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Beyoncé Announces Bay Area ‘Renaissance’ Tour Date This Summer

Beyoncé Announces Bay Area ‘Renaissance’ Tour Date This Summer

By Nick Veronin
Feb. 01, 2023 • 8:47am • 1m
It Ain’t Over Till the Guy in the Turtleneck Sings: A Steve Jobs Opera Comes to SF

It Ain’t Over Till the Guy in the Turtleneck Sings: A Steve Jobs Opera Comes to SF

By Christina Campodonico
Jan. 27, 2023 • 12:02pm • 1m
NorCal Concert Tickets for Stevie Nicks Go On Sale Friday

NorCal Concert Tickets for Stevie Nicks Go On Sale Friday

By Christina Campodonico
Jan. 26, 2023 • 6:13pm • 1m
Check Out All the Incredible California Rock Legends Playing This Small Festival in Marin

Check Out All the Incredible California Rock Legends Playing This Small Festival in Marin

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 24, 2023 • 10:00am • 2m
Why Is Gen Z Talking So Fast? Zoomers Explain TikTok’s Need for Speed

Why Is Gen Z Talking So Fast? Zoomers Explain TikTok’s Need for Speed

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 20, 2023 • 3:00pm • 4m
Ticketless Madonna Fans Vent Their Rage on Twitter While Luckier Fans Flaunt Their Success

Ticketless Madonna Fans Vent Their Rage on Twitter While Luckier Fans Flaunt Their Success

By Nick Veronin
Jan. 20, 2023 • 10:37am • 2m
David Crosby, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Dead at 81

David Crosby, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Dead at 81

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 19, 2023 • 3:20pm • 1m
Oakland-Born R&B Star Announced as Guest on Hilarious UK YouTube Series

Oakland-Born R&B Star Announced as Guest on Hilarious UK YouTube Series

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 18, 2023 • 9:13pm • 1m
Madonna Adds Second SF Date After Launching Presale Earlier This Week

Madonna Adds Second SF Date After Launching Presale Earlier This Week

By Christina Campodonico
Jan. 19, 2023 • 4:50pm • 2m
Green Day and Primus Bassists Join Fred Armisen at SF Sketchfest

Green Day and Primus Bassists Join Fred Armisen at SF Sketchfest

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 17, 2023 • 11:21am • 1m
Junglepussy, Jacques Greene and Spellling Join Noise Pop Lineup

Junglepussy, Jacques Greene and Spellling Join Noise Pop Lineup

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 12, 2023 • 11:01am • 1m
Coachella 2023 Lineup Announced: Bad Bunny, Frank Ocean, Björk & More

Coachella 2023 Lineup Announced: Bad Bunny, Frank Ocean, Björk & More

By Nick Veronin
Jan. 10, 2023 • 2:26pm • 1m
BART Punk Show Captures DIY Ethos of Grateful Dead, Burning Man and Beyond

BART Punk Show Captures DIY Ethos of Grateful Dead, Burning Man and Beyond

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 09, 2023 • 6:50pm • 5m
Who Is Playing BottleRock 2023? Lineup Just Announced

Who Is Playing BottleRock 2023? Lineup Just Announced

By Nick Veronin
Jan. 09, 2023 • 8:29am • 1m
Misery Is Still Big Business for Emo Night ‘Scream-Alongs’

Misery Is Still Big Business for Emo Night ‘Scream-Alongs’

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 03, 2023 • 1:08pm • 1m
Keep the Party Going at These New Year’s Day Raves, Shows and Polar Plunges

Keep the Party Going at These New Year’s Day Raves, Shows and Polar Plunges

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Dec. 27, 2022 • 4:00pm • 3m
The Battle To Bring Live Music Back to This Storied San Francisco Bar

The Battle To Bring Live Music Back to This Storied San Francisco Bar

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Dec. 15, 2022 • 4:02pm • 1m
Electronic Rockers Le Tigre Headline Mosswood Meltdown 2023

Electronic Rockers Le Tigre Headline Mosswood Meltdown 2023

By Sarah Holtz
Dec. 06, 2022 • 9:00am • 2m
See Jerry Garcia’s ‘Tiger’ Guitar and Other Rock & Roll Treasures Up Close

See Jerry Garcia’s ‘Tiger’ Guitar and Other Rock & Roll Treasures Up Close

By Christina Campodonico
Dec. 04, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
It’s Spotify Wrapped Day, But Has Your Wrapped Been Crapped by a Rough 2022?

