SF music

SF music

If you'd been traveling down Valencia Street on Sunday afternoon, you might have seen a 100-boomer-long procession snaking down the sidewalk in the light drizzle, its umbrella-toting occupants looking halfway like mourners. As one among the age 50-, 60- and 70-and-up gathered, I can verify: Our line was not for a funeral. On Sunday, though, between the setlist, the 400-capacity room and the 3 p.m. start time, well, this was a one-of-a-kind Van Morrison show. That much was evident after he took the stage and - just two minutes into set opener "Kidney Stew Blues" - Morrison turned to his seven-piece band, and ... cracked a smile and laughed?!?

While her bandmate takes a keyboard solo, Micah Morris lowers her microphone and sways to the music. Directly behind her, a 20-foot screen cycles through psychedelic imagery: clips of Jupiter and mandalas, all overlaid with flashes of color and fuzz. As the singer moves, she casts a small shadow, a dark mark over the swirls of color. Down below in the theater's seats, a small crowd listens attentively. Three friends silently pass a large bag of popcorn, and in the dark, greased paper catches the projector's faint glow. A man across the aisle sips a Fort Point.

Better Broken Tour 2026 Dates Wed Jul 1 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater Fri Jul 3 Atlanta, GA Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park Sun Jul 5 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap Filene Center* Tue Jul 7 Philadelphia, PA TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann Wed Jul 8 Bridgeport, CT Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater Fri Jul 10 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion Sat Jul 11 Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium

DJs - Live Performances - Dancing - Drag - Food Trucks - Shopping - Fashion, and new surprises every month. All Ages | All Vibes | FREE! ☀️ ☔ DFT IS ON RAIN OR SHINE Rain or shine, you can find fun in and outdoors on 2nd St. and around the block. Check out different special guest performers each month, brought to you by Another Planet Entertainment, Carnaval SF, Black Joy Parade, and a rotating line up of local talent curators.

Boone who drew rave reviews from fans for his performance at the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley festival in Napa performed at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The pop star, who also appeared at Salesforce's most recent Dreamforce event in October, reportedly performed such songs as Take Me Home, Young American Heart, Mr Electric Blue, Reminds Me of You, Cry and Beautiful Things during his set.

From Super Bowl fun to the return of a beloved conductor and the Odo akland Interfaith Gospel Choir, there is a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond. A stroke of luck for Swims fans Teddy Swims is set to headline the Super Bowl LX Tailgate Concert presented by NetApp the NFL's top pregame party at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8.

Anthony Gomez, creator behind the event's co-promoter, SJ Foos, said Kehlani's performance comes at a particularly opportune time: "She's one of the most legendary and talented artists in the world right now, and she's from the Bay Area. There's literally no one better to have while all eyes are on us for Super Bowl weekend." He continues: "She's genuine. Nothing about her says 'industry.' She's as real as it comes."

Come hear the squeaks, squawks and songs from the SFCO's trumpets, trombones and horns! Very First Concerts are a classical series designed with the youngest listeners in mind. Each interactive, 30 minute concert features a central theme, short selections, and fun hands-on musical activities geared toward families with young children. SFCO concerts are always ADMISSION FREE! RSVP's are NOT required but it helps us to know you're planning to come!

Launched during his years teaching at Stanford in the mid-1980s, the Rockin' Jalapeno Band drew upon his earlier career as an R&B musician in San Antonio, and later, Las Vegas. But the inveterately curious Cuéllar kept expanding the Rockin' Jalapeno sound, deepening its connections to New Orleans grooves, jazz, and soul. Over the decades, the group included dozens of top Bay Area musicians, including many who went on to lead their own bands, and became known as a sure-fire act for fundraisers, community events, rallies and protests.

There's a particular way artists talk about San Francisco when the city has truly mattered to them-not as scenery, but as a place where something shifted. For Cate Le Bon, the Bay Area lives in that register, folded into memory, music, and a formative period that still resonates beneath the surface of the Welsh singer-songwriter's work. "I've spent a lot of time in San Francisco," she says, simply.

It hosts mostly corporate events and banquets, but also played host to those Zedd, Noah Kahan, and The Chainsmokers concerts during last year's NBA All-Star Game Weekend, and the Grahame Lesh & Friends afterparty shows during the Dead & Company concerts in August. And on an unrelated note, Coachella festival promoter Goldenvoice has been throwing the EDM-heavy Portola festival down at Pier 80 since 2022, plus they added a Skrillex and Four Tet show at the same location the night before this past New Year's Eve.