Playlists

“Is it your birthday girl cause you lookin’ like a present?!” Why yes, Lizzo, it is. Muchas gracias for dropping your first album in 3 years! Praise Goddess.

Obvi this #birthdaybitch was all about the music this week thanks to a dynamite show by Houston-hailin’ Khruangbin, the best band you’ll never know how to pronounce. Their Lone Star psychedelic grooves rocked a sold out set at Berkeley’s Greek Theater featuring all their best songs as well as a dynamic medley of 12+ covers ranging from What is Love to Seven Nation Army. They came to slay! The opener, Montreal-based Men I Trust, started their set with a cringy hello to “San Francisco” and a set of shoegazey lounge rock that was perfectly delightful and much more politely Canadian than their mistaken regional greeting.

Final shoutout to neighborhood band “The Haighters” that played two (!) sets at the Panhandle during my picnic party with hours of jammin’ rock and psychedelic classics to celebrate the birthday of their lead guitarist as well – rock on Mark!