Jay Raco

Live ReviewsTy Segall @ Fillmore, SF 1/18/13
January 25. 2013 | By Jay Raco

Ty Segall @ Fillmore, SF 1/18/13

Long live King Ty Segall!

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Live ReviewsNas + Lauryn Hill @ Fox, Oakland 11/19/12
November 23. 2012 | By Jay Raco

Nas + Lauryn Hill @ Fox, Oakland 11/19/12

Longtime friends and collaborators Nas and Lauryn Hill made their stop in the Bay Area to a sold-out crowd. Although their careers have taken dramatically different paths since their epic 1996 collaboration on “If I Ruled The World,” the 2 proved they can still rip a live show.

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Live ReviewsA$AP Rocky + Danny Brown @ Fox, Oakland 10/24/12
October 26. 2012 | By Jay Raco

A$AP Rocky + Danny Brown @ Fox, Oakland 10/24/12

Plenty of surprises and Bay Area legends rocked this Wednesday night party at the Fox in Oakland.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Treasure Island Music Festival 2012, Day 2
October 19. 2012 | By Jay Raco

LIVE REVIEW: Treasure Island Music Festival 2012, Day 2

Sunday/Day 2 featured an epic rock lineup of over seven straight hours of excellent music.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Treasure Island Music Festival 2012, Day 1
October 19. 2012 | By Jay Raco

LIVE REVIEW: Treasure Island Music Festival 2012, Day 1

To some of us, there is no better festival than San Francisco’s very own Treasure Island Music Festival, and we’ll tell you why.

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NewsPREVIEW: Meek Mill @ Fillmore, SF 8/4/12
July 31. 2012 | By Jay Raco

PREVIEW: Meek Mill @ Fillmore, SF 8/4/12

Has anyone ever headlined the world famous Fillmore in San Francisco without an album to their name? We’re not sure, but Philly’s Meek Mill may be the first on Saturday night.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Dirty Projectors @ The Fox Theater, Oakland 7/27/12
July 31. 2012 | By Jay Raco

LIVE REVIEW: Dirty Projectors @ The Fox Theater, Oakland 7/27/12

Dirty Projectors are exactly the type of band the Bay Area embraces whole heartedly — talented, quirky, passionate, eclectic, and soulful.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Liars @ Great American Music Hall, SF 7/5/12
July 10. 2012 | By Jay Raco

LIVE REVIEW: Liars @ Great American Music Hall, SF 7/5/12

Every Liars album is strikingly different from the last, unless the band played an album from start to finish, it’s impossible for them to deliver a coherent flow and sound live, but that’s part of the fun.

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