#music-festivals

#music-festivals

There's so much to celebrate: San Francisco's first Good Neighbor Week, Latinx Heritage Month at Canela, and Filipino American History Month in SoMa. Plus, it's Bay Area Black Arts Week, the Emeryville Art Exhibition is back, and there's a celebration for Taylor Swift's new album at Alamo Drafthouse. You'll have to squeeze in Hardly Strictly somehow.

Headlining this year's Dock of the Bay Festival is a triple bill of Vallejo greatness: E-40, Baby Bash, and LaRussell. The biggest living icon of Bay Area rap will join forces with the 'Suga Suga' hitmaker and one of the brightest young talents from the region, at a festival practically down the street from where they were raised.

To love anything is to be challenged by it. Love shouldn't hurt you, and at its best, it has the power to push you to your limits in pursuit of growing, changing, and learning something new about yourself.

Ads have been spotted on telephone poles around New York City featuring a photo of Roan sporting bangs and a rat in her hair with the caption, "Going through a break up? Get Bangs!"

The BBC cancelled the broadcast of Kneecap after its lead singer was charged with a terrorism offense for holding a Hezbollah flag. British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants of 'free, free Palestine' during their performance, resulting in national backlash and multiple cancellations.

Empire of the Sun has announced a 2025 US tour, starting on September 23rd in Salt Lake City, with stops including Reno, New Orleans, and Nashville.

"Whoever owns the Fyre brand will have an attention engine to launch festivals, do merch collabs, do insane pop-ups, run livestreams, or build a media brand."

Glastonbury is a festival unlike any other, with sweeping shots of rolling hills and swathing, raving crowds seemingly designed for certain bodies that can withstand that environment.

As I got off the 43 Masonic bus at the Presidio Transit Center, I barely heard a thing... but as I ventured up toward Presidio Bowl, I faintly heard that low-end thickness, made for dropping it all night, getting deeper and more trancelike.

Levitation 2025 introduces a cross-hybrid format, featuring headliners Pavement, TV on the Radio, and Mastodon, alongside multiple shows across Austin's Downtown Red River District.

This is about a small number of people trying to limit a larger number of people's access to space.

Venn Street Records will be giving away 1,000 free pints this bank holiday weekend, with performances from the Brass Funkeys, ensuring a fun-filled experience.

The Waterfront Blues Festival's lineup is growing, featuring local talents like LaRhonda Steele and ZZ Ward, promising a vibrant experience for blues music lovers.