With great fanfare, organizers of Outside Lands unveiled an intriguing food and drink lineup for 2019; featuring more than 200 menu items from 80 restaurants, 46 wineries, 31 breweries, and 6 cocktail bars. Outside Lands’ seven distinct food and drink experiences underscore Northern California’s culinary…
Other Minds Festival 24 champions some of the most original, eccentric, and underrepresented creative voices in music; with an emphasis on composers of the American experimental tradition. It first began in 1993, with the very first festival, featuring 11 “maverick” composers; a group that included…
On June 7th, Nate Brenner, the force behind Naytronix (of Tune-Yards), will release his third studio album, Air, on BotCave Records. The album is an electro psych-pop collection that is both warm and heavy, relaxing yet challenging. Its booming, dense, aggressive sound is juxtaposed against…
Two-day electronic and hip-hop music festival Audiotistic returns on July 13th and 14th. This year’s summer festival is headlined by dance titan Tiësto, Denver producer Illenium, and Canadian duo Zeds Dead. Other noteworthy acts on the lineup include Dirtybird boss Claude Von Stroke, trap master…
In showbiz, goodbye is never forever. There’s just too much money to be made and too many fans to satisfy. That’s especially true when it comes to one of the biggest franchises in television history. So, as part of that goodbye / never goodbye, the…
Spring in San Francisco means festival season has officially arrived. From May through October, most of the various big free events are held in neighborhoods throughout the city. MAY May 6 – October 27: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is an organization…
One of my favorite discoveries of the year is indie pop duo Baseball Gregg. These boys know how to combine echoing, dreamy vocals with fun, cabana beats, poppy synths and funky chord changes that have a fun carnival vibe. Tracks “Cyber” and “Bleach” off the…
Live music promoter React Presents and Virgin Hotels have partnered to bring the “Daylight Disco” monthly party to the new rooftop bar, Everdene. This iteration of the party extends a partnership of the “Daylight Disco” summertime parties that began in 2016 at Chicago’s Cerise Rooftop…
LA-based duo Poolside will be playing a DJ set in support of Ziggurat Late Night, the annual fundraiser at Oakland Museum of California (OMCA). The 21+ fundraiser, $75 to attend, supports OMCA’s programming, exhibitions, and events. Attendees can sample the museum’s exhibits (like Queer California:…
Lightning in a Bottle (LiB) is coming up this weekend for a four-day celebration at a new outdoor venue. Annually, LiB curates a forward-thinking collection of live musicians performing; spanning techno, house, and other electronic styles. Beyond live music, the festival offers a variety of…
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), music collective UnderCover Presents, and 13 local Bay Area bands will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the YBCA and one of the most influential hip-hop albums of all time. The aim of the event, A Tribute to A…
People from all over the West Coast & beyond converge on the forest for 3-days of camping, music, art, food, yoga, and floating the river! The Northern Nights Festival is one of those summer concert events that should be experienced. And now, continuing its push…
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