It’s Spotify Wrapped Day, But Has Your Wrapped Been Crapped by a Rough 2022?

By Liz Lindqwister
Nov. 30, 2022 • 2:27pm • 3m
This Rocker Went From Whistleblower to Addict—to Fame

This Rocker Went From Whistleblower to Addict—to Fame

By Matt Smith
Nov. 28, 2022 • 5:00am • 6m
‘A Taylor Swift Rave’ Coming to Downtown San Francisco

‘A Taylor Swift Rave’ Coming to Downtown San Francisco

By Nick Veronin
Nov. 21, 2022 • 5:24pm • 1m
Yo La Tengo Headlines Noise Pop’s 30th Anniversary Festival

Yo La Tengo Headlines Noise Pop’s 30th Anniversary Festival

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Nov. 16, 2022 • 11:03am • 2m
Why Are Marines Working Unpaid Shifts as Security Guards at California Concerts?

Why Are Marines Working Unpaid Shifts as Security Guards at California Concerts?

By Sarah Holtz
Nov. 11, 2022 • 6:00am • 8m
Historic Photos of Dead Kennedys Drummer D.H. Peligro, Who Broke Racial Barriers and Pioneered SF Punk

Historic Photos of Dead Kennedys Drummer D.H. Peligro, Who Broke Racial Barriers and Pioneered SF Punk

By Sarah Holtz
Oct. 31, 2022 • 2:54pm • 3m
The Bay vs. Detroit: SF’s Larry June Faces Babyface Ray in Red Bull Rap Battle

The Bay vs. Detroit: SF’s Larry June Faces Babyface Ray in Red Bull Rap Battle

By Sarah Holtz
Oct. 28, 2022 • 4:00pm • 3m
Scenes From the 23rd Annual ‘How Weird Street Faire’

Scenes From the 23rd Annual ‘How Weird Street Faire’

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 15, 2022 • 5:39pm • 1m
New Compilation Album Amplifies Podcast on Oakland’s Black Revolutionaries

New Compilation Album Amplifies Podcast on Oakland’s Black Revolutionaries

By Sarah Holtz
Oct. 14, 2022 • 5:44pm • 5m
Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party Is a Hyper-Local Tribute to Independent Art

Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party Is a Hyper-Local Tribute to Independent Art

By Sarah Holtz
Oct. 10, 2022 • 7:00am • 4m
On Halloween 1966, The Grateful Dead, Ken Kesey and His Merry Pranksters ‘Graduated’ From LSD

On Halloween 1966, The Grateful Dead, Ken Kesey and His Merry Pranksters ‘Graduated’ From LSD

By Sarah Holtz
Oct. 05, 2022 • 7:00am • 5m
SF-Bred Electronic Music Festival Dirtybird Campout Will Have an All-Night Stage and a ‘Ganja Garden’

SF-Bred Electronic Music Festival Dirtybird Campout Will Have an All-Night Stage and a ‘Ganja Garden’

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Oct. 03, 2022 • 4:30pm • 5m
3 of the Quirkiest Souvenirs You Can Bring Home from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

3 of the Quirkiest Souvenirs You Can Bring Home from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

By Sarah Holtz
Oct. 01, 2022 • 11:48am • 3m
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day 1: Fiddlers, Jugglers and Positive Energy Return to Hellman Hollow

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day 1: Fiddlers, Jugglers and Positive Energy Return to Hellman Hollow

By Sarah Holtz
Sep. 30, 2022 • 4:00pm • 2m
SF Philharmonic and Latinx Pop Artists Craft a Border-Blurring Sonic Experience

SF Philharmonic and Latinx Pop Artists Craft a Border-Blurring Sonic Experience

By Sarah Holtz
Sep. 29, 2022 • 4:18pm • 2m
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Comes Home to Golden Gate Park with Old Favorites and New Rules

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Comes Home to Golden Gate Park with Old Favorites and New Rules

By Sarah Holtz
Sep. 28, 2022 • 1:12pm • 6m
Your Food & Drink Survival Guide to San Francisco’s Weekend-Long Portola Festival at Pier 80

Your Food & Drink Survival Guide to San Francisco’s Weekend-Long Portola Festival at Pier 80

By Sarah Holtz
Sep. 22, 2022 • 12:48pm • 3m
The Portola Festival at Pier 80: Prepare For SF’s Brand New Two-Day Electronic Music Party This Weekend

The Portola Festival at Pier 80: Prepare For SF’s Brand New Two-Day Electronic Music Party This Weekend

