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"content": "\u003cp>Maybe it was the election anxiety. I went to see live music \u003cem>compulsively\u003c/em> in 2024 — over 50 shows, and that’s on top of another 20-odd plays, art exhibits, movies and events. Yes, it’s part of my job, but it’s also my connection to others, my spiritual practice, my therapy. And while I was able to review 15 live music shows for KQED by stars of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953284/nicki-minaj-review-oakland-arena-pink-friday-2-tour\">rap\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13962051/review-olivia-rodrigo-san-francisco-chase-center-guts-tour\">pop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955312/review-green-day-fillmore-photos-san-francisco\">rock\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13951043/review-michael-tilson-thomas-mahler-5-san-francisco-symphony\">classical\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953845/review-brandee-younger-alice-coltrane-san-francisco-sfjazz\">jazz\u003c/a>, many others went unnoted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are dozens of reasons for all of us to see live music, and to especially \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11027790/keep-listening-notes-on-turning-40-and-still-seeking-out-new-music\">seek out new music, no matter your age\u003c/a>. But in 2024, you’ll notice below, I also allowed myself the guilty pleasure of nostalgia. Here, then, are 30 shows I saw in 2024 which I didn’t review, now reviewed in just one sentence each — complete with bad photos from my phone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1472\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969134\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-800x613.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-1020x782.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-160x123.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-768x589.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-1536x1178.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jan. 14\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>David Hegarty\u003cbr>\nCastro Theatre, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBefore the double feature of \u003cem>Blade Runner\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Robocop\u003c/em>, I made a point of writing down the beloved organist’s setlist: “Consider Yourself,” “S’Wonderful,” “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” “A Wonderful Guy,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “That’s Entertainment” and, naturally, “San Francisco” (two weeks later, before a screening of \u003cem>2001\u003c/em>, he played “Also Sprach Zarathustra”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1294\" height=\"1126\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969132\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM.png 1294w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-800x696.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-1020x888.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-160x139.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-768x668.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 3\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Howard Wiley\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nGod bless saxophonist Howard Wiley, who advertised a gospel music show and then opened his set with Ornette Coleman’s “The Face of the Bass.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1590\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969143\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-800x663.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-1020x845.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-160x133.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-768x636.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-1536x1272.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>MDC\u003cbr>\nThe Ivy Room, Albany \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis San Francisco punk band once \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/12454758/bay-area-warehouse-scene-threatened-after-decades-of-incubating-art\">squatted inside the giant underground beer vats\u003c/a> of the former Hamm’s brewery on Bryant Street, just two and a half blocks from KQED’s current headquarters; at this haywire show, “Born to Die” still sounded tremendous, 43 years later. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1292\" height=\"1096\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969129\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM.png 1292w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-800x679.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-1020x865.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-160x136.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-768x651.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Deltrice\u003cbr>\nChris Club, Vallejo \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI want Deltrice to sing the hook on almost every Bay Area rap song I hear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/cellski.main_.jpg\" width=\"1286\" height=\"866\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13959762\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 22\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Cellski with the Top Chefs\u003cbr>\nBrick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere is nothing like a whole city turning out to shower love on one of its own, who performed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3rqbZIraS_/\">every single song\u003c/a> from \u003cem>Mr. Predicter\u003c/em> for its 30th anniversary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1286\" height=\"866\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969135\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM.png 1286w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-768x517.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>March 24\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Lil Kayla\u003cbr>\nPhoenix Theatre, Petaluma\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nDear Lil Kayla, I apologize on behalf of Sonoma County that only 85 people came to your show, hope you give us another shot someday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969128\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-800x550.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-1020x701.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-768x528.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-1536x1056.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>March 28 (and 31)\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band\u003cbr>\nChase Center, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI am not allowed to talk about Bruce Springsteen in public, because eventually someone spins their forefinger around their ear in the universal sign for “this guy’s crazy,” but suffice it to say, he opened with “Something In the Night” (!!) and when I got home I immediately bought a solo ticket to the second show. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"994\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969136\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM.png 1290w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-800x616.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-1020x786.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-160x123.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-768x592.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>April 3\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Danny Brown\u003cbr>\nRegency Ballroom, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOpener Alice Longyu Gao bent minds with “Let’s Hope Heteros Fail, Learn and Retire” and Bruiser Wolf melted hearts with “Momma Was a Dopefiend,” but it’s Detroit’s era in rap, and Danny Brown still brought the heat (speaketh the forefather: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUv_OIFmLwg\">My hoe got tats on her face, sell me them cookies from Oakland\u003c/a>”). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"1638\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969137\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147.png 1715w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-800x764.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-1020x974.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-160x153.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-768x734.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-1536x1467.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 8\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>454\u003cbr>\nThe Independent, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nLet us all have the energy of 10 bowls of Frosted Flakes before we bound onstage and bounce, weave, skitter and float about for 40 minutes of unfiltered joy. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1526\" height=\"1384\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969138\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM.png 1526w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-800x726.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-1020x925.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-160x145.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-768x697.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1526px) 100vw, 1526px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 18\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The Piner High School Band\u003cbr>\nRose Parade, Santa Rosa\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIt should be considered cruel and unusual punishment to force high school music students into military marching rituals, and yet I, a former band kid, still felt a strange sort of pride to see my alma mater persisting against brutal budget cuts to public school music programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1298\" height=\"1276\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969140\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM.png 1298w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-800x786.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-1020x1003.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-160x157.