Christopher Victorio

Outside Lands Photos: Beck, Radiohead and Thou

Outside Lands Photos: Tom Petty, Lupe Fiasco, Ben Harper and More

Outside Lands Photos: Jack Johnson, Wilco, Sharon Jones

Over the Weekend: Coachella, DogFest and Morrissey's No-Show

Calibree Photography On Friday night, our traveling photo booth made an appearance at DNA Lounge, where the Hubba Hubba Revue was staging a sexy coup d'etat during a celebration in honor of vile dictator Presidente Juan Baptista Maximilian "Little Bobo" Kingfish (pictured above), and his military st ... More >>

Treasure Island Music Festival, Day One

It takes an iron will and a penchant for risk to submit to the risky calculus of the day-long music festival. In the weeks leading up to the Treasure Island Music Festival, there was no doubt that the lineup would yield something for just about any modern music fan from dreaded dubstep nodders to ho ... More >>

Treasure Island Music Festival, Day Two

Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

Last Night: Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit

Christopher VictorioNeil Young and Adam Sandler​Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit Concert October 25, 2009Shoreline AmphitheaterCheck out our Bridge School slideshow by Christopher Victorio here.  Better Than: watching AC/DC play at Marine World. Combine a huge rock' n roll show with a scho ... More >>

Friday Night: Not So Silent Night at Oracle Arena

Christopher VictorioEmily Haines of Metric​View more photos in Christopher Victorio's "Not So Silent Night @ Oracle Arena."Not So Silent Night w/ Muse, AFI, 30 Second to Mars, Vampire Weekend, and MetricFriday, Dec. 11, 2009Oracle ArenaBetter Than: What else is there to do on a rainy Friday night? ... More >>

Last Night: Spoon, Deerhunter, Micachu and the Shapes at the Fox

Christopher Victorio​​Spoon, Deerhunter, Micachu and the ShapesTuesday, April 13, 2010Fox TheaterBetter than: Seeing a show that you haven't been anticipating for months.When I first heard Spoon, I wondered why people thought the band was special. Its members are four white dudes from ... More >>

Last Night: Thom Yorke's Atoms for Peace, Flying Lotus at the Fox Theater

Christopher Victorio​Atoms for Peace, Flying Lotus Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Fox Theater Better than: scouring the Internet for leaks of Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma. The glowing eyes of two Moorish, gold Genies peered out over the Fox Theater Wednesday night. Fans had bought the place out to ... More >>

Coachella in Photos: Jay-Z, She & Him, Perry Farrell, Boots Riley, More

We had our own little Coachella last week in SF, with shows by MGMT, Beach House, Faith No More, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the Dead Weather, Passion Pit, Spoon, and Atoms For Peace, among other Bay Area gigs. But photographer Christopher Victoria went to the actual Coachella down south and sent us the f ... More >>

Coachella in Photos Day 2: Girls, Devo, Hot Chip, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Dead Weather

More photos from last weekend's desert marathon, shot by Christopher Victorio. In this round, a couple local faves: Girls and Faith No More.Full slideshow here. Christopher VictorioDevo​Christopher VictorioGirls​ Christopher VictorioEdward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros​

Coachella in Photos Day 3: Pavement, Gorillaz, Atoms For Peace, Matt & Kim, Phoenix

The last of photographer Christopher Victorio's great shots from the big desert fest down south, Coachella. Full slideshow here. Christopher VictorioGorillaz​ Christopher VictorioJonsi​ Christopher VictorioJulian Casablancas​ Christopher VictorioPavement​ Christopher VictorioPavement​ ... More >>

Outside Lands Compacts to 2 Days in August

Christopher Victorio​Outside Lands, San Francisco's biggest music weekender, is waiting until June 1 to announce its lineup, but it did feed music fans a little news this morning. The giant Golden Gate Park takeover will go down Saturday, August 14, and Sunday, August 15. Seems like a smart move t ... More >>

Monday Hangover: Air Guitar, Matt and Kim, Tom Petty, Faust, Live 105's BFD

Summer has arrived people. You know what that means: there are several hours during he day in which you can wear shorts (in select city micro-climates) before you start freezing to death and regretting your wardrobe choice. But that's what weekends are for: drinking enough to feel comfortable in sho ... More >>

The Five Best Fan Outfits From Monday's Lady Gaga Concert

We had lots to say about the onstage spectacle and costumes of Monday night's Lady Gaga concert in San Jose, but as with any recent Gaga show, what happened onstage isn't even that nuts compared with what some fans wore to prove their belonging in the clan of little monsters. Here are the five best ... More >>

