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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Honne soundtracks love-fest at Rickshaw Stop
Honne (stylized as HONNE) submerged the crowd in electronic goodness at San Francisco’s cozy Rickshaw Stop on March 22. With James on the piano and Andy covering the vocals, the crowd was in for a steamy night of lovemaking melodies from two bashful Londoners channeling their love of, well, love.
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An interview with musician Your Friend, Taryn Blake Miller
“Right now, everything feels kind of crazy,” said Your Friend, nee Taryn Blake Miller. “It just feels like the train is going to leave without me, no matter what. So I’m packing ahead of time, if you will.” It’s been a little less than two months since Miller released their
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