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-768x755.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 21\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Too Short\u003cbr>\nLake Merritt Bandstand, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOakland Is the Most Amazing City In the World, Chapter 3,276: Too Short agreeing to this free afternoon show on the shore of the lake for thousands of people on a random Tuesday … to promote \u003cem>voter registration\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1162\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969141\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971.png 1275w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-800x729.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-1020x930.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-160x146.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-768x700.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 29\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Los Alegres del Barranco\u003cbr>\nJuilliard Park, Santa Rosa\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere is an attraction in \u003ca href=\"https://bohemian.com/listening-to-huey-lewis-outside-the-fence-at-the-sonoma-county-fair-isnt-all-that-bad/\">listening to concerts from outside the fence\u003c/a> — and just a few nights after watching Los Alegres del Barranco’s norteño corridos through the chain link, my daughter and I stood outside City Hall in San Francisco to hear Skrillex’s set wafting through the nighttime air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1288\" height=\"1102\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969117\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM.png 1288w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-800x684.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-1020x873.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-160x137.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-768x657.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June 9\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Gary Bartz\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ, San Francisco \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTruly (and I imagine guest trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire agrees) all of us can only hope to be one-tenth as funny and creative as Gary Bartz when we, too, are 83. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1722\" height=\"1324\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969118\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM.png 1722w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-800x615.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-1020x784.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-160x123.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-768x590.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-1536x1181.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1722px) 100vw, 1722px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June 15\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Houston Person\u003cbr>\nTown Plaza, Healdsburg \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI played his version of “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR3K7msLNes\">Young, Gifted and Black\u003c/a>” for a week straight afterward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1394\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-800x581.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-1020x741.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-160x116.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-768x558.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-1536x1115.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>July 6\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Standing on the Corner\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAcross a 13-song set of spaced-out songs like “Angel,” “Get Out the Ghetto” and “Genocide,” Gio Escobar recited original poetry, covered Chuck Berry and showed that New York, though it historically looks down on the Bay Area, has a bit of our experimental, political bent after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1522\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969121\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-800x634.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-1020x809.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-160x127.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-768x609.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-1536x1218.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aug. 20\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>X\u003cbr>\nGuild Theatre, Menlo Park\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI danced and danced and danced and danced and danced, and did not stop until an acoustic duet of John and Exene singing “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zfrW0F2K8\">See How We Are\u003c/a>,” and only because it rendered my knees too weak to move. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"936\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969119\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-800x655.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-1020x835.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-160x131.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-768x628.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 1\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Fifteen\u003cbr>\nArlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe lines “\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/fv5ZFuiGiXQ?si=UqRQ4WULyM6Qv2Gy&t=165\">I was born a little too late to see the dream that they called America / See I only wanna be a free man but it’s against the law to sleep on the ground in God’s land\u003c/a>” felt more relevant than ever after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991340/supreme-court-says-laws-criminalizing-homeless-camping-do-not-violate-constitution\">Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision criminalizing camping on public property\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1042\" height=\"776\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969123\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM.png 1042w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-800x596.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-1020x760.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-160x119.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-768x572.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 3\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Smoking Popes\u003cbr>\nGreat American Music Hall, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThey dropped a minute or so of the Replacements’ “Can’t Hardly Wait” into the middle of “Gotta Know Right Now,” and I died right then and there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"1002\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969125\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-800x701.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-1020x893.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-160x140.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-768x673.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 5\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Future and Metro Boomin\u003cbr>\nOakland Arena, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile Future isn’t a rap dinosaur by any means, when the transcendence of “March Madness” filled the arena, I had a sobering realization that the song is now nearly 10 years old. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"784\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM.png 1140w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-800x550.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-1020x701.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-160x110.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-768x528.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 16\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Pulp\u003cbr>\nBill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIt was a Monday night, tickets on Stubhub were literally $9, and Jarvis Cocker talked about Richard Brautigan living on Geary Street before soaring through “This Is Hardcore,” a perfect song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1582\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969114\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-800x659.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-1020x840.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-160x132.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-768x633.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-1536x1266.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 21\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The Linda Lindas\u003cbr>\n924 Gilman, Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPerhaps the most wholesome punk show I’ve ever seen; I lost count of how many parents I ran into in the packed crowd, bringing their children to Gilman for the first time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1146\" height=\"828\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969112\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM.png 1146w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-800x578.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-1020x737.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-160x116.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-768x555.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 23\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Nicki Minaj\u003cbr>\nChase Center, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI WISH I COULD QUIT YOU NICKI 🤷♂️\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1138\" height=\"770\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969113\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM.png 1138w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-800x541.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-1020x690.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-768x520.