Photos: Rock the Bells at Shoreline Amphitheatre

Christopher Victorio​It was quite a helluva lineup at yesterday's Rock the Bells concert at Shoreline: Snoop Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan, Lauryn Hill, and other hip-hop titans, with many performing classic albums in their entirety. Photographer Christopher Victorio was there for the party, and returned wit ... More >>

Green Day's Tour Homecoming Hits Shoreline Amphitheatre

Christopher Victorio​Green Day AFI Shoreline Amphitheatre September 4, 2010 (Far) better than: A skeptical old Green Day fan would expect. "HOME! HOME! I'M FUCKING HOME!" erupted Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Saturday, his first words after ... More >>

Saturday Night: Arcade Fire Hurls Mics, Swordfights with Drumsticks, and Remembers Grandpa Vino at the Greek Theatre

Christopher VictorioArcade Fire's Win Butler looking stoic during "No Cars Go"​Arcade FireCalexicoOctober 2, 2010@ The Greek Theatre, BerkeleyBetter than: Living in the suburbs.Drumstick battles, microphones hurled into the crowd, pianos turned into standing platforms, a rolling tom-tom that ... More >>

Saturday Night: The Flaming Lips Play Laser Tag at the Fox Theater

Christopher VictorioWayne Coyne, bubble boy. (Due an unfortunate mix-up, these pictures are from Friday's Flaming Lips show, not Saturday's.)​The Flaming Lips October 2, 2010@ The Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Half a Dr. Atomix Bliss Bomb Depth-Charge Chocolate Brownie About the ... More >>

Treasure Island Day 2: Belle & Sebastian and the National Turn Wet Misery into Rock-Out Joy

Christopher VictorioBroken Social Scene's Kevin Drew crowd-surfs at the end of his set.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day TwoOctober 17, 2010Better than: Listening to '90s alt-rock on your Walkman during a damp walk to school.Well, it rained. But other than that wet little nod from Mother N ... More >>

SF Weekly Seeks Electronic, Dance, DJ, and Nightlife Writers

Christopher VictorioAre these your people? Is this your place? Then hit us up!​Are you a literate club rat? Can you describe the next headliner at Mezzanine or Mighty without descending into impenetrable jargon? Can you translate the vibe on a dancefloor into words? Can you take a decent photograp ... More >>

Weezer Plays the Blue Album (With A Few Surprises) at Nob Hill Masonic Center

Christopher VictorioWeezer at the Nob Hill Masonic Center last night. Way more pics after the jump.​Weezer November 29, 2010 @ The Nob Hill Masonic Center Better than: Almost everything. Seriously. Weezer is calling it the Memories Tour; some fans have dubbed it Blinkerton. The band has just hit ... More >>

Weezer Arouses Mass Catharsis With Pinkerton at Nob Hill Masonic Center

Christopher VictorioWeezer's Rivers Cuomo sure loved to walk up the aisles last night at the Nob Hill Masonic Center.​WeezerLimousinesNovember 30, 2010@ The Nob Hill Masonic CenterBetter than: Singing along to every song on Pinkerton with a car full of your friends on a long road trip -- but only ... More >>

Pretty Lights Dazzles Raver Kids at the Fox Theater

Christopher VictorioPretty Lights at the Fox Theater last night.​Pretty Lights Wednesday, November 24 @ The Fox Theater Better Than: Your average college campus party. This Thanksgiving, we should all remember to be very thankful for the Internet. The tool that has given us Wikipedia, social n ... More >>

Friday Night: Roger Waters Turns The Wall Into A Rallying Cry at Oracle Arena

Christopher VictorioRoger Waters performed The Wall at Oracle Arena Friday night.​Roger Waters' 'The Wall' December 3, 2010@ Oracle Arena Better than: A hippie-dippy stoner protest. We don't need no education We don't need no thought control We sang the anthem as school kids. In bong-fuele ... More >>

The Best Bay Area Concert Photos of 2010

Given the dizzying array of musical acts that tramp through San Francisco every year, and the number of those shows our hard-working photographers attend, it was no easy feat to round up their best shots. What follows is a sampling of some of the most exciting, interesting live music photos All Shoo ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Big Concerts I Saw in 2010, with Gaga, Green Day, Sir Paul, Pavement, and LCD Soundsystem

