Author Archive: Hieu

Picture Book: Avett Brothers @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 5/17

Photos by: CatMax Photography, LLC

Picture Book: Clutch @ Center Stage

Pictures & Review By Deidra Pinion If you were coming to see Clutch at Center Stage, you probably noticed that almost, if not every seat, was filled. Clutch started touring in March 2013 in support of their new album, Earth Rocker. People of all ages lined the theater. I was told that I was in [...]

Picture Book: Titus Andronicus @ The EARL 5/14 & Criminal Records 5/15

Photos by Hillery Terenzi: So So Glos: Titus Andronicus: Criminal Records In-Store Performance:

Picture Book & Live Review: Justin Furstenfeld @ Center Stage 5/14

Photos and review by Jenna Hughes The atmosphere at Center Stage was quiet and calm on Tuesday night as fans eagerly awaited the stripped down solo performance of Justin Furstenfeld (of Blue October). The standing room floor was transformed into a seating area and those seats filled up fast with dedicated fans. Strangers chatted and [...]

Picture Book: Torres & Jackson Scott @ The Earl 5/10

Photos by Chandler Mays

Picture Book: Bassnectar @ The Tabernacle 5/10 & 5/11

Photos by Taylor Wallace

5GB Interview: Cosmonauts; Playing 529 Thursday, May 16

By Jhoni Jackson Orange County outfit Cosmonauts boasts a blend of chaos and comedowns in their forever-fuzzy rock ‘n’ roll repertoire. Last year’s If You Wanna Die Then I Wanna Die (Burger Records) hits both amped-up, anxious highs and droning, lost-in-lament lows with equal intensity. Nailing an energetic, raucous jam like “Motorcycle #1” is a feat in [...]

5GB Interview w/ Twin Sister; Playing TONIGHT (5/15) @ 529

Twin Sister trade in a brand of dreamy pop that’s equal parts Galaxie 500, Tusk-era Fleetwood Mac, and Lynchian weirdness. They claim it will make you feel good enough to hook up with that one person you’re not supposed to hook up with. UH-OH! We caught up with the band before they hit the road [...]

5GB with Beth Hart – playing Smith’s Olde Bar Tuesday May 7

By Ellen Eldridge Beth Hart brought her life experiences, both positive and negative, together for her April 2 release, Bang Bang Boom Boom, which was produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Page/The Black Crowes, Dream Theater). The Kennedy Center Honors show-stopping performance of Jeff Beck and Beth Hart’s “I’d Rather Go Blind” [...]

5GB Interview: Telekinesis; Playing @ The Drunken Unicorn 5/4!

Telekinesis is Michael Benjamin Lerner, an indie rocker based out of Seattle who is currently signed to Merge Records. The band was signed to Merge Records in early 2009, and shortly afterward released the eponymously named debut album Telekinesis! on April 7, 2009. With the recent release of their third album, Dormarion, Telekinesis was ready [...]

5GB Interview w/ Device – Playing @ Center Stage 5/3!

By Ellen Eldridge David Draiman of Disturbed, and ex-Filter guitarist Geno Lenardo recently collaborated together to construct Device. The self-titled debut released April 9, taking strands from hard rock, industrial and electronica to form a focused, fierce and fiery new machine. It all started while the Grammy Award-nominated multiplatinum powerhouse Disturbed was on hiatus. Lenardo [...]

5GB Interview: Kelly McFarling Playing @ Eddie’s Attic 4/27!

Atlanta, GA raised Kelly McFarling and gave her space to find her powerful voice in its church choirs and baseball stadiums, but it was San Francisco that gave her the encouragement and community to solidify her original sound. She has spent the past three years selling out shows in both her hometown and her adopted [...]