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 28\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Built to Spill\u003cbr>\nThe Fillmore, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe new rhythm section shreds, the transition from “Twin Falls” into “Some” is better than hospital painkillers, and Doug Martsch’s beard has grown capable of knocking over tall buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"846\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969115\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-800x592.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-1020x754.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-160x118.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-768x568.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 6\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Billy Ocean\u003cbr>\nGraton Casino, Rohnert Park\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nA very long-overdue show in the Bay Area; Billy Ocean basically has six hits, but they are really, really good hits, and he still has \u003cem>that voice\u003c/em> — let’s hope we don’t have to wait another 20 years for him to return. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1134\" height=\"810\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969120\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM.png 1134w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-800x571.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-1020x729.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-160x114.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-768x549.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bladee\u003cbr>\nThe Warfield, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo years ago, with ecco2k, Bladee delivered a beautiful, joyful show at Complex in Oakland, and maybe fame really does curdle people, or else Bladee was simply leaning hard into the concept of \u003cem>Cold Visions\u003c/em>, because this time around, bleakness reigned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1006\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969122\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM.png 1140w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-800x706.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-1020x900.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-160x141.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-768x678.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 19\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>History of the Bay\u003cbr>\nThe Midway, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Bay Area has an eternally deep well of unsung rap heroes, which means that as monumental as it is to get B-Legit, Kamaiyah, Souls of Mischief, Rick Rock and Mob Figaz on stage together, it still feels like a mere sliver of talent; shout out to Dregs One for playing the long game and building the history piece by piece. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"972\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969124\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-800x680.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-1020x867.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-160x136.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-768x653.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 19\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>D.R.I.\u003cbr>\nNeck of the Woods, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo people got thrown out, girls crowdsurfed over the pit, someone fell asleep on the stage, and afterward, talking to singer Kurt Brecht with swirling thoughts of 500 things to say, all I could muster was “Thank you for the great art you have given the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"950\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969130\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM.png 1142w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-800x665.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-1020x849.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-160x133.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-768x639.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 27\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Phoenix Halloween Show\u003cbr>\nPhoenix Theatre, Petaluma\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nA classic Halloween-covers night, except this year at the Phoenix, Miss Minor’s insanely elaborate Britney Spears tribute — period-correct in wardrobe, set and choreography — capped the night, along with a giant balloon drop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"1016\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM.png 1142w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-800x712.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-1020x907.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-160x142.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-768x683.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nov. 2\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Kirk Franklin’s Reunion Tour\u003cbr>\nOakland Arena, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI went for the Clark Sisters, but the surprise of the night was Yolanda Adams, who, at 63, sent shivers down the spine; meanwhile, Kirk Franklin only had to play two piano notes before a spontaneous mass acapella sing-along of “Silver & Gold” broke out around the arena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/img_1409_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1996\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969144\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/img_1409_720.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/img_1409_720-800x832.jpg 800w, 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Maybe it was the election anxiety. I went to see live music \u003cem>compulsively\u003c/em> in 2024 — over 50 shows, and that’s on top of another 20-odd plays, art exhibits, movies and events. Yes, it’s part of my job, but it’s also my connection to others, my spiritual practice, my therapy. And while I was able to review 15 live music shows for KQED by stars of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953284/nicki-minaj-review-oakland-arena-pink-friday-2-tour\">rap\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13962051/review-olivia-rodrigo-san-francisco-chase-center-guts-tour\">pop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955312/review-green-day-fillmore-photos-san-francisco\">rock\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13951043/review-michael-tilson-thomas-mahler-5-san-francisco-symphony\">classical\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953845/review-brandee-younger-alice-coltrane-san-francisco-sfjazz\">jazz\u003c/a>, many others went unnoted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are dozens of reasons for all of us to see live music, and to especially \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11027790/keep-listening-notes-on-turning-40-and-still-seeking-out-new-music\">seek out new music, no matter your age\u003c/a>. But in 2024, you’ll notice below, I also allowed myself the guilty pleasure of nostalgia. Here, then, are 30 shows I saw in 2024 which I didn’t review, now reviewed in just one sentence each — complete with bad photos from my phone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1472\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969134\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-800x613.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-1020x782.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-160x123.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-768x589.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_4637-scaled-e1733464046796-1536x1178.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jan. 14\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>David Hegarty\u003cbr>\nCastro Theatre, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBefore the double feature of \u003cem>Blade Runner\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Robocop\u003c/em>, I made a point of writing down the beloved organist’s setlist: “Consider Yourself,” “S’Wonderful,” “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” “A Wonderful Guy,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “That’s Entertainment” and, naturally, “San Francisco” (two weeks later, before a screening of \u003cem>2001\u003c/em>, he played “Also Sprach Zarathustra”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1294\" height=\"1126\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969132\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM.png 1294w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-800x696.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-1020x888.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-160x139.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.41.41-PM-768x668.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 3\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Howard Wiley\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nGod bless saxophonist Howard Wiley, who advertised a gospel music show and then opened his set with Ornette Coleman’s “The Face of the Bass.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1590\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969143\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-800x663.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-1020x845.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-160x133.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-768x636.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_5133-scaled-e1733463947410-1536x1272.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>MDC\u003cbr>\nThe Ivy Room, Albany \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis San Francisco punk band once \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/12454758/bay-area-warehouse-scene-threatened-after-decades-of-incubating-art\">squatted inside the giant underground beer vats\u003c/a> of the former Hamm’s brewery on Bryant Street, just two and a half blocks from KQED’s current headquarters; at this haywire show, “Born to Die” still sounded tremendous, 43 years later. