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Greek Theatre Berkeley

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Swoon: Wilco Is Playing Three Bay Area Shows Early Next Year

    Christopher VictorioWilco playing the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, June 27, 2009​ A proposition: The best part about Wilco putting out a new album is that it means the band will be touring behind it. Yes? No? Maybe? Whatever you think of The Whole Love, Wilco's latest album (and oh damn if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Portishead Will Play the Greek Theatre This October

    Portishead's Beth Gibbons​ Today, British downtempo legend Portishead announced its first North American tour in 13 years, including a stop in the Bay Area. The band will be supported by Thought Forms, a trio signed to Invada, the record label of Portishead's Geoff Barrow. It's been three year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Adele Is Coming Back, But Now You Must Choose: Greek Theatre Or Outside Lands?

    "Pick me!"​ Anyone sick of hearing "Britney's back, bitch"? We didn't think so (who can tire of good, old-fashioned alliteration?), but that doesn't mean we should forget that poor, sick Adele has been gone. First, we announced in April that the British R&B superstar would be taking her act t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Cop Atmosphere & Aesop Rock's Record Store Day Single

    ​How was your Record Store Day? Did you relive the simple bygone joys of exchanging physical money for a cold hard physical artifact that you could display proudly in your home and, if need be, use as a doorstop or coaster? If you didn't make it to a participating retailer to pick up the six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Quickly Now: Atmosphere & Aesop Rock Tickets for Pre-Sale This Morning

    And for as long as I breathe I'll save a seat in my memory for that rapper with the tattooed arms which are unfortunately covered with sleeves right now​Esteemed prolix rapper, bat enthusiast, and Bay Area adoptee Aesop Rock is gearing up for some wildness at his Noise Pop show next Friday at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    The Arcade Fire Announce Greek Theater Show Oct. 2

    ​You were scared there for a while, weren't you? You checked the tour dates on the Arcade Fire's web site a while back, saw that the last ones scheduled were for the East Coast and Europe, and worried that the band would neglect to play out here on the West Coast anytime soon -- that it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Pavement with The Authorities at the Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton

    Gretchen RobinetteStephen Malkmus​Pavement The Authorities June 24, 2010 Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton, CA Better than: Any show where the local mayor doesn't come out to introduce the headlining band. Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg started Pavement in Stockton, Calif., more than two decades ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    What Pavement Songs are You Hoping to Hear in Berkeley or Stockton?

    ​It's Pavement week here in Northern California: The (temporarily) reunited indie-rock band will bring its shady lanes and crooked rains to its hometown of Stockton for a show Thursday night at the Bob Hope Theatre, and to Berkeley's Greek Theatre on Friday. For the hometown show, Pavement's origi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Five Real Venues That Would Rule in Rock Band

    Just like Billie Joe Armstrong -- who says he "sucks" at playing Green Day's new Rock Band game -- we get pwned every time we try to tinker with fake plastic guitars or toy drum kits. But, watching this preview for the East Pay pop-punkers' name-brand video game, we kinda dug catching (albeit b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Michael Franti Hospitalized, Cancels Shows

    EKAphotographyGet Well Soon, Mike​ Our thoughts and prayers go out to musician Michael Franti, who was hospitalized last week for a ruptured appendix and had to undergo emergency surgery. The timing was especially poor, as it forced Franti's band Spearhead to bow out of four scheduled concert ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2009

    Friday Night: David Byrne at the Greek Theatre

    David Byrne, the cerebral, witty art rocker who has explored many areas of music and performance since his beginnings as part of the Talking Heads in the 70s, entranced a capacity crowd at Berkeley's Greek Theatre with a show entitled Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno. Eno and Byrne first collabora ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2008

    StubHub says it didn't mean to sell tickets to cancelled Amy Winehouse show

    David Byrne, the cerebral, witty art rocker who has explored many areas of music and performance since his beginnings as part of the Talking Heads in the 70s, entranced a capacity crowd at Berkeley's Greek Theatre with a show entitled Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno. Eno and Byrne first collabora ... More >>

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    Gimme Indie Rock!

    Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2007

    Beastie Boys Q&A: B-Boys Visit Bay Area For Rhymin', Stealin', B. Diddy and Warriors Basketball

    Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    Out of the Shadow

    The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

  • Music

    June 21, 2006

    Fathers of invention, from Zappa to Radiohead

    The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

  • Music

    September 7, 2005

    Please Rock the Yacht

    What Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, and the rest of the world's yacht rockers have to teach us

  • Music

    August 31, 2005

    Hear This

    The final farewell of Destiny's Child, the return of Olivia Tremor Control, and some girl named Kelly Clarkson

  • Music

    August 10, 2005

    Hear This

    Pelican exhibits why it's joined Chicago's post-rock pantheon; the Greenhornes open for the White Stripes, and maybe show them up

  • Music

    June 7, 1995

    Recordings

    Pelican exhibits why it's joined Chicago's post-rock pantheon; the Greenhornes open for the White Stripes, and maybe show them up

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