Tim Bergling, best known as Avicii, who was a Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer, passes away at 28 years old. The Grammy-nominated artist had headlined shows throughout the world and collaborated with many artists along the way, including Madonna. His song “Wake Me Up” remains…
This year, Record Store Day (RSD) celebrates the 11th consecutive year of recognizing music, musicians, and independent record stores worldwide. On April 21, thousands of vinyl record shops will offer one-day-only special releases from both old and new artists, including legendary names, iconic live performances,…
Organizers for the second annual comedy and music festival known as Clusterfest announced additions to the 2018 lineup, including the Wu-Tang Clan, T-Pain, John Mulaney, and Nick Kroll. Also recently added to this year’s three-day event are Jeff Ross, Bianca Del Rio, Michael Rapaport (recording…
Word has just begun to spread across the globe about Vujaday, a first-year, destination festival and experience “like nothing you’ve ever seen or felt before.” What felt like an impressive turnout in company, looked like one thousand sun seeking Vuja-ttendees hailing from far and away—Toronto, Boston, Australia, South Africa, even…
Spring in San Francisco means festival season has officially arrived. From April through October, a variety of free events are held in neighborhoods throughout the city. APRIL April 14-22: Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival For two weekends, Japantown welcomes spring with the Northern…
Symphony for Our World pairs National Geographic’s visually stunning natural history footage with an original symphony at Davies Symphony Hall on April 22, a day before Earth Day. The performance will attempt to encapsulate the beauty of nature with the power of sound, and serve as a musical…
Following up on last month’s big announcement that Montréal’s MUTEK festival will make its U.S. debut in San Francisco, organizers for the multi-day event have confirmed the entire festival lineup, set to appear across nine different local venues, including the San Francisco Mint, Mezzanine, The Midway, Bimbo’s 365 Club, Gray…
The Desert Hearts crew from San Diego just announced a new City Hearts Festival, bringing the same music, art, and stage production from the Mojave Desert festival to San Francisco. Desert Hearts crew DJs Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, Marbs, and Porky will be joined by…
Coachella is fast-approaching and with it, a number of artists on this year’s lineup will also be playing shows in the SF Bay Area. Each year, either before, in-between, or after the premier two-weekend festival in the Indio desert, you’ll find these artists in the Bay…
Organizers behind Outside Lands announced the lineup for the 11th annual festival, headlined by R&B producer The Weeknd, English rock band Florence + the Machine, and dance-pop legend Janet Jackson. Other notable acts on this year’s lineup span many genres, from trap rapper Future and…
Hot on the heels of last week’s Eager Beaver discount ticket sale announcement, Outside Lands festival organizers have already begun posting a series of clues for who will appear on this year’s lineup. So far, the Twitter account for Ranger Dave has posted album covers for…
Long-running summertime music festival BFD, hosted by FM radio station ALT 105 (formerly Live 105), announced the lineup and a venue change for the 2018 event. Unlike prior years, the one-day event will be held at Concord Pavilion, rather than Shoreline, and headlined by California rock…
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