It just didn't seem right to lump in Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion fare with the cozy goings-on at S.F. dens like Bottom of the Hill and even Great American Music Hall. So, in search of an even comparison, I'm breaking it up: Today, here are the best concerts I saw with more than 5,000 of my fellow h ... More >>

Last Night in Photos: Cake's Valentine's Day Show at the Fillmore

Christopher VictorioCake at the Fillmore last night.​CakeFebruary 14, 2011@ The FillmoreSacramento alt-rock veterans Cake opened a four-day string of shows at the Fillmore last night on Valentine's Day. As you might expect, the show was something of a smoochfest, as the crowd pictures from ph ... More >>

Noise Pop: Yo La Tengo Set Phasers To 'Nice' at the Fox

Christopher VictorioYo La Tengo and the Wheel of Destiny at the Fox last night.​Yo La TengoThe UrinalsFebruary 22, 2011@ The FoxBetter than: Paying $25 to see Pat Sajak do whatever it is he would do at the Fox. When, from time to time, I found myself wondering offhand what it was like at the Odd ... More >>

Saturday at Noise Pop: Best Coast Is Lazy, Wavves Is Crazy at the Regency Ballroom

Christopher VictorioBest Coast at the Regency Ballroom Saturday night.​Best CoastWavvesHunx & His PunxFebruary 26, 2011@ The Regency BallroomBetter than: Standing on Van Ness avenue in not-snow, holding a useless laminated card.We can sorta see why you'd think a Noise Pop Festival ba ... More >>

13 Reasons We're Glad We Missed Coachella (Photos)

What a lovely weekend in S.F.: Open tables at all the Mission's best bars, easy access to prime brunch locales, and short pizza delivery times. Was everyone gone for Coachella? Probably -- but we're glad we weren't, and not just because it was really easy to snag fresh pitchers at Zeitgeist. Here's ... More >>

U2's Giant Spider Show Pops a Noisy, Well-Attended Squat in Oakland

Christopher VictorioU2 in Oakland last night.​ U2 Lenny Kravitz Moonalice June 7, 2011 @ O.co Coliseum [The venue formerly known as the Oakland Coliseum] Better than: Watching a U2 concert DVD with the volume really high while standing outside with 70,000 other people. (But actually, that's e ... More >>

Sunday: The Mayhem Festival, with Disturbed, Megadeth, and More Takes Over Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photos)

Christopher VictorioDisturbed at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival Sunday at Shoreline Amphitheatre​ The Rockstar Mayhem Festival, featuring Disturbed, Megadeth, Godsmack, and more July 10, 2011 @ Shoreline Amphitheatre Who says metal is dead? Some 13,000 fans packed into Shoreline Amphitheatre ye ... More >>

Top 10 Reasons Heavy Metal Is Fucking Dead

Face it, people: Heavy metal is dead. Over. Done with. What's that, you don't believe us? Just look at these pictures from the Rockstar Mayhem festival this weekend at Shoreline Amphitheatre, and let us guide you through the top 10 reasons heavy metal is dead. 10. There's no more room for new tatt ... More >>

Eddie Vedder Plays the Soulful Surfer Boy at the Paramount Theatre (Photos Setlist)

Christopher VictorioEddie Vedder at the Paramount Theatre last night.​ Eddie Vedder Glen Hansard July 11, 2011 @ Paramount Theatre, Oakland Way better than: Eddie Vedder's all-ukulele record (Ukulele Songs, it's called). Nothing against the four-stringed instrument that resulted when Portugu ... More >>

Top 10 Signs You Had Too Much Fun at a Music Festival This Summer

It's been four relatively normal days since the end of the Outside Lands Music Festival, and frankly, we're still going through withdrawals. With summer approaching its end, we bet lots of you are still yearning for the carefree, deafening days you spent tromping around festival grounds and catching ... More >>

Friday: The Kills Keep Their Distance at Oakland's Fox Theater

Christopher VictorioThe Kills at the Fox Theater​The KillsSeptember 9, 2011Fox Theater, OaklandBetter Than: Being at an actual fashion show."Is it me, or were they coked up to the eyeballs? I thought he was gonna keel over and die."These are the first thoughts of a woman exiting Oakland's Fox Thea ... More >>

Bassnectar Fans Are Nearly Naked and Totally Insane (Photos)