By Sarah Holtz
Sep. 21, 2022 • 12:00pm • 3m
Ahead of SF Show, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Challenges Fans With Unpopular Stance on Ukraine

Ahead of SF Show, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Challenges Fans With Unpopular Stance on Ukraine

By Nick Veronin
Sep. 21, 2022 • 7:00am • 2m
Heavy Metal Veterans The Obsessed Ax The Vax, Canceling Their SF Concert

Heavy Metal Veterans The Obsessed Ax The Vax, Canceling Their SF Concert

By Sarah Holtz
Sep. 16, 2022 • 1:00pm • 1m
Fall Music Preview: Upcoming Shows and New Tracks from P-Lo, Dead Kennedys and More

Fall Music Preview: Upcoming Shows and New Tracks from P-Lo, Dead Kennedys and More

By Zack Ruskin
Sep. 02, 2022 • 4:26pm • 4m
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Releases Its 2022 ‘Out of the Park’ Lineup

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Releases Its 2022 ‘Out of the Park’ Lineup

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Aug. 24, 2022 • 10:56am • 2m
Sex, Drugs & San Francisco: The Tubes Were Known For Spectacularly Naughty Shows

Sex, Drugs & San Francisco: The Tubes Were Known For Spectacularly Naughty Shows

By Bill Kopp
Aug. 24, 2022 • 9:00am • 3m
Club Deluxe to Remain Open After Reaching Rent Agreement With Property Owner Veritas

Club Deluxe to Remain Open After Reaching Rent Agreement With Property Owner Veritas

By Julie Zigoris
Aug. 23, 2022 • 12:30pm • 1m
Noise Pop-Produced 20th Street Block Party Announces Lineup for 2022 Festival

Noise Pop-Produced 20th Street Block Party Announces Lineup for 2022 Festival

By Sarah Holtz
Aug. 16, 2022 • 2:12pm • 2m
Riot Party Keeps the Tenderloin’s Transgender Culture Hypervisible

Riot Party Keeps the Tenderloin’s Transgender Culture Hypervisible

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Aug. 16, 2022 • 12:54pm • 3m
Boiler Room San Francisco: Electronic Music Streaming Site to Host 4 Local Parties This Fall

Boiler Room San Francisco: Electronic Music Streaming Site to Host 4 Local Parties This Fall

By Ximena Loeza
Aug. 12, 2022 • 2:00pm • 1m
Prepare for ‘Jerry Day’ With These Historic Photos of the Late Grateful Dead Frontman

Prepare for ‘Jerry Day’ With These Historic Photos of the Late Grateful Dead Frontman

By Bill Kopp
Aug. 12, 2022 • 10:00am • 3m
Miles, Monk & Brubeck: Tenderloin Museum Honors Neighborhood’s Jazz Legacy With ‘Blackhawk Block Party’

Miles, Monk & Brubeck: Tenderloin Museum Honors Neighborhood’s Jazz Legacy With ‘Blackhawk Block Party’

By Andrew Gilbert
Aug. 10, 2022 • 3:00pm • 3m
Outside Lands Day 1: Photos of Music, Food & Fun in the Sun

Outside Lands Day 1: Photos of Music, Food & Fun in the Sun

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Aug. 05, 2022 • 8:49pm • 4m
Club Deluxe Owner Says the Venue Will Close, Landlord Pushes Back

Club Deluxe Owner Says the Venue Will Close, Landlord Pushes Back

By Nick Veronin, Blue Fay, Garrett Leahy
Aug. 05, 2022 • 1:10pm • 4m
How to Have Fun at Outside Lands Like an Inexhaustible Pro

How to Have Fun at Outside Lands Like an Inexhaustible Pro

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Aug. 04, 2022 • 12:54pm • 5m
These Are All the Local Acts to See at Outside Lands

These Are All the Local Acts to See at Outside Lands

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Aug. 03, 2022 • 5:11pm • 6m
TikToks of Outside Lands: 6 Interesting Artist Accounts to Follow Ahead of the Festival

TikToks of Outside Lands: 6 Interesting Artist Accounts to Follow Ahead of the Festival

By The Standard Staff
Aug. 02, 2022 • 1:47pm • 5m
Jerry Garcia Day: Mayor Breed Issues Proclamation Honoring Late Grateful Dead Frontman

Jerry Garcia Day: Mayor Breed Issues Proclamation Honoring Late Grateful Dead Frontman

By Yoshi Kato
Aug. 01, 2022 • 2:04pm • 3m
Expand Upon Your Outside Lands Experience at These Often Overlooked Attractions

