Indulging every whim, Halestorm wrote songs that pulsate, pound and soar, as well as confessional, heartstring-tugging tunes and everything between. “Amen,” grooves to a chaingang shuffle and sparse keyboards, featuring a verse reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac and a chorus that has more in common with Joan Jett. Then there’s “Mayhem,”

Rad Upcoming SF Events Meklit  THUR. 10/08 | 12:30PM @ YERBA BUENA GARDENS Born in Ethiopia and raised in an academic family in Iowa, New York and Florida, Meklit found herself as an artist in San Francisco. A luminous songstress and a cultural visionary, she’s a TED Global Fellow who spearheaded

  In 2015, UK’s legendary post-punk GANG OF FOUR released a new album, “What Happens Next,”on Metropolis Records in the USA and Canada, and Membran in Europe. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed album Content, “What Happens Next” features collaborations with Alison Mosshart from The Kills, Robbie Furze from The Big

  Arthur Ashin is the American singer behind Autre Ne Veut. The name Autre Ne Veut is taken from an inscription in French on a 15th-century British dress ornament that is stored at The Cloisters and is translated to English as “I want no other.” The title of Age of Transparency acts

  Enter our FFS Franz Ferdinand and Sparks Giveaway. Win tickets to Franz Ferdinand and Sparks play at the Fox Theatre in Oakland when you enter our giveaway! 10 years after the initial seed was planted by these two iconic bands to join forces in a bold, new creative endeavour, the

Rad Upcoming SF Events Jo Kreiter: Needles to Thread THU. 10/01 | 8:00PM @ YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS Choreographer and aerial site­-artist Jo Kreiter presents an off the ground dance production suspended between buildings in a Tenderloin alley. ADMISSION: FREE Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 FRI. 10/02 – SUN.

The best love songs are about mixed emotions because the best loves mix you up. Contrary to healthy relationship wisdom, the person we can never forget tends to be the one who has us pulling our hair out. People don’t write songs about emotionally available non-jealous types. Here are a few backhanded love songs for when your voodoo dolls and bop bags need a break.

Brought to you by the people of SF Indiefest, Broken Strings is an exploration of folk punk, a loosely-defined underground genre combining the energy of punk rock with the personal, stripped-down appeal of folk music. The festival will feature approximately two dozen acts from across the U.S. Festival attendees can camp, swim in