Pale Waves produces good concert, but rings shallow
An emphasis on aesthetics over musicality is a common complaint about the pop genre, but this seems particularly applicable in Pale Waves’ case.
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Picks of the Week: Concerts, film releases, live performances
There’s lots to look forward to as we all recover from the Thanksgiving holiday and us Golden Bears edge into our last full week of classes.
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Sheppard shines ray of light on gloomy San Francisco night
The Rickshaw Stop seemed like a perfect venue for Sheppard to start its U.S. tour — its smaller size offered ample opportunities for interactions between artist and fans.
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Sheppard: Big-time band with small-town heart
George Sheppard comments that, “My favorite song to perform would have to be our new single ‘Coming Home.’ It’s a euphoric, anthemic song we use to open the show.
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Allie X lights up Rickshaw Stop with dark pop
This impenetrably inky musical personality translated seamlessly to Allie X’s performance on Tuesday night at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco.
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Jessie Reyez stuns with fearsome voice after long delay
Reyez has a stunning voice. She’s been compared to Amy Winehouse, whose throatiness and bad ass-ery live again in the body of this 27-year-old Colombian-Canadian woman.
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Magic Giant brings folk instrumentation, pop exuberance to Rickshaw Stop
It’s not often that the lead singer of an indie-pop band opens a song by scooping up a cello from the side of the stage and playing it like a guitar. LA-based Magic Giant (often stylized as MAGIC GIANT) builds on that weirdness, adding a banjo, harmonica and violin into
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From Vince Staples to Tennyson, artists shine in sprawling Noise Pop Music Festival
Various musical talents, from hit rapper Vince Staples to indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast, graced stages across the Bay Area for the 25th anniversary of the Noise Pop music and arts festival, which ran from Feb. 17 to Feb. 27.
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VÉRITÉ revels in warm welcome at Rickshaw Stop
VÉRITÉ oozes New York City cool on stage just the way you’d imagine a hip electro-pop singer-songwriter would. At her recent performance at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, she stole the show with perfectly coiffed melodies, glittering synths and the cool-girl uniform to match: black lipstick, black leather jacket, sequined shorts
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Your Friend blooms at Rickshaw Stop
A wisp of stillness began to sluice through the thrum of a mingling crowd when Your Friend took the stage at the Rickshaw Stop on March 28; as soon as it hit the opening chords of “Heathering,” the air dissolved into amber. With a set of dreamy, pensive songs from
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