
Last night I was an outcast. I didn’t grow up with this music. Unlike 99% of the people there, I...
Spoon @ The Fillmore, 9/24/088241
It’s the last night of Spoon’s 3 day Fillmore residency. Spoon immediately evokes memories of Austin for me, and I...
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ The Warfield, 9/1...8236
Last night, at the newly reopened Warfield, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds brought their black magic post punk rock...
Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ Great American Musi...8232
It was the name that drew me in. The word ‘offend’, posed as a question, Austin Powers style….I had to...
IAMX @ Great American Music Hall, 9/16/088226
Sneaker Pimp’s ‘Spin Spin Sugar’ was a standout song of my teen years. So when I read that Chris Corner’s...
Guitar Superstar Competition @ Great American M...8221
Last year’s Guitar Hero Championship was lots of fun, so I was looking forward to this year’s. It’s an interesting...
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (electric) @ Great ...8194
As much as I enjoyed last night’s intimate acoustic show, this is how BRMC is supposed to be seen. In...
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (acoustic) @ Great ...8189
BRMC’s 2 night stint at the Great American Music Hall could unofficially serve as a 10 year anniversary for the...
NIN, Deerhunter @ The Forum, 9/6/088175
It’s been 2 days of extreme highs and extreme lows. I am fully convinced that the Oakland show was just...
NIN, Deerhunter @ Oracle Arena, 9/5/088171
The men of NIN invaded SF yesterday, posting not-so-cryptic photos of their down to earth meals and strolling around the...
Polvo, Trans Am @ Bimbo's, 9/2/088158
Bimbo’s is truly a great venue. Walking though the doors is like being transported back in time, where the interiors...
Vin Rouge @ Bottom of the Hill, 8/29/088150
I am constantly searching for a good, local industrial hard rock band. It’s been a long search. Most things border...
Outside Lands @ Golden Gate Park, 8/22-24/088119
Things I love about festivals: 1. The need for a mission: Save the Environment! Eat organic! Save energy! Register to...
The Faint @ SOMA, 8/9/088050
I’m sitting in the car of the parking lot at SOMA in San Diego, downing a minibar bottle of Malibu...