Beats n’ Stuff #9: Noise Poppin’
Caty McCarthy
February 23, 2015
It’s Noise Pop Festival week, so for this edition of the Beats n’ Stuff playlist I’ll be spotlighting the best artists playing around the Bay Area for the festival, and why they’re worth your due attention. For those not in the know, San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival is an annual celeb...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 2014 Recap
Xpress Mag Staff
October 6, 2014
Festival Review: Friday Recap By Airha Dominguez With temperatures in the nineties, festival-goers walk barefoot on the grass, refill their bottled waters, and reapply sunscreen after each performance. Thousands have gathered at Golden Gate Park for day one of the fourteenth annual Har...
Good vibes and music take over Haight Street
Ivane Lund-Soyombo
September 15, 2014
Throngs of people flocked to Haight Street on Sunday for the 1st Annual Haight Street Music and Merchants Festival. For the adults, there were drink specials at the many bars along Haight Street, an impromptu car show, and three musical stages featuring local artists and DJs. Bigger names like T...
Recap: SF’s Street Food Festival
Catherine Uy
August 19, 2014
Photos by Hillary Smith and Catherine Uy [widgetkit id=6182] Last Saturday, thousands gathered to celebrate La Cocina’s 6th Annual (and final) Street Food Festival. The widely anticipated event took place in the Mission District, and showcased more than 80 Bay Area vendors. With free admission, ...
Outside Lands 2014: Festival Style & Trends
Farnoush Amiri
August 13, 2014
[widgetkit id=6162] San Franciscans and avid festival-goers came together for one last weekend before the end of the summer season for the 2014 Outside Lands music festival. Undeterred by the cooling temperatures and the return of the ineludible fog, fashion enthusiasts swayed to headliners like K...