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One of the iconic singers of Bay Area thrash metal, Steve “Zetro” Souza has been giving voice to the lessons of violence dealt out by East Bay heathens Exodus off and on since he first replaced original singer Paul Baloff…
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by Dave Pehling
November 2, 2015 @ 10:48 am
Tags: Exodus, Steve "Zetro" Souza, Gary Holt, Slayer, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, metal, thrash, Warfield, San Francisco, Hatriot, Video
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Flipper with David Yow Street Eaters Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco October 10, 2015 It made perfect sense that the first ever public performance of pioneering San Francisco noise-punks Flipper with iconic Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard frontman…
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by Dave Pehling
October 12, 2015 @ 1:16 pm
Tags: Over the Weekend, Flipper, Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, punk, David Yow, Street Eaters, The Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid
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One of the most celebrated hip-hop acts to emerge from the greater Bay Area during the '90s, Blackalicious made a triumphant return with the release of Imani Vol. 1, the duo's first new studio album in a decade that just…
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by Dave Pehling
September 28, 2015 @ 10:29 am
Tags: Interview, Blackalicious, Gift of Gab, Chief Xcel, SoleSides, Lyrics Born, DJ Shadow, Imani Vol. 1, hip hop, Video
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I've said it before, cancer "is a scourge of humanity; a child killer, friend stealer and all-around bastard that has touched a majority of people on the planet in its many malevolent forms." I really did say that almost a year…
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by Dave Pehling
September 25, 2015 @ 12:52 pm
Tags: Benefits, Causes, Video
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Guitarist Isaiah Mitchell may be best known for the jaw-dropping pyrotechnics he unleashes as a member of the instrumental power-trio Earthless, but that may change once fans of psychedelic music get a taste of Berkana, the latest album by Mitchell's…
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by Dave Pehling
September 17, 2015 @ 10:26 am
Tags: Golden Void, Isaiah Mitchell, Video
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The eighth edition of Outside Lands has come and gone, leaving thousands of music fans with sore calves and dusty shoes from tromping around Golden Gate Park for the past three days. There were a number of significant changes to…
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by Dave Pehling
August 10, 2015 @ 1:31 pm
Tags: Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2015, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Mac Sabbath, The Daily Show, Pete Holmes, Upright Citizens Brigade, Ron Funches
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German vocalist Johanna Sadonis could have given up on music when her group The Oath broke up last year only weeks after the release of its acclaimed self-titled debut. Instead, the singer poured her energy into putting together her new…
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by Dave Pehling
July 29, 2015 @ 9:33 am
Tags: Interview, lucifer, metal, hard rock, Johanna Sadonis, Video
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Meghan Trainor Charlie Puth Life of Dillon July 21, 2015 The Masonic "Is it going to end late?" my 10-year-old daughter Katrina asked, a touch of concern in her eyes as she looked up at me while we waited…
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by Dave Pehling
July 23, 2015 @ 10:08 am
Tags: Reviews, Silliness, Meghan Trainor, masonic
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The Sonics Barrence Whitfield & the Savages The Fillmore May 8, 2015 Better than: Any number of punk acts with members who could easily be the actual grandchildren of the Sonics. Is 70 the new 50 when it comes to legendary…
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by Dave Pehling
May 11, 2015 @ 9:42 am
Tags: The Sonics, The Fillmore, garage rock
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Sturgill Simpson April 18, 2015 The Fillmore Better than: Any of the platinum-selling "bro country" acts currently stinking up radio airwaves and arenas. If you've been living under the impression that country music has by and large devolved into one…
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by Dave Pehling
April 20, 2015 @ 9:54 am
Tags: Sturgill Simpson, The Fillmore, country music, Electric Western, Laur Joamets, T-Rex, Video
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Bass-and-drum duo Royal Blood has quickly become one of the hottest bands out of Britain in recent memory. Hailing from a small coastal hamlet on the southern end of England 10 miles west of Brighton (the town that produced like-minded…
by Dave Pehling
April 8, 2015
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