Day three of Outside Lands brought along with it a familiar bittersweet feeling. The artists spanned such an eclectic genre, it felt hard to pinpoint a coherent theme of the artists of the day, but in a way, that felt entirely symbolic of everything the city of San Francisco should stand for. The day brought music from every imaginable genre from hip hop, to hard rock, artists whose music has almost been dwarfed by their political movements, and even a well-welcomed Grateful Dead cover in Golden Gate Park.

Day two of Outside Lands brought the biggest crowd of the weekend, and with that it gave a platform to a heavier genre, once thought to be a fad of the early 2000’s. From top to bottom, the day’s bill was packed with pop-punk artists new, old, and some bridging the gap in between, proving once and for all, pop punk’s not dead.

While the distance between this and the last Outside Lands was the shortest in the history of the festival, last year’s dates were moved from August to October due to the pandemic, anticipation from the fans was not lacking as crowds showed up early and enthusiastically to Golden Gate Park Friday morning. The return of San Francisco’s end of Summer classic brought a sense of unity to the city as everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief that the community and the world was returning to a more comfortable pace.

Internationally acclaimed Jazz/R&B/Pop Saxophonist, Songwriter, Producer, and Performer, Eric Darius releases his newest album Unleashed, featured on Wonderland Magazine.

The American saxophonist, songwriter, producer, and performer shines in a vibrant new light as he reinvents himself through Unleashed, an expansive and ambitious genre-spanning album brimming with passion, purpose, soul and sweat, charisma and charm.

Just announced! Lovin’ Dead, Sonoma County’s premier Grateful Dead tribute, returns to Toot’s Tavern for a Sugartown Shakedown Grateful Friday on 9/16. They will be joined by the formidable blue Jedi Burt Lewis (JMF) on the low end for this special show. Get your tickets now, very limited reserved seats available. 2 sets, 8:30-midnightish, 21+

Don’t miss new sensations LIKE A ROSE, a JGB Tribute with Heart & Soul that is bringing the gospel sound back to JGB fans, performing one night only on Friday Sept. 23rd at the fantastic Ivy Room in the East Bay. The Ivy has been transformed during the pandemic into the premier small independent venue in the Bay. On sale now!