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1292\" height=\"1096\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969129\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM.png 1292w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-800x679.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-1020x865.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-160x136.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.45.07-PM-768x651.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Deltrice\u003cbr>\nChris Club, Vallejo \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI want Deltrice to sing the hook on almost every Bay Area rap song I hear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/cellski.main_.jpg\" width=\"1286\" height=\"866\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13959762\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feb. 22\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Cellski with the Top Chefs\u003cbr>\nBrick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere is nothing like a whole city turning out to shower love on one of its own, who performed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3rqbZIraS_/\">every single song\u003c/a> from \u003cem>Mr. Predicter\u003c/em> for its 30th anniversary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1286\" height=\"866\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969135\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM.png 1286w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.48.20-PM-768x517.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>March 24\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Lil Kayla\u003cbr>\nPhoenix Theatre, Petaluma\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nDear Lil Kayla, I apologize on behalf of Sonoma County that only 85 people came to your show, hope you give us another shot someday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969128\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-800x550.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-1020x701.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-768x528.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_6004-1536x1056.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>March 28 (and 31)\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band\u003cbr>\nChase Center, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI am not allowed to talk about Bruce Springsteen in public, because eventually someone spins their forefinger around their ear in the universal sign for “this guy’s crazy,” but suffice it to say, he opened with “Something In the Night” (!!) and when I got home I immediately bought a solo ticket to the second show. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"994\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969136\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM.png 1290w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-800x616.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-1020x786.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-160x123.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.51.05-PM-768x592.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>April 3\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Danny Brown\u003cbr>\nRegency Ballroom, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOpener Alice Longyu Gao bent minds with “Let’s Hope Heteros Fail, Learn and Retire” and Bruiser Wolf melted hearts with “Momma Was a Dopefiend,” but it’s Detroit’s era in rap, and Danny Brown still brought the heat (speaketh the forefather: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUv_OIFmLwg\">My hoe got tats on her face, sell me them cookies from Oakland\u003c/a>”). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"1638\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969137\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147.png 1715w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-800x764.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-1020x974.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-160x153.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-768x734.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.04-PM-e1733464012147-1536x1467.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 8\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>454\u003cbr>\nThe Independent, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nLet us all have the energy of 10 bowls of Frosted Flakes before we bound onstage and bounce, weave, skitter and float about for 40 minutes of unfiltered joy. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1526\" height=\"1384\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969138\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM.png 1526w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-800x726.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-1020x925.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-160x145.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.54.36-PM-768x697.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1526px) 100vw, 1526px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 18\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The Piner High School Band\u003cbr>\nRose Parade, Santa Rosa\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIt should be considered cruel and unusual punishment to force high school music students into military marching rituals, and yet I, a former band kid, still felt a strange sort of pride to see my alma mater persisting against brutal budget cuts to public school music programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1298\" height=\"1276\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969140\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM.png 1298w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-800x786.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-1020x1003.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-160x157.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.57.10-PM-768x755.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 21\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Too Short\u003cbr>\nLake Merritt Bandstand, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOakland Is the Most Amazing City In the World, Chapter 3,276: Too Short agreeing to this free afternoon show on the shore of the lake for thousands of people on a random Tuesday … to promote \u003cem>voter registration\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1162\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969141\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971.png 1275w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-800x729.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-1020x930.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-160x146.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.01.34-PM-e1733463982971-768x700.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May 29\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Los Alegres del Barranco\u003cbr>\nJuilliard Park, Santa Rosa\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere is an attraction in \u003ca href=\"https://bohemian.com/listening-to-huey-lewis-outside-the-fence-at-the-sonoma-county-fair-isnt-all-that-bad/\">listening to concerts from outside the fence\u003c/a> — and just a few nights after watching Los Alegres del Barranco’s norteño corridos through the chain link, my daughter and I stood outside City Hall in San Francisco to hear Skrillex’s set wafting through the nighttime air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1288\" height=\"1102\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969117\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM.png 1288w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-800x684.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-1020x873.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-160x137.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.02.29-PM-768x657.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June 9\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Gary Bartz\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ, San Francisco \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTruly (and I imagine guest trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire agrees) all of us can only hope to be one-tenth as funny and creative as Gary Bartz when we, too, are 83. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1722\" height=\"1324\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969118\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM.png 1722w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-800x615.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-1020x784.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-160x123.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-768x590.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.03.23-PM-1536x1181.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1722px) 100vw, 1722px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June 15\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Houston Person\u003cbr>\nTown Plaza, Healdsburg \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI played his version of “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR3K7msLNes\">Young, Gifted and Black\u003c/a>” for a week straight afterward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1394\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-800x581.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-1020x741.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-160x116.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-768x558.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/E99FCECE-8347-4F39-87B5-E3D5B50892F3_1_201_a-1536x1115.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>July 6\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Standing on the Corner\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAcross a 13-song set of spaced-out songs like “Angel,” “Get Out the Ghetto” and “Genocide,” Gio Escobar recited original poetry, covered Chuck Berry and showed that New York, though it historically looks down on the Bay Area, has a bit of our experimental, political bent after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1522\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969121\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-800x634.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-1020x809.