A California State East Bay graduate student has won a Grammy for his work on a reggae album, according to university officials. Trumpet player Mario…
International pop star Justin Bieber and his record label are under fire from San Francisco’s city attorney for their guerilla marketing campaign, which includes illegal…
On October 10, President Barack Obama is scheduled to appear at a Democratic National Committee fundraising concert featuring a musical performance by Kanye West at…
With seven stages and over 100 musical acts, San Francisco’s admission-free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival will again take over Golden Gate Park this weekend for…
San Francisco police misidentified a man who allegedly stormed the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival gates and knocked a police officer unconscious Sunday because…
[slideshow_deploy id=’82865′] Be sure to check out our day one and day two coverage of Outside Lands 2015 right here on SF Appeal! The event…
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[slideshow_deploy id=’82789′] It’s that time of year to hold your wine glass up and wave it in the air as you talk into your phone…
No Outside Lands experience is complete without a little night show action. Here’s our picks. Thursday: California Academy of Sciences’ after-hours Nightlife party has joined…
The seventh annual Outside Lands is unleashing its hedonistic self upon Golden Gate Park this weekend. If you don’t feel old or at least somewhat…
Tens of thousands of concertgoers are expected to flock to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this coming weekend for the eighth annual Outside Lands Music…
Outside Lands is just three weeks away so mark your calendars and prep with awesome, entirely unrelated to the festival live music. There is still…
Have you recovered from a jam-packed 4th of July weekend? Maybe? Good. Here’s your weekend: Friday: With a sophomore LP on the horizon and a…
Ah, what a week. Better yet, what a weekend for music. Hit it: Friday: Funkify your life as Bootsy Collins takes over the Fillmore tonight…
It almost feels wrong to be recommending a show on the day of the Warriors’ parade but I know you have it in you to…
It’s probably the Warriors’ lethargy in Game 2 but this week wasn’t something to write home about. This weekend’s music, however, is stellar. Check it…
A 17-year-old cellist won the Irving M. Klein International String Competition this weekend in San Francisco, the first San Francisco resident ever to win the…
The Warriors are in the NBA finals! Up until the weekend, Game 1 is the only thing that matters in the Bay Area. Lucky for…
I’m exhausted. Here’s some music. May it energize you exponentially more than how slow-moving I feel. Ugh. Friday: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have been…
What a weird week for old school SF shit. We’ve reopened the conversation of city nicknames and Barry Bonds is once again becoming a topic…
What is there to say about this week except that the Giants swept the Dodgers and that Uber dude surrendered his driver’s license? Helping to…
Welcome back, whoever trekked down to Coachella weekend one to see Madonna give Drake the kiss of death and watch celebrities pretend to give a…
Half the city (or less, who knows what the cool kids do anymore?) is gone to Coachella and savvy SFians are reaping the rewards. Welcome…
I survived Wrestlemania and I got a t-shirt out of the whole deal. This weekend is made for chilling out and decompressing after three days…
Truly, the most important thing to happen this weekend is Wrestlemania, which SFAppeal TV critic and all-around rad dude Paolo (and myself) will be covering….
Looking for the Outside Lands line-up via their website? Well, it’s crashed because of that many people doing the same damn thing in the face…
The weather has been beautiful as of late (sorry, drought) and a constant stream of music is returning to the City faster than a Bernal…
Pretend these weekend picks are all dipped in green, covered in clovers, and chugging viridescent beer because St Patrick’s Day is almost upon us and…
Has everyone recovered from their Noise Pop hangover? No? Cool. Though this week saw the tail end of NP2K15 slowly making its exit like a…
It’s Noise Pop! Everybody check under your seats! Just kidding, but seriously, rad music is all around SF to begin with, but this week-plus long…
What a mild, wonderful week that hopefully brought about enough restfulness to survive the multi-night music jaunt that is Noise Pop. This year’s iteration features…
Hey, how do you feel about Valentine’s Day? I’ll wait. Ditch the Hallmark cards and misshapen flower arrangements and go see some music. While you…
Remember when SFians didn’t really care about rain? You know, back when there wasn’t a drought. Those were the days and I’d suggest we recapture…
San Francisco is in a weird, shitty place right now. A body (well, parts) were found in a suitcase and dozens of people just lost…
A smattering of good music is rolling into San Francisco and I’ve got picks that are just as diverse. Want to see metal, singer-songwriters, and…
To quote the humorous faux twitter character Karl Welzein, I can’t wait for the weekend. For one, it’s longer than normal and secondly, it’s also…
Happy New Year, everyone. This year is set to be a great one for live music: BottleRock announced their stellar lineup and Coachella gave us…
Another week jam-packed with stupid shit in the world. Wipe up those tiny Kim Jong-un-sized tears over not being able to see the Interview and…
Here we are, another weekend approaching with the promise of great music. You’ve survived Rainocalpyse, the storm that rivals storms that I don’t even remember…
In lieu of artist interviews, (at least for now) I’m starting a weekly column for show recommendations that should get you through your weekend and…
