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Still Jammin'
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Even though the grunge era of rock is long behind us now, Pearl Jam manages to cling to the charts. The band's fans are as loyal as Deadheads, and the show at Shoreline is proof that they transcend trends.
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Gravy Train!!!!, Bananas, Deadly Weapons
June 3, Bottom of the Hill, SF
Sex obsessed and sexy, East Bay's Gravy Train!!!! make loud 'n' proud Casio
rap for the sick and perverted. Over simplistic, insta-catchy '80s beats
that (more...)
Gold Chains, Vahco, the Pleased
June 4, Bottom of the Hill, SF
Given the recent proliferation of rappers like Gravy Train!!!!, Cex, Lil'
Pocketknife and Hawnay Troof, word-slingers in the Bay Area's indie-rock
underground (more...)
Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, Joshua Redman
June 6, Herbst Theatre, SF
Bassist Charlie Haden and saxophonist Dewey Redman have been making creative music together since the late '60s, when they played in Ornette Coleman's (more...)
Daniel Lanois with Brian Blade
June 6 - June 7, Great American Music Hall, SF
There are those who believe the French Canadian producer Daniel Lanois brings a heavy hand to his work, creating atmosphere so thick on records by Bob (more...)
Cex
June 7, Hemlock Tavern, SF
As the 21-year-old indie rapper better known as Cex, Rjyan Kidwell is a
flawed revelation. Slinging off-kilter rhymes like the bastard child of
Eminem (more...)
Serial P.O.P.
June 9, Edinburgh Castle Pub, SF
Serial P.O.P.: Mon/9. Edinburgh Castle. . TBA p.m.
Praised by the BBC's Radio One and the NME, Serial P.O.P. arrives on U.S.
shores riding a small (more...)
Lisa Germano
June 10, Cafe Du Nord, SF
Perpetually out of sync with music industry fads, Lisa Germano has recorded
five darkly atmospheric, fractured folk-pop albums that -- undefined by any
trends (more...)
Live 105's BFD #10
June 13, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
Foo Fighters, White Stripes, Interpol, the Donnas, A.F.I., Deftones, others. (more...)
More SF Gate Music Picks
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A Sound Move
NY Philharmonic agrees to leave Lincoln Center for Carnegie Hall.
Electro MC Revolution
Gold Chains leads the Bay Area laptop techno scene into a brave new world.
Strange Genius
It's been 200 years, and composer Hector Berlioz is still a mystery.
Pop Quiz: Aaron Lewis
The Staind front man talks babies, hunting and hippie parents. Aidin Vaziri.
Lively Arts
A crucial Hall of Fame nom's slipping between the cracks: the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Conquering A New World
SF Symphony's European tour brought invaluable exposure.
Passage To India
The B&W; Ball gets a bit hipper, thanks to the soulful India.Arie.
Real Online Music Wars
Watch out Mr. Jobs: RealNetworks plans to have its Listen.com sell tunes for 79-cents/download.
Buzz Town
The beauty that is Neko Case, plus Mission Creek fest, trashy art. Beth Lisick.
Rockin' Baghdad
For Waleed Moudhafar and his band, A. Crassicauda, death metal is their ticket out.
Cali's Finest
Bassist Larry Graham, Gwen Stefani, Queens of the Stone Age win at the CA. Music Awards.
Symphony Does Europe
Schlepping the SF Symphony across Europe is no minor feat.
 
Coldplay's Big Time
Coldplay's show at Shoreline was a turning point.
Krall Gets Loose
Diana Krall taps into the improvisational essence of jazz and blues.
An American Tone
The SF Symphony brings a bit of the New World to Vienna.
Blood Brothers Dazzle
Eclectic approach to punk is exciting.
No-Rust Metal
Metallica still rocks, but with a softer sound.
Raising A Ruckus
Youth Orchestra sounds splendidly ferocious on Prokofiev.
Prophetic Vision
The Oakland East Bay Symphony close their season on a high note.
Consistently Inconsistent
Bavarians largely unfocused under Lorin Maazel's direction.
Pop CDs
Rootsy Gillian Welch; Train chugs on; Ray Benson tries swing.
Savall's Spanish Classics
The latest batch of releases from Savall's label are as ambitious as they are moving.
Look Both Ways
Electronic CD reviews: Funki Porcini, Aphex Twin, Massive Attack, more.
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