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-160x127.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-768x609.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/A054A4D5-A61A-45BA-9A0B-F51B003D27C5_1_105_c-1536x1218.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aug. 20\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>X\u003cbr>\nGuild Theatre, Menlo Park\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI danced and danced and danced and danced and danced, and did not stop until an acoustic duet of John and Exene singing “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zfrW0F2K8\">See How We Are\u003c/a>,” and only because it rendered my knees too weak to move. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"936\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969119\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-800x655.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-1020x835.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-160x131.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.09.39-PM-768x628.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 1\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Fifteen\u003cbr>\nArlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe lines “\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/fv5ZFuiGiXQ?si=UqRQ4WULyM6Qv2Gy&t=165\">I was born a little too late to see the dream that they called America / See I only wanna be a free man but it’s against the law to sleep on the ground in God’s land\u003c/a>” felt more relevant than ever after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991340/supreme-court-says-laws-criminalizing-homeless-camping-do-not-violate-constitution\">Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision criminalizing camping on public property\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1042\" height=\"776\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969123\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM.png 1042w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-800x596.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-1020x760.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-160x119.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.11.28-PM-768x572.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 3\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Smoking Popes\u003cbr>\nGreat American Music Hall, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThey dropped a minute or so of the Replacements’ “Can’t Hardly Wait” into the middle of “Gotta Know Right Now,” and I died right then and there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"1002\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969125\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-800x701.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-1020x893.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-160x140.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.14.15-PM-768x673.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 5\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Future and Metro Boomin\u003cbr>\nOakland Arena, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile Future isn’t a rap dinosaur by any means, when the transcendence of “March Madness” filled the arena, I had a sobering realization that the song is now nearly 10 years old. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"784\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM.png 1140w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-800x550.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-1020x701.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-160x110.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.17.27-PM-768x528.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 16\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Pulp\u003cbr>\nBill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIt was a Monday night, tickets on Stubhub were literally $9, and Jarvis Cocker talked about Richard Brautigan living on Geary Street before soaring through “This Is Hardcore,” a perfect song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1582\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969114\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-800x659.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-1020x840.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-160x132.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-768x633.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/F3AE3AD0-48A6-482E-8102-017383C095FB_1_105_c-1536x1266.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 21\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The Linda Lindas\u003cbr>\n924 Gilman, Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPerhaps the most wholesome punk show I’ve ever seen; I lost count of how many parents I ran into in the packed crowd, bringing their children to Gilman for the first time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1146\" height=\"828\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969112\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM.png 1146w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-800x578.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-1020x737.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-160x116.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.25.55-PM-768x555.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 23\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Nicki Minaj\u003cbr>\nChase Center, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI WISH I COULD QUIT YOU NICKI 🤷♂️\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1138\" height=\"770\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969113\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM.png 1138w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-800x541.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-1020x690.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.27.28-PM-768x520.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sept. 28\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Built to Spill\u003cbr>\nThe Fillmore, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe new rhythm section shreds, the transition from “Twin Falls” into “Some” is better than hospital painkillers, and Doug Martsch’s beard has grown capable of knocking over tall buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"846\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969115\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-800x592.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-1020x754.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-160x118.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.28.28-PM-768x568.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 6\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Billy Ocean\u003cbr>\nGraton Casino, Rohnert Park\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nA very long-overdue show in the Bay Area; Billy Ocean basically has six hits, but they are really, really good hits, and he still has \u003cem>that voice\u003c/em> — let’s hope we don’t have to wait another 20 years for him to return. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1134\" height=\"810\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969120\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM.png 1134w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-800x571.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-1020x729.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-160x114.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.29.39-PM-768x549.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bladee\u003cbr>\nThe Warfield, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo years ago, with ecco2k, Bladee delivered a beautiful, joyful show at Complex in Oakland, and maybe fame really does curdle people, or else Bladee was simply leaning hard into the concept of \u003cem>Cold Visions\u003c/em>, because this time around, bleakness reigned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1006\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969122\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM.png 1140w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-800x706.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-1020x900.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-160x141.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.31.18-PM-768x678.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 19\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>History of the Bay\u003cbr>\nThe Midway, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Bay Area has an eternally deep well of unsung rap heroes, which means that as monumental as it is to get B-Legit, Kamaiyah, Souls of Mischief, Rick Rock and Mob Figaz on stage together, it still feels like a mere sliver of talent; shout out to Dregs One for playing the long game and building the history piece by piece. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"972\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969124\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM.png 1144w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-800x680.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-1020x867.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-160x136.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.34.02-PM-768x653.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 19\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>D.R.I.\u003cbr>\nNeck of the Woods, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo people got thrown out, girls crowdsurfed over the pit, someone fell asleep on the stage, and afterward, talking to singer Kurt Brecht with swirling thoughts of 500 things to say, all I could muster was “Thank you for the great art you have given the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"950\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969130\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM.png 1142w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-800x665.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-1020x849.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-160x133.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.36.36-PM-768x639.