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Category: Bay Area Music

Shows, tickets, things to do.

Bay Area MusicPosted onJanuary 8, 2022January 18, 2022

Rankstravaganza: Five Great 2021 Albums (+ Two EPs) by Oakland/East Bay Musicians

I miiiiight have mentioned it before, but Bandcamp Fridays have been a great excuse for me to reconnect with local music over the last 22…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 24, 2020December 30, 2020

Rankstravaganza: My 10 Favorite Albums of 2020

On the brights side, one of the nice things about being cooped up with your household and no one else for 3/4 of the year…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 28, 2014January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza 2014: My 30 favorite songs of the year

I basically haven’t posted anything new to this blog since my 2013 year-end roundup. It’s been a busy year full of new challenges and responsibilities,…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onFebruary 14, 2014January 12, 2015

Meanwhile, Elsewhere on the Web: My “Bay Area Mixtape 2013” featured on the official Avenue Live blog

I meant to do a post as part of my End of the Year Rankstravaganza specifically focused on Bay Area bands and musicians. Of course,…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onAugust 12, 2013January 12, 2015

Report From the Show: Pink Martini at Stern Grove, SF, 08.11.13

There may be other shows where a 12-piece band performs songs in English, French, Spanish, Italian and I think Japanese. There may be other shows…

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Concert PhotosPosted onJune 22, 2013January 12, 2015

PHOTOS: The Dread Crew of Oddwood @ NorCal Pirate Fest, 06.15.13, Vallejo, Calif.

I don’t want to oversimplify things, but any band with a headbanging bouzouki player is going to get a hearty thumbs up from me. (Bouzoukis,…

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EventsPosted onJune 10, 2013January 12, 2015

PHOTOS: Love Our Lake Festival, 06.09.13, Oakland, Calif.

I’ve lived in Oakland for about two and a half years now. In that time, there have been some truly gorgeous days, weather-wise, but I…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onJune 2, 2013January 12, 2015

An ATCL First: VIDEO (and a photo) of the Redwood Mountain Faire, 06.01.13, Felton, Calif.

Yup, the Redwood Mountain Faire pretty much met every single one of my expectations, including the fact that it was a totally chill way to spend a late afternoon/early evening—lounging on a blanket, sipping some craft brews, watching the hippies whirl around.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onMay 14, 2013January 12, 2015

Report From the Show: Cloud Cult with JBM at The Independent, SF, 05.09.13

I can’t think of a better show for my first outing as a dad than Minneapolis chamber-folk-electro-enviro-orchestro-pop-rock band Cloud Cult.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onMarch 5, 2013January 12, 2015

You Really Ought to Go See Kate Kilbane Perform Her Pop-Rock Opera Based on a Gruesome Greek Myth

It was worth the price of admission just to watch the girl, maybe 9 years old, in the front row—her mouth agape, her eyes filled with wonder—bewitched by the story of a young woman struggling to control both the powerful magic and emotions roiling inside her.

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