Christopher Victorio​ Bassnectar Wolfgang Gartner Dan Deacon Big Gigantic Low RIDERz September 17, 2011 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Bassnectar, the Santa Cruz-based beatmonger whose given name is Lorin Ashton, turned Bill Graham Civic Auditorium into a "Bass Center" this past Saturday. Fans ... More >>

Saturday at Hardly Strictly: Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson Become the Great HSB Unifiers

Christopher VictorioMerle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass​ Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson A.A. Bondy Robyn Hitchcock Hugh Laurie October 1, 2011 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Better than: Seeing Neil Young after he released Greendale, that's for sure. A man dresse ... More >>

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Merle Haggard Rocks! (Slideshow)

I'm not one for festivals of any sort -- or any event that requires sharing a Porta-Potty with 5,000 other people for the day. Unless of course, Merle Haggard is performing. Add in Gillian Welch, Broken Social Scene, and some warm sunshine, and I'm there -- hand sanitizer and all. If you missed the ... More >>

Sunday at Hardly Strictly: Gomez, Justin Townes Earle, and Bela Fleck Help Fuel the Good Vibes

Christopher VictorioGomez at Hardly Strictly​ Gomez Justin Townes Earle Zakir Hussein, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer Devil Makes Three The Swanson Family Band October 2, 2010 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Better than: Smuggling vodka into Outside Lands. "This is so much better than Outside Lands! ... More >>

Friday: Smashing Pumpkins Press on with New Faces and New Songs at the Fox Theater

Christopher VictorioSmashing Pumpkins at the Fox Friday night. ​ Smashing Pumpkins Oct. 7, 2011 Fox Theater Better than: Fasting. Perhaps we shouldn't use Friday night's Jewish holiday for the purposes of a rock concert review, but Billy Corgan has a lot he should probably be atoning for: be ... More >>

Treasure Island Day One: Chromeo and Cut Copy Get the Wild Crowds Moving

Christopher VictorioChromeo at Treasure Island on Saturday​ Cut Copy Chromeo Death From Above 1979, Battles, Dizzee Rascal, YACHT, The Naked & Famous October 15, 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival Better than: Any wanna-be Studio 54 club experience The genius of Treasure Island Music Festiv ... More >>

Treasure Island Day Two: St. Vincent, Beach House, and Explosions in the Sky Successfully Suspend Reality

Christopher VictorioSt. Vincent​ Death Cab for Cutie, Explosions in the Sky, the Hold Steady, St. Vincent, Beach House, Friendly Fires, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, the Antlers, Weekend, Thee Oh Sees October 16, 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival Better than: The other typical yuppie Sunday activi ... More >>

Last Night in Photos: Feist at the Warfield

Christopher VictorioFeist at the Warfield last night. ​ Feist Chili Gonzales Nov. 14, 2011 The Warfield Feist brought the quiet solitude of her new album, Metals, to a packed house at the Warfield last night. SF Weekly photographer Christopher Victorio was on hand to capture her set along wi ... More >>

Live Review: Noel Gallagher Soars at the Orpheum Theatre

Christopher VictorioNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday night.​ Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds The Hours Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 The Orpheum Theatre Better than: Standing among shouty drunks at a European soccer match. Since Oasis' Gallagher brothers are ... More >>

Jay-Z and Kanye West: The 10 Most Opulent Parts of Their Watch the Throne Concert

Christopher VictorioKanye West last night at HP Pavilion​ Jay-Z and Kanye West Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 HP Pavilion, San Jose Better than: Absolute monarchy. Between the rising, screen-sided platform stages, the frequent spew of fire jets, Kanye's skirt/kilt thing, "99 Problems," the ineffab ... More >>

Live Review: Tori Amos Makes a Beautiful Storm in Oakland's Paramount Theatre

Christopher VictorioTori Amos at the Paramount on Friday.​Tori AmosFriday, Dec. 16th, 2011Paramount Theatre, OaklandBetter than: Everything you remember her doing in the '90s.Disclaimer: I have not followed Tori Amos in recent years. I was a huge fan of her 1992 debut album Little Earthquakes, but ... More >>

Live Review, 1/27/12: Fitz and the Tantrums Throw a Sweaty Dance Party at the Regency

Christopher VictorioFitz and the Tantrums at the Regency. (Photos are from the band's Thursday show.)​ Fitz and the Tantrums Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. American Tomahawks Jan. 27, 2011 The Regency Ballroom Better than: Dancing to the same LMFAO songs over and over again. The eardrum-destroyin ... More >>