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 27\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Phoenix Halloween Show\u003cbr>\nPhoenix Theatre, Petaluma\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nA classic Halloween-covers night, except this year at the Phoenix, Miss Minor’s insanely elaborate Britney Spears tribute — period-correct in wardrobe, set and choreography — capped the night, along with a giant balloon drop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"1016\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM.png 1142w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-800x712.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-1020x907.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-160x142.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-9.38.28-PM-768x683.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nov. 2\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Kirk Franklin’s Reunion Tour\u003cbr>\nOakland Arena, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI went for the Clark Sisters, but the surprise of the night was Yolanda Adams, who, at 63, sent shivers down the spine; meanwhile, Kirk Franklin only had to play two piano notes before a spontaneous mass acapella sing-along of “Silver & Gold” broke out around the arena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/img_1409_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1996\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13969144\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/img_1409_720.jpg 1920w, 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story is part of the KQED series \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/fandomvote\">The Fandom Vote\u003c/a>, exploring the election-year concerns and voting preferences of pop culture fanbases.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sunday, hours ahead of (G)I-DLE’s show at the Oakland Arena, fans lined up to exchange concert-related trinkets and photocards, take selfies with each other and practice their dance moves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The five-member girl group — Soyeon, Miyeon, Minnie, Yuqi and Shuhua — has performed in the Bay Area before, but their 2024 I-DOL World Tour stop in Oakland marked their largest Bay Area concert to date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964020\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1550px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1550\" height=\"2000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964020\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-6-KQED.jpg 1550w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-6-KQED-800x1032.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-6-KQED-1020x1316.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-6-KQED-160x206.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-6-KQED-768x991.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-6-KQED-1190x1536.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1550px) 100vw, 1550px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dabs Estanislao holds up a flag of (G)I-DLE member Miyeon at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For the most part, K-pop is largely about escapism and creating community, and less about the political concerns of the real world. Still, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/24/how-us-k-pop-fans-became-a-political-force-to-be-reckoned-with-blm-donald-trump\">K-pop fans can be famously organized\u003c/a> in election years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We caught up with members of (G)I-DLE’s fandom, known as NEVERLAND, to ask how they got into the K-pop group and how they’re feeling ahead of the election. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964015\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964015\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-1-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Nina Soto, Yoana Navarrete Santos, Julissa Sosa, Alondra Sosa and Yosselin Sandoval, pose for a photo, wearing blue wigs from the (G)I-DLE music video “Wife” at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Alondra Sosa of Manteca said she’s been keeping up with politics this election year, and has a pretty good idea of who she wants to vote for — though she didn’t feel comfortable naming a candidate. “I just wish more people would go out and vote,” she said. For the concert, she and her friends all dressed in blue wigs and white T-shirts, just like (G)I-DLE in their popular music video for their song “Wife.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nina Soto, one of Sosa’s friends in a blue wig, said what worried her most this election cycle was how people communicate — or don’t communicate — with one another. “The overall thing that concerns us as a nation at the moment is how we’re going to move forward and actually listen to each other,” she said. “We’re fighting each other, not listening. And I think that’s a big issue: not listening.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1241\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964022\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-1020x633.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-768x477.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-1536x953.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-1920x1191.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shane Lim holds up a photo of (G)I-DLE member Soyeon from the music video “Allergy” at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shane Lim, a dedicated 19-year-old NEVERLAND from San Lorenzo, said he was curious how the election would turn out. Lim, a fan of (G)I-DLE since 2021, had recreated one of Soyeon’s iconic outfits from (G)I-DLE’s “Allergy” music video for the concert. He said there weren’t any specific issues he was concerned about this election cycle, but he definitely had an idea of who he hoped would pull ahead in the polls. “I hope Kamala wins, in all honesty,” Lim said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1246\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964021\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED-800x498.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED-1020x635.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED-768x478.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED-1536x957.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-7-KQED-1920x1196.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsay Gomez, left, and Katherine Martinez, 16, right, hold up signs for the (G)I-DLE concert at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kamala Harris was the candidate of interest for first-time Marin County voter Lindsay Gomez, too. “I just turned 18 this year, so I’m like, kind of excited to vote,” she said. “I need to learn more, but I think I might go towards Kamala. I kind of hope she does win, because [the] first female president… that would be really cool for us.” 16-year-old Katherine Martinez, who joined Gomez for the concert, nodded in agreement. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year will not only be Gomez’s first time voting, it will be her mom’s first time voting, too. As for election-year concerns, Gomez said she found herself thinking about the logistics of being able to vote in California. “I’m just hoping my registration went through,” she said. She and her mom are already making plans for Election Day. “We’re both going [to vote] together I think, and I hope that everything works out.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964024\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Evan Villaflor, Martin Villafuerte and Francis Nario wear queen card costumes, after the song Queencard by (G)I-DLE concert, at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Martin Villafuerte, dressed in a queen of hearts playing card costume in homage to (G)I-DLE’s popular song “Queencard,” drove nearly two hours from Patterson with friends to see the girl group perform. Villafuerte said he was “not super confident” going into the election, “but that’s how it is every election.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964018\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964018\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-4-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angel Perez wears a Yuqi graphic tee ahead of the (G)I-DLE concert at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Angel Perez, a San Jose resident, expressed similar sentiments. Perez, dressed in a custom T-shirt with images of Yuqi, his favorite member (known as a “bias” in K-pop culture) on it, got into K-pop just three months ago when he happened to tap play on a YouTube-generated playlist. His interest in (G)I-DLE has grown over time, but as far as politics goes, “I’m not really following the election like that,” Perez said. He noted he was slightly concerned about the levels of crime happening in his community, but when it comes to voting outcomes, “I just hope for the best,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964019\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1266\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964019\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED-800x506.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED-1020x646.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED-768x486.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED-1536x972.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-5-KQED-1920x1215.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahal Bilaoen and friends hold up handmade crocheted photo holders with (G)I-DLE’s members at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nina Soto, one of Sosa’s friends in a blue wig, said what worried her most this election cycle was how people communicate — or don’t communicate — with one another. “The overall thing that concerns us as a nation at the moment is how we’re going to move forward and actually listen to each other,” she said. “We’re fighting each other, not listening. And I think that’s a big issue: not listening.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13964022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1241\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13964022\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-1020x633.