Author Archives: Carmichael

Pinback >> Good To Sea in San Francisco [Bimbo's 365 Club]

Pinback >> It’s been 10 years since I first saw a Pinback’s video for ‘AFK’ on MTV’s excellent but now defunct Subterranean. At the time, I was obsessed with music that sounded bad on purpose, which was the norm for most … Continue reading

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Daughter >> Human Love in San Francisco [The Fillmore]

Daughter >> The lights dimmed and Elena floated on stage, shoulders hunched forward with a mousy walk.  Her shy, fragile voice said something into the mic that I am sure everyone in the building didn’t understand but still knew it was … Continue reading

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CSS >> Too Hot in San Francisco [The Independent]

CSS >> made their way up to The Independent in San Francisco on Sunday night to play the first show of back-to-back nights in The City. ‘Hello, we’re CSS…from the internet’, Luisa Matsushita aka Lovefoxxx, declared as she and her … Continue reading

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Netsky >> LIVE! in the City [Regency Ballroom]

Saturday Night >> as I walk into the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Amtrak is in the middle of his DJ set. There is a guy in a red velvet bathrobe doing the Roger Rabbit. I’m like ‘Bro, I already … Continue reading

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Black Out The San Francisco Sun >> Sevendust + Coal Chamber + Lacuna Coil [Regency Ballroom]

Saturday night >> I find myself in the middle of the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. It’s palatial architecture and ‘John Wilkes Booth’ balconies serve as a backdrop to a sea of angry young primitives thrashing their greasy hair back … Continue reading

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