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Thomas LevinsonAll Shook Down's weekend kicked off with a facebook-and-Twitter-orchestrated flash rave, which drove hundreds of kiddies to the section of Golden Gate Park next to the Conservatory of Flowers Friday night. The party started at around 8:30 p.m. and went on for an hour, at which point t ... More >>
Green Day stepped across Telegraph Avenue to Oakland's Uptown Wednesday night for yet another somewhat-secret show -- reeling in what could be the largest audience in the venue's history. Photos by Richard Haick.
Richard Haick Photography Sonic Youth Monday, August 3rd The IndependentBetter Than: The Year Punk BrokeBy Brian Moss Perhaps the quintessential indie rock band, for nearly three decades Sonic Youth has been demolishing genre conventions and redefining the sound of subculture. The band's pro ... More >>
Richard Haick PhotographyInsane Clown Posse November 13, 2009 The Warfield Better Than: Starlight Express It's tough to top an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical about a boy's toy train that comes to life. But this is the feat that the Insane Clown Posse managed to achieve with its carnival-esque (lite ... More >>
Richard HaickPhoenix, The Soft PackTuesday, Jan. 26, 2010The FillmoreBetter than: Getting "bit in the dick" by a German shepherd (more on that later).Few bands will kick off a set by playing their biggest hit first. But France's Phoenix seemed confident last night that they had more than a single ... More >>
Most weekend's in this city are all about love (or sex, at any rate) and this weekend was no exception, aside from the knock-down drag-out fights. Pro-Wrestling Revolution's Lucha Libre enthralled a crowd of about 200 people with a no-holds-barred spectacle of flying fists and spandex clad bodies. B ... More >>
Richard HaickAlice in Chains Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 The Fox Theater Better than: Seeing Alice in Chains in its early-'90s heyday With Pearl Jam touring and Soundgarden readying a reunion, 2010 is looking like the year that grunge broke through all over again. And barring the unthinkable--a re- ... More >>
Every year, boys and girls shed their pants (and then check them at the coat check) for the annual No Pants Party. This year, the pre game for Valentine's Day brought the stripped down to the Knockout on a Spring-ish weekend. Check out Richard Haick's slideshow here.
So, last weekend was Valentine's Day Weekend. Which means that people who weren't coupled up and doing something all barfy-cute were using it as an opportunity to hook-up. (Because nothing is more fun than waking up on Feb. 14 and wondering whether or not it's appropriate to wish your conquest a hap ... More >>
Richard HaickCanadian indie rockers Metric invaded the Fox Theater in Oakland on Wednesday night. Frontwoman Emily Haines commanded the room, moving from behind the keyboards to the front of stage. Codeine Velvet Club and Nico Vega opened the show. Check out the slideshow by Richar ... More >>
Richard HaickBlack Keys, Common, Les Claypool, and N.E.R.D at Yuri's Night Saturday, April 10, 2010 NASA Ames Q: What Russian cosmonaut made famous for being the first human to orbit earth in 1961 would eventually bring burners, hip-hoppers, rock fans, and space nerds together for ... More >>
This weekend's torrential downpour was enough to keep us inside with a bottle of Jim Beam's finest, streaming Hallmark made-for-TV Criterion movies on Netflix. But in spite of the wretched weather, we managed to pull on our on-trend galoshes and slog out into the night.Richard HaickNerds and musi ... More >>
Richard HaickThe National Ramona Falls The Fox Theater May 26, 2010 Better than: High Violet, a flawed, delicate, frustrating, gorgeous, boring album. Matt Berninger does not want to look at the audience. Matt Berninger looks scared. Matt Berninger must swill -- no, chug -- wine (white wine in ... More >>
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 >>
Richard Haick"Do not underestimate the anti-aging powers of bat heads": Ozzy Osbourne at a book signing in SFOzzy Osbourne, who is now -- wait for it -- a health columnist for the Sunday Times of London, wants to know exactly how it is he's so (relatively) well survived illegal drugs, booze, lega ... More >>
Richard HaickTool's Maynard James KeenanTool Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine July 12, 2010 @Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: Scratching "Lateralus" lyrics into your binder during a high school math class "How many of you are under 21?" Tool singer Maynard James Keena ... More >>
Richard HaickThe Dead Weather -- a modern supergroup if there is one -- hit the Warfield last night, and our photographer Richard Haick was on hand to capture some of the action. Check out his photos, and leave your memories of the show in the comments section.