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-768x477.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-1536x953.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/20240908_FANDOMVOTEKPOP-8-KQED-1920x1191.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shane Lim holds up a photo of (G)I-DLE member Soyeon from the music video “Allergy” at the Oakland Arena on September 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shane Lim, a dedicated 19-year-old NEVERLAND from San Lorenzo, said he was curious how the election would turn out. Lim, a fan of (G)I-DLE since 2021, had recreated one of Soyeon’s iconic outfits from (G)I-DLE’s “Allergy” music video for the concert. 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I kind of hope she does win, because [the] first female president… that would be really cool for us.” 16-year-old Katherine Martinez, who joined Gomez for the concert, nodded in agreement. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year will not only be Gomez’s first time voting, it will be her mom’s first time voting, too. As for election-year concerns, Gomez said she found herself thinking about the logistics of being able to vote in California. “I’m just hoping my registration went through,” she said. 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Perez, dressed in a custom T-shirt with images of Yuqi, his favorite member (known as a “bias” in K-pop culture) on it, got into K-pop just three months ago when he happened to tap play on a YouTube-generated playlist. His interest in (G)I-DLE has grown over time, but as far as politics goes, “I’m not really following the election like that,” Perez said. 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"content": "\u003cp>This Is Not a Test: Missy Elliott is \u003ca href=\"https://www.missy-elliott.com/tour\">playing the Oakland Arena on July 9\u003c/a>, and tickets go on sale this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, you read that correctly. Missy Elliott’s first proper tour in 20 years is happening, with openers Busta Rhymes and Ciara and special guest Timbaland. Her July 9 stop in Oakland is sure to sell out faster than you can say “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjIvu7e6Wq8\">flip it and reverse it\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So: how to get tickets, which go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 12? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As is customary for big tours, a handful of presales will open in the next few days. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, April 9, at 10 a.m., Verizon customers can buy tickets; \u003ca href=\"https://www.verizon.com/featured/verizon-up/\">details here\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C006082BD4C61EF\">VIP packages\u003c/a>, typically expensive, also go on sale on Tuesday, April 9. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MissyElliott_PressPhotoMain_Photo-credit_Derek-Blanks-with-crowdMGMT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955575\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MissyElliott_PressPhotoMain_Photo-credit_Derek-Blanks-with-crowdMGMT.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MissyElliott_PressPhotoMain_Photo-credit_Derek-Blanks-with-crowdMGMT-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MissyElliott_PressPhotoMain_Photo-credit_Derek-Blanks-with-crowdMGMT-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MissyElliott_PressPhotoMain_Photo-credit_Derek-Blanks-with-crowdMGMT-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MissyElliott_PressPhotoMain_Photo-credit_Derek-Blanks-with-crowdMGMT-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MissyElliott_PressPhotoMain_Photo-credit_Derek-Blanks-with-crowdMGMT-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Missy Elliott will perform in Oakland on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Derek Blanks)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, April 11, at 10 a.m., use the presale code RIFF for the Live Nation presale. April 11 is also the onsale date for the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/OaklandArena\">venue\u003c/a> presale and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MissyElliott\">Missy Elliott’s own\u003c/a> presale. (Best to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/OaklandArena\">follow\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MissyElliott\">both\u003c/a> in case either posts a presale code.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, on Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m., the general onsale starts. Be forewarned about “dynamic pricing,” resale tickets and other unsavory developments foisted upon music fans by Ticketmaster. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But also, it’s worth stating: demand will far outweigh supply. Elliott’s last proper tour was in 2004 with Beyoncé and Alicia Keys (a show that, in Oakland, remarkably \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Ladies_First_Tour\">did not sell out\u003c/a>). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fans have been asking me to tour forever,” Elliott said in a statement. “But I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right, because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Watch Missy Elliott’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5f-HvJu9J-/\">tour announcement here\u003c/a>, and good luck this week with tickets. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a woman in a silvery bodysuit smiles on stage with a microphone in a big arena with pink and purple lighting behind her\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1797\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953285\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-800x562.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-1020x716.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-768x539.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-2048x1438.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053270171-1920x1348.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj performs during the opening night of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at the Oakland Arena on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You’d be right to have worried that the first show of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 tour in Oakland on Friday might be, well, a mess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Known more for controversies and \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2024/music/news/nicki-minaj-megan-thee-stallion-feud-timeline-1235890487/\">feuds\u003c/a> in recent years than the immense talent that once made her the world’s most feared rapper, Nicki Minaj victoriously spent two hours at her tour kickoff reminding a sold-out Oakland Arena that she still sings, raps, dances and brings the heat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053278167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953290\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053278167.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053278167-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053278167-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053278167-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053278167-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053278167-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj performs ‘Feelin’ Myself’ during the opening night of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at the Oakland Arena on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This was clear right from the start of the show, when Nicki rose from below the stage rapping with noticeable vigor on the throwback opener “I’m the Best” (key line: “Which world tour should I go on today?”). In one moment, all the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1751290347957911700\">Ben Shapiro tweets\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/09/14/nicki-minaj-covid-19-vaccine-conspiracy/\">COVID conspiracies\u003c/a>, irredeemable \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/rateyourmusic/comments/1aeyxcl/nicki_minajs_bigfoot_is_now_the_second_lowest/\">diss tracks\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3jycgCO7ih/\">scattered whisper-rambles on Instagram Live\u003c/a> became distant memories. She was not here to play. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are talking about a \u003ca href=\"https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/nicki-minaj/2024/oakland-arena-oakland-ca-53ad7bb5.html\">36-song setlist\u003c/a>, with smash hits and deep cuts alike. Six costume changes, robot dancers, a subway train, phone booths for her different alter egos. Lots of simulated copulation — group, duo and solo. Nicki, at age 41, coming for vengeance on workouts like “Roman’s Revenge,” and showing off her vocals on “Save Me.” And, just three months after being released, Nicki’s new songs from \u003cem>Pink Friday 2\u003c/em> — a smoldering “Big Difference,” set closer “Everybody” — coming off like classics. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953294\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279794.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953294\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279794.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279794-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279794-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279794-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279794-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279794-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj performs during the opening night of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at the Oakland Arena on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What’s evident is Nicki is \u003cem>hungry\u003c/em> again. Maybe the competition got to her, and she upped her game. Maybe it was always in hiding. While she performed, I found myself wondering if her whole meandering, is-she-on-drugs-or-isn’t-she thing of late has been an elaborate psy-op to hide intense training and rehearsal. Whatever happened, it’s resulted in her giving 100% again. The show (“this magical historic night,” Nicki declared) recalled the first time I saw her headline the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://bohemian.com/live-review-nicki-minaj-at-the-paramount-theater-oakland/\">in 2012 at the Paramount Theatre\u003c/a> — how unstoppable she seemed then, how she gave her all to the crowd. