Community Music Center’s reopening hits all the right notes
The return of the SF nonprofit’s main location after a two-year renovation felt good, with folks turning out in full to see the updated digs....
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Community Music Center is where SF youth hone their musical talents — for free
The celebrated organization teaches people of all ages and skill levels their instrument of choice. The only requirement is passion....
These are the women-fronted acts who took over Outside Lands 2023
The final main stage acts for Outside Lands this year may have not had a single woman performer, but these female-fronted bands still showed up and rocked out all weekend....
This is how I enjoyed myself alone at Outside Lands
Doing the full monty at Outside Lands alone every day was intense, but I had a great time....
Why Foo Fighters still holds my heart after 20 years of seeing them
Foo Fighters took my first-concert cherry 20 years ago, and I loved them just as much at Outside Lands 2023....
Scenes from Outside Lands 2023
San Francisco’s seminal music festival once again drew massive crowds, great music and greasy food to Golden Gate Park....
Groove Yard in Oakland: A place where vinyl has always been king
That slight fizzy crackle when the stylus tilts down to engage the needle with the vinyl grooves....
Outside Lands 2022 Wraps Up on a High Note
Kim Petras brings all the sex positivity to Golden Gate Park....
The Second Day of Outside Lands 2022 Brought Bay Area Nativism
Green Day packed the GGP’s polo field....
The First Day of Outside Lands 2022 Was a Bombastic Kick-Off for the Beloved Bay Area Music Festival
Yes, reader: Outside Lands is back on its usual bullshit — and has returned to its regular August extravaganza date....
On When Mother Nature Calls at SF's Outside Lands
The level of in-your-face gentrification on display from Porta-Potties at music festivals — like OSL—is all too real....
5 Places to Learn About San Francisco’s Music Scene
Who knew the SFPL has an archive dedicated to all things punk in San Francisco....