Richard HaickPanda Bear@ The Fox Theater, OaklandSeptember 6, 2010 Better than: Camp counselor-ing on shrooms, which could be cool. It's becoming increasingly clear that Noah Lennox, known to animals and hipsters as Panda Bear, is to experitronica champions Animal Collective what Jonny ... More >>
Richard HaickThe Black KeysNicole AtkinsSeptember 29, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Listening to old biker dudes noodle blues drivel in Guitar Center.Dan Auerbach couldn't squeeze out a smile on stage last night, but his band stuck one onto the face of every broham and babe in t ... More >>
Richard HaickJimmy Eat World September 30, 2010 @ The Warfield Better than: all those dudes in eyeliner that people think are emo now. In an attic in Arizona somewhere, there are four hideously deformed paintings, getting old, Dorian Gray style, because the members of Jim ... More >>
Richard HaickM.I.A.October 12, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Well, I guess she could have not played at all.Last night, M.I.A. was that kid you hated to do group projects with in school: She showed up late, she left ridiculously early, she barely did anything on her own, and yet ... More >>
Richard HaickOf Montreal's Kevin BarnesOf MontrealJanelle Monae October 29, 2010 @ The Warfield Better than: taking a bad batch of mushrooms and becoming embroiled in a group-sex scandal. Can we just start by saying that Janelle Monae is shitting mental? 'Cause she is. And her opening set tonig ... More >>
Richard Haick The Giants are coming home, and Gavin is leaving itMayor Gavin Newsom yesterday succeeded in his long quest to get out of San Francisco politics, handily winning his race for lieutenant governor -- and leaving an unknown and yet-to-be-determined successor to humiliate the mayor of A ... More >>
Richard HaickMassive Attack at the Greek Theatre Saturday nightMassive AttackThievery Corporation November 6, 2010 @ The Greek Theatre, Berkeley Better than: Watching CNN. If Massive Attack has a musical formula, it's one that's built around lulling you into a false sense of relaxed security, t ... More >>
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 >>
Richard HaickLes Claypool with PrimusPrimusLes Claypool's Fancy BrigadeThe Dead Kenny GsThe ResidentsDecember 30 and 31, 2010@ The Fox TheaterThis past Friday saw Les Claypool's 20th consecutive New Year's Eve show in the Bay Area. To celebrate the milestone, the Richmond native brought his old b ... More >>
Richard HaickWillie Nelson at the Fillmore last night.Willie Nelson & FamilyJanuary 10, 2011@ The FillmoreBetter than: Less notorious ways of living.Welcome to life lessons with Willie Nelson and Family. Tonight's lecture will be divided into seven themes. Please don't be afraid to speak very ... More >>
Richard HaickSatriani showing off at the Fox last nightJoe SatrianiNed Evett & Triple DoubleJanuary 13, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Hearing Machine Head in high-school detention hall. There's just something about the title of Joe Satriani's new album, Black Swans and Wormhole ... More >>
Richard HaickInterpol at the Warfield last night.Interpol School of Seven Bells January 30, 2011 @ The Warfield Better than: Your average rock band's light show. So, how did everyone enjoy their night at the Planetarium with Interpol? Not that Interpol is a bad band. In fact it's an excellent ... More >>
Richard HaickLemmy!MotorheadClutchValient ThorrFebruary 2, 2011@ The WarfieldBetter than: People less inherently amusing than Lemmy Kilmister playing one note for an hour.Okay, fine, so it wasn't just one note. There were two or three others thrown in there sometimes. A few meager attempts to spi ... More >>
Dad Rock is a new column in which Ryan Foley will attempt to look at pop music and pop culture from the precipice of middle age. If he ultimately leaps, it's because tiny hands ruined his Galaxie 500 vinyl. Accusations that he's raising five insufferable hipster children can be sent to mofrackie@gma ... More >>
Richard HaickCrystal Castles at the Warfield Friday night.Crystal Castles Suuns Friday March 4, 2011 @ The Warfield Better than: Asphyxiation and/or skin-hooks. Alice Glass has a crutch and she's not afraid to use it. The Crystal Castles vocalist broke her ankle in Tokyo, and she's onstag ... More >>
Richard HaickMatthewdavid at 103 Harriet on Friday for Low End Theory S.F.Flying LotusFree The RobotsMatthewdavidShlohmoTullyOdd NosdamDose OneLow End Theory Resident DJsMarch 4, 2011@ 103 Harriet/1015 FolsomBetter Than: That first time you heard a FlyLo track on Adult Swim.Out to prove that the ... More >>
Richard HaickSimian Mobile Disco at the Fox Theater Friday night.Richard HaickThe crowdSimian Mobile Disco, Fake Blood, Destructo, Mumbai Science, EgyptrixxHard Fest 2011March 11, 2011@ Fox Theater, OaklandSimian Mobile Disco -- the Brit dance duo with a curious fondness for the names of absol ... More >>