Expand Upon Your Outside Lands Experience at These Often Overlooked Attractions

By Christina Campodonico
Aug. 01, 2022 • 12:50pm • 5m
New Music: 5 Fresh SF Releases to Enjoy in August, Including Osees and Mickey Hart’s Drum Supergroup

New Music: 5 Fresh SF Releases to Enjoy in August, Including Osees and Mickey Hart’s Drum Supergroup

By Zack Ruskin
Jul. 30, 2022 • 9:00am • 5m
Marcus Mumford, Lucius, Joy Oladokun Among First Artists Announced in Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2022

Marcus Mumford, Lucius, Joy Oladokun Among First Artists Announced in Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2022

By Nick Veronin
Jul. 27, 2022 • 10:31am • 1m
Flip the Album and Order Another Round at These SF Bars Dedicated to Vinyl Records

Flip the Album and Order Another Round at These SF Bars Dedicated to Vinyl Records

By Ximena Loeza
Jul. 18, 2022 • 2:59pm • 4m
Liner Notes: Neil Young Shares ‘Toast’—His Decades-Old, SF-Tracked Breakup Album 

Liner Notes: Neil Young Shares ‘Toast’—His Decades-Old, SF-Tracked Breakup Album 

By Zack Ruskin
Jul. 05, 2022 • 1:52pm • 3m
Rage For Pride: Queer Supergroup Commando Turn Nü Metal On Its Ear

Rage For Pride: Queer Supergroup Commando Turn Nü Metal On Its Ear

By Zack Ruskin
Jun. 22, 2022 • 6:33pm • 3m
Rock of Ages: The Sex Pistols, Punk Pioneers, Played Final Show Ever in San Francisco

Rock of Ages: The Sex Pistols, Punk Pioneers, Played Final Show Ever in San Francisco

By Bill Kopp
Jun. 18, 2022 • 9:00am • 3m
Listen: Curtis Family C-Notes Celebrate New Album, ‘Awaken,’ at The Standard Salon

Listen: Curtis Family C-Notes Celebrate New Album, ‘Awaken,’ at The Standard Salon

By The Standard Staff
Jun. 10, 2022 • 9:52am • 2m
Stern Grove Festival Returns With Too Short, Toro y Moi, Taj Mahal and More

Stern Grove Festival Returns With Too Short, Toro y Moi, Taj Mahal and More

By Adrian Spinelli
Jun. 08, 2022 • 11:54am • 5m
San Francisco Jazz Festival: 5 Essential Performers

San Francisco Jazz Festival: 5 Essential Performers

By Andrew Gilbert
Jun. 07, 2022 • 3:58pm • 4m
Electronic-Heavy Portola Music Festival Launches in San Francisco in September

Electronic-Heavy Portola Music Festival Launches in San Francisco in September

By Christina Campodonico
May. 16, 2022 • 3:45pm • 2m
Hitting a High Note: Core Values and Love of Music Inspire this Talented SF Family Band

Hitting a High Note: Core Values and Love of Music Inspire this Talented SF Family Band

By Camille Cohen
Jan. 07, 2022 • 2:33pm • 3m
‘Music For My Memories’ Taps the Magic of San Francisco’s Past, Present and Future

‘Music For My Memories’ Taps the Magic of San Francisco’s Past, Present and Future

By Harry Levin, Nick Veronin
Jan. 02, 2022 • 1:30pm • 3m
Metallica Fell in Love with San Francisco. Then they Made Thrash Metal a New Kind of Art.

Metallica Fell in Love with San Francisco. Then they Made Thrash Metal a New Kind of Art.

By Nick Veronin, Bill Kopp
Dec. 17, 2021 • 7:33am • 7m
High Hopes in Lo-Fi: SF’s Nascent ‘Fog Pop’ Scene Finds Home at Paisley Shirt Records

High Hopes in Lo-Fi: SF’s Nascent ‘Fog Pop’ Scene Finds Home at Paisley Shirt Records

By Will Reisman
Dec. 13, 2021 • 2:23pm • 5m
Farsight Delivers a New Off-Kilter Vision on Latest Two-Song EP

Farsight Delivers a New Off-Kilter Vision on Latest Two-Song EP

By John-Paul Shiver, Nick Veronin
Nov. 23, 2021 • 2:57pm • 3m
Fast Times Andrew St. James San Francisco

Nostalgia Remastered: Andrew St. James Returns with ‘Light After Darkness’ LP

By Will Reisman
Nov. 19, 2021 • 8:00am • 2m