#RoseCityBand

Felt like they could play forever. @rosecityband.bsky.social delivered a fabulous psychedelic country rock set. It's come full circle from seeing the first #WoodenShjips show at #CafeDuNord all those years ago. #RoseCityBand ear plugs are not required.

#MoonDuo
#hardlysticklybluegrass
#hsb25

I first heard #MiyaFolick when she was the opening band for #ZolaJesus at #Bimbos365 Club. I immediately purchased Strange Darlings from the merch table and every subsequent release since then. Last night's show at #CafeDuNord yet another great performance, full of great stories and rock & roll.

Fly Blackbird Fly - Had an amazing time seeing Lady Blackbird at a sold-out Cafe Du Nord with some 300 other Bay Area fans who braved a chilly Monday night to show their love for one of the greatest singers of our times. Stripped-back and quazi-unplugged, her set with longtime accompanist, arranger, co-songwriter Chris Seefreid commanded rapt, needle-pin-drop-quiet audience attention even just with his rich acoustic and Fender Stratocaster guitars. Standout moments were many among tunes from her albums, Black Acid Soul and Slang Spirituals. In a spine-tingling, Elvis Costello-worthy tease, they brilliantly added a touching Roberta Flack homage amidst a gorgeous “Someday We’ll Be Free,” fully owning a moment of Ewan McColl’s “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (a cover for which Flack won the record of the year Grammy in 1972). Chris’ tasty-trippy guitar moments on “It'll Never Happen Again” took this bluesy-jazzy fave from her debut down a bit of a Curtis Mayfield path, adding micro-doses of psychedelic “wah-wah” in for good measure. They encored with her signature cover of Jerry Herman’s classic “I Am What I Am.” Magnificent as ever, their slowed down arrangement lets you savor the power of every word of this important anthem as no other. I’ll try to post a video clip of that moment below but not sure if BlueSky permits that yet (its on my FB and IG — @dynovoice — pages). It was great seeing fellow Blackbird fan-friend DJ Rotten Robbie who opened the show (as well as in LA and Napa on this mini tour) with a fine set of vintage and Northern Soul-flavored sides (and bringing the audience much joy with his trademark mirror-ball necklace give-aways, which you can see us wearing in the lower right photo of the collage here). I think everyone in the audience was feeling the energy and love all around, a good-vibing, healing evening of passionate music, a reprieve from our current strange daily days. Even the late start time didn’t matter for most of us…

Fly Blackbird Fly: Amazing time seeing #LadyBlackbird at a sold-out Cafe Du Nord with 300 other Bay Area fans who braved a chilly Monday night to show love for one of the greatest singers of our times. Cont'd (long post)
#musicsky #music #chrisseefried #cafedunord #sanfranciscomusic #liveconcert

Eivør, a blonde white woman playing guitar and singing, onstage at the Cafe du Nord, Fen. 7, 2025.

And here we go with #Eivør at the #CafeDuNord — turns out her band are stuck elsewhere! So we’re getting a solo set tonight which is different from the set she does with the band. A treat!

Sylvaine, with lkng blonde hair, singing on stage at a very crowded Cafe du Nord, Feb. 7, 2025.

Time for a night of witchy music at the #CafeDuNord — #Eivør headlining, right now it’s #Sylvaine

Sabrina Song #fujigfx #fujigfx50r #gfx50r #concertphotography #concert #photography #mediumformat #55mmf1.7 #fujix #sony #canon #nikon #rock #sanfrancisco #cafedunord #sf

Zsela, a tall (plus platforms!) Black woman wirh very long blonde braids, sings on stage at the Cafe du Nord, its neon sign in the background. (Accompiment was prerecorded and played offstage by her father.)

A truly wonderful performance by #Zsela tonight at the #CafeDuNord — four years of waiting for the chance and it was extremely well worth it. Playing a couple more West Coast dates, catch her if you can.

Cole Pulice (they/them) sitting in a chair on stage at the Cafe du Nord, facing left and playing a saxophone. A laptop on a table is to their right, and various pedals on a case are near their feet.

Another wonderful set from #ColePulice I’ve had the pleasure to catch here over the past couple of years, this time at the #CafeDuNord. Next up as headliner: #Zsela

Marissa Nadler, playing guitar and singing, at the Cafe du Nord in San Francisco, June 27, 2024.

Marissa Nadler, playing guitar and singing on the left, with Scout Niblett adding vocals on the right at the Cafe du Nord in San Francisco, June 27, 2024.

Lovely time tonight seeing #MarissaNadler again for the first time in a few years at the #CafeDuNord. Further bonus in that #ScoutNiblett was the opener and joined Marissa for a song later in her set.

Smaller place than I expect for #Cafedunord
But hey, smaller crowd to deal with my anxiety and an easier exit after the show ends.
Now just waiting for said #mysteryskulls show to start, hehe

Tonight: #Generationals, #GardensAndVilla, and #HIJK @ #CafeDuNord. I may have a +1. HIt me up via text or e-mail if interested.

Sometimes being out at a show feels more like being at home than being at home. #herecomethesaviours #phantomkicks #cafedunord