Richard HaickGaga at Oracle last night Lady Gaga March 22, 2011 @ Oracle Arena After showing up at Google yesterday to answer questions fans delivered via Twitter and via YouTube, Lady Gaga did what she presumably came to the Bay Area to do: She played a nearly sold-out show to adoring monsters ... More >>
Richard HaickJanet Jackson at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium last night. Janet Jackson April 19, 2011 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: What you probably remember of the late '80s and early '90s. Ladies and gentlemen, there is a Jackson in the house. She can sing (although her thinn ... More >>
Richard HaickMetallica at the Big Four fest The Big Four Festival: Metallica Megadeth Anthrax Slayer Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, CA April 24, 2011 Well, the Big Four show -- featuring metal titans Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax -- finally arrived in the U.S for a one-off show. The ... More >>
Richard HaickWide-eyed Kirk Hammet, coming soon to a major city near you? Pretty much since the moment we heard about the Big 4 tour, we've been wanting to see it hit the U.S. Interstate system. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax have played dates all over Europe, so when they announced ... More >>
Richard HaickLil Wayne in Oakland! Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Rick Ross April 24, 2011 Oracle Arena, Oakland Lil Wayne! Lil Wayne! Lil Wayne! Weezy himself appeared in Oakland last night for a blowout show with friends Nicki Minaj, Travis Barker, and Rick Ross. Judging by these photos from Richard Ha ... More >>
Richard HaickKe$ha at the Warfield Ke$ha May 4, 2011 @ The Warfield Better than: Dudes who look like Mick Jagger Ripped tank tops barely concealing black bras. Gold-sequined skirts. Fishnet tights. Tousled blonde locks. Eyeliner thick as warpaint. Fuzzy cat-ear headbands. Hand-drawn dollar ... More >>
We don't hate Ke$ha. We actually had a surprisingly good time at her glitter-choked trash-pop orgy last night. But sometimes, we wish we did hate her. So as we struggle with our identity and self-worth after thinking that maybe she's not so bad, here are 10 reasons for us all to resume closed-minded ... More >>
Richard HaickP. Diddy at the Warfield Friday night. Diddy Dirty Money Tour May 6, 2011 The Warfield Better than: Not getting to study the science of weave-ology on a Friday night. "I thought I told you that we won't stop!" Friday night at the Warfield, Sean "Diddy" Combs, the artist former ... More >>
Richard HaickThe Cars in Oakland on FridayThe CarsMove Like This TourMay 13, 2011@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Getting a wisenheimer brainstorm The vibe on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland early Friday evening came as late vindication of John Lennon's Hard Day's Night quip "the older ... More >>
Richard HaickFlogging Molly at Amoeba Music in S.F. yesterday Flogging Molly Amoeba Music, San Francisco June 2, 2011 We all know how much those free early evening/late afternoon shows at Amoeba rule. And yesterday, the Irish folk-punk dynamo known as Flogging Molly took to that small blue s ... More >>
Richard HaickRihanna at Oracle Arena last night. Rihanna J.Cole June 30, 2011 @ Oracle Arena Better than: Having an actual seizure. I think. There was very little doubt -- after watching a gaggle of high school girls in sequined tube tops and six-inch stilettos almost throw down in broad d ... More >>
You know it's going to be a good month of concerts when the lineup starts with U2 and ends with Rihanna. Whether small or large, sweet and soulful or eardrum-piercing, you can be sure that SF Weekly was at the concert. Here are the best of the Bay Area June concerts in photos. Christopher Victorio ... More >>
Richard HaickSoundgarden at Bill Graham Civic last night. Soundgarden July 22, 2011 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: Any food item you've stashed away since the '90s Soundgarden didn't experiment or branch out in any way in its first visit to San Francisco in 15 years: no ballads, ... More >>
Richard HaickAnthrax at the Warfield on Sunday. Anthrax Testament Death Angel Chimaira Oct. 23, 2011 The Warfield Better than: Listening to the new Loutallica album online. Bay Area thrash-metal fans still waiting for Metallica to bring the Big 4 Tour to their hometown got to enjoy a neck- ... More >>
Richard HaickNOFX at the Fillmore on Friday. NOFX No Use for A Name Old Man Markley The Bombpops Jan. 20, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: Hanging out with loud, drunk 45-year-olds who aren't members of NOFX. When lifelong NOFX enthusiasts are in the mood to jump around, shove each other, dri ... More >>
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