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Art Bash

Experience Art Bash 2025: SFMOMA’s Ultimate Creative Celebration

by Louis Raphael

Get ready for one of the Bay Area’s most exciting art events—Art Bash at SFMOMA on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. This highly anticipated evening transforms the museum into an immersive playground of creativity, bringing together artists, art lovers, and community

the weeknd

The Weeknd Releases ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ and Announces Stadium Tour

by Louis Raphael

Global superstar The Weeknd has officially dropped his highly anticipated album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, via XO / Republic Records. Serving as the final installment in his critically acclaimed trilogy—following After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022)—this release marks a significant

Sierra Spirit

Q&As

Q&A: Sierra Spirit – Rooted in Heritage, Soaring in Sound

Sierra Spirit’s music feels like an open road stretching through the heart of Oklahoma—wide, raw, and deeply connected to the land that raised her. Hailing from Tulsa, where her Otoe-Missouria and Keetoowah

Katy Perry

Katy Perry Announces U.S. Leg of The Lifetimes Tour

After selling out shows worldwide, Katy Perry is bringing her highly anticipated The Lifetimes Tour to the United States this spring. The U.S. leg kicks off on May 7 at Houston’s Toyota

The Seshen

Discover the Bay Area Music’s Emerging Talent: Bands and Artists to Watch

The San Francisco Bay Area has long been a cultural hub, celebrated for its innovation, diversity, and vibrant artistic community. From the revolutionary sounds of the 1960s counterculture to the cutting-edge tech

SF Music News

Art Bash

Experience Art Bash 2025: SFMOMA’s Ultimate Creative Celebration

Get ready for one of the Bay Area’s most exciting art events—Art Bash at SFMOMA on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. This highly

by Louis Raphael

the weeknd

The Weeknd Releases ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ and Announces Stadium Tour

Global superstar The Weeknd has officially dropped his highly anticipated album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, via XO / Republic Records. Serving as the

by Louis Raphael

OK Go

OK Go Adds New Date for San Francisco

GRAMMY-winning rock band OK Go has added new dates to their highly anticipated And the Adjacent Possible Tour 2025 due to high

by Louis Raphael

Katy Perry

Katy Perry Announces U.S. Leg of The Lifetimes Tour

After selling out shows worldwide, Katy Perry is bringing her highly anticipated The Lifetimes Tour to the United States this spring. The

by Louis Raphael

SF Concert Reviews

by Louis Raphael

SF Concert Reviews

Kerry King Reigns Supreme on the Opening Night of His Post-Slayer Era

Last night, Kerry King set the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco ablaze, proving that the spirit of thrash metal still pulses through his veins.

Sunshine, Soul, and Reggae: Chaka Khan and Steel Pulse Light Up Stern Grove

Chaka Khan

SF Concert Reviews

Samantha Fish Joins the Fillmore’s Pantheon of Legends

SF Concert Reviews

W.A.S.P. Ignites the Warfield with a Fiery Return to Their Roots

The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco roared with electric energy last night

An Intimate Evening with Halsey: Emotion, Resilience, and New Sounds Shine in San Francisco

Halsey’s performance at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco last night was an intimate

Sting

Sting Unites Fans with Emotion and Rock Hits in an Intimate, Post-Election San Francisco Show

Sting’s “3.0” tour opened its two-night residency in San Francisco last night,

Q&A

Sierra Spirit

by Louis Raphael

Q&As

Q&A: Sierra Spirit – Rooted in Heritage, Soaring in Sound

Sierra Spirit’s music feels like an open road stretching through the heart of Oklahoma—wide, raw, and deeply connected to the land that raised her.

Q&As·SF Local Bands

Local Band Spotlight: Ha Vay

ha vay

How did you come up with the name of the band?It is the Chinese name my grandmother gave me when I was born. I’m half Chinese, but grew up in a majority

by Louis Raphael

Local Artist Spotlight: Tess Posner

How would you describe your sound? Cinematic, alt-pop that weaves together piano, ethereal synths, and dynamic orchestral elements together with lush vocal

Q&A: Leanne Kelly / New Spell

How did you come up with the name of the band?Music has always felt like an almost magical force in my life,

Local Artist Spotlight: LOUIZA

How did you come up with the name of the band?I combined my middle name: Louise and first name: Rebecca How would

Q&A: Dan Wilson of Semisonic

Semisonic fans get ready as Grammy-award-winning musician Dan Wilson is set to headline the 15th annual “Notes & Words” benefit at Oakland’s iconic Fox Theater on