The Danish String Quartet exudes excellence in Zellerbach Hall
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Zellerbach Hall welcomed back the Danish String Quartet with fanatical fervor, and the group certainly deserved the afternoon’s applause.
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Adam Melchor delivers electric performance at Great American Music Hall
With every song he cheerfully played and every anecdote he laughingly shared, Melchor’s passion for playing music shone brightly at Great American Music Hall.
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Adam Melchor talks first headlining tour, unique ‘lullaby hotline’ for fans
Balancing self-care during a headline tour is no easy feat, but Melchor is handling it with ease. Above all else, Melchor’s excitement to get back on the road and perform is palpable.
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BADBADNOTGOOD’s ‘Talk Memory’ is inaccessible to average listener
For a listener with a particularly musical ear, Talk Memory may come across as impeccably crafted, but for the average listener, the album’s often repetitive instrumentals fall flat.
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James Blake’s ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ is melancholy, only temporary
Across its 12 songs, Blake himself becomes the focus — the spacious, haunting soundscapes he once roamed like a ghostly spectre have almost entirely receded, giving his choir-boy vocals and sincerity a chance to carry the weight.
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100 Gecs kick off electrifying North American 10,000 Gecs tour at Fox Theatre
With a deafening guitar track, two cartoonishly gigantic speakers behind them and strobe lights galore, the first show on the first Gecs tour since 2019 started off with an unabashed bang.
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Aespa’s ‘Savage’ boldly advances group’s AI avatar concept with futuristic experimental production
Savage serves as an ambitious record highlighted by surrealist visuals, unflinching lyrics and futuristic experimental production.
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Jacob Sartorius’ ‘Lost But Found’ EP proves better off missing
Underwhelming all-around, the EP is only listenable through an ironic lens, and even then one should avoid listening to the work in its entirety.
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Lil Yachty breathes new life into Tame Impala’s ‘Breathe Deeper’
Yachty’s ambitiousness gives the tune another life — ultimately, it’s a breath of fresh air.
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Cleopatrick soaks Bottom of the Hill in hard rock honesty
With the tour at its start, Cleopatrick has only just begun to get under people’s skin, mirroring emotions through their honest and stimulating revival of hard rock.
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