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been rough patches in the interim, to be sure. Bay Area fans may remember a fraught Concord Pavilion show in 2015 that suffered from beleaguered choreography and a strange detachment that seemed concerning, especially after \u003cem>The Pinkprint\u003c/em>’s multiple references to Percocet. The show ended with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-concert-brawl-video-369856/\">giant brawl in the crowd\u003c/a>; as I left I saw one guy \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/gmeline/status/632463878668943360\">face-down, knocked out\u003c/a>. The vibes, as they say, were off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279787.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953293\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279787.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279787-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279787-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279787-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279787-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053279787-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj performs during the opening night of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at the Oakland Arena on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Friday night, fans got the old Nicki. And not just with older deep cuts like “Favorite” and “Win Again,” which roused diehards but caused the overall energy to dip. One of the show’s early peaks was “FTCU,” and the modern phenomenon of an arena screaming the \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ftcu?lang=en\">30 seconds of a song that are famous on TikTok\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The inspirational Nicki showed up too, during “The Night Is Still Young.” “I wanna tell you guys something right now,” she said. “No matter what is happening right now outside of Gag City, inside here, we are radiating positivity, success, prosperity, intelligence and wisdom” — later telling her audience, many clad in in sequined skirts, pink wigs, fuzzy hats and platform heels, “You still have time to do what you have to do! Don’t waste a minute of your life! Promise me that!” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953295\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953295\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284188.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284188-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284188-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284188-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284188-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284188-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj performs ‘Cowgirl’ during the opening night of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at the Oakland Arena on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans also got the sex-positive Nicki. After a costume change into a basketball jersey-inspired yellow dress and boxing hoodie, Nicki did her best impression of Prince’s “Darling Nikki” upon the stage floor, complete with 90-degree leg lifts and a strategically positioned microphone. Cue the Beyoncé duet “Feelin’ Myself,” followed by undulating with three leather-clad beefcakes on steel beds (“Cowgirl”) and a straight-up face sit (“RNB”). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provocative? Sure. But she knows what she’s doing. Nicki is hyper-aware of the meta narratives around her every move — and I’m not sure that’s always a good thing. As a longtime fan, part of my hesitation about this tour is that she’s seemed less interested in being the world’s greatest rapper, and more interested in \u003cem>hearing people say\u003c/em> she’s the world’s greatest rapper. It’s been giving self-doubt, and made me hear her music as telegraphing “greatness” instead of embodying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953291\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284690.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284690-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284690-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284690-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284690-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053284690-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj performs ‘Red Ruby da Sleeze’ during the opening night of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at the Oakland Arena on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But if anyone’s earned the right to rest on her laurels, it’s Nicki. You can hear her carefree flamboyance in Doja Cat, her winking humor in Cardi B, her boss-bitch confidence in — yes — Megan Thee Stallion. But primarily, 24 years into her career, Nicki’s influence is in the fact we are talking about any of these talented women at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is really, really hard to convey to younger fans the unfair reality in which we lived, for years, that allowed for one and only one female rapper at a time. Nicki blew that notion apart. With her many alter egos and endless flows, she paved a multitude of ways for women to make their mark in the industry. On Friday, she also let \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BARIJUKU/status/1763827847473635820\">national treasure Monica\u003c/a> perform a simmering set of a half-dozen songs during her headlining set, rather than making her open to a half-full arena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053288493.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953292\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053288493.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053288493-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053288493-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053288493-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053288493-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/GettyImages-2053288493-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj performs ‘FTCU’ during the opening night of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at the Oakland Arena on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the show, I thought of the prom scene in \u003cem>Mean Girls\u003c/em>, where Cady Heron hands out pieces of her crown to the other girls at school. That’s what Nicki did. I don’t think she really wants the crown back. She just wants people to know where it came from. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During her joyous finale in Oakland — with favorites “Moment for Life,” “Starships” and the eternal “Super Bass” — she made a convincing closing argument for that fact. This jury’s verdict is in: Nicki’s resurrected herself. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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In one moment, all the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1751290347957911700\">Ben Shapiro tweets\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/09/14/nicki-minaj-covid-19-vaccine-conspiracy/\">COVID conspiracies\u003c/a>, irredeemable \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/rateyourmusic/comments/1aeyxcl/nicki_minajs_bigfoot_is_now_the_second_lowest/\">diss tracks\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3jycgCO7ih/\">scattered whisper-rambles on Instagram Live\u003c/a> became distant memories. She was not here to play. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are talking about a \u003ca href=\"https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/nicki-minaj/2024/oakland-arena-oakland-ca-53ad7bb5.html\">36-song setlist\u003c/a>, with smash hits and deep cuts alike. Six costume changes, robot dancers, a subway train, phone booths for her different alter egos. Lots of simulated copulation — group, duo and solo. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been rough patches in the interim, to be sure. Bay Area fans may remember a fraught Concord Pavilion show in 2015 that suffered from beleaguered choreography and a strange detachment that seemed concerning, especially after \u003cem>The Pinkprint\u003c/em>’s multiple references to Percocet. The show ended with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-concert-brawl-video-369856/\">giant brawl in the crowd\u003c/a>; as I left I saw one guy \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/gmeline/status/632463878668943360\">face-down, knocked out\u003c/a>. 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And not just with older deep cuts like “Favorite” and “Win Again,” which roused diehards but caused the overall energy to dip. One of the show’s early peaks was “FTCU,” and the modern phenomenon of an arena screaming the \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ftcu?lang=en\">30 seconds of a song that are famous on TikTok\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The inspirational Nicki showed up too, during “The Night Is Still Young.” “I wanna tell you guys something right now,” she said. “No matter what is happening right now outside of Gag City, inside here, we are radiating positivity, success, prosperity, intelligence and wisdom” — later telling her audience, many clad in in sequined skirts, pink wigs, fuzzy hats and platform heels, “You still have time to do what you have to do! Don’t waste a minute of your life! 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You can hear her carefree flamboyance in Doja Cat, her winking humor in Cardi B, her boss-bitch confidence in — yes — Megan Thee Stallion. But primarily, 24 years into her career, Nicki’s influence is in the fact we are talking about any of these talented women at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is really, really hard to convey to younger fans the unfair reality in which we lived, for years, that allowed for one and only one female rapper at a time. Nicki blew that notion apart. With her many alter egos and endless flows, she paved a multitude of ways for women to make their mark in the industry. 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