Vanessa Labi

1 week ago | modbee.com | Vanessa Labi

May 5-For decades, Sacramento concertgoers have packed into cars or boarded trains to see their favorite artists in San Francisco or Oakland. But a new addition to the city's Midtown district could signal a shift in the region's migrational patterns.

1 month ago | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Lily Janiak |G. Allen Johnson |Vanessa Labi |Chris Vognar

When the Chronicle first got the idea to write this round-up, it was going to focus on TV, theater and film that could help you contextualize or commiserate about President Trump’s new tariffs. But in a whiplash-inducing feeling that’s become the mark of just another day gone by in this term, we discovered we should also include works that can help us make sense of a 90-day pause of said tariffs.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Lily Janiak |G. Allen Johnson |Vanessa Labi |Chris Vognar

When the Chronicle first got the idea to write this round-up, it was going to focus on TV, theater and film that could help you contextualize or commiserate about President Trump’s new tariffs. But in a whiplash-inducing feeling that’s become the mark of just another day gone by in this term, we discovered we should also include works that can help us make sense of a 90-day pause of said tariffs.

2 months ago | sfchronicle.com | Vanessa Labi

Amid California Academy of Sciences' lush rainforest, dazzling aquariums and the swampy home of its famed albino alligator Claude, a vibrant transformation was underway. Sure, the science museum was hosting one of its weekly NightLife parties that regularly attract hundreds of attendees. But on Thursday, Feb. 20, the after hours event doubled as a kick-off for the 32nd annual Noise Pop Festival, complete with a headlining set by Southern California funk star Dam-Funk.

Oct 26, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Vanessa Labi

East Bay indie artist Toro y Moi has officially broken out of the bedroom. The bedroom pop producer played a loud, confident and notably grungier hometown show at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, the chillwave artist’s largest show to date. It’s fitting that the artist, whose real name is Chaz Bear (formerly Chaz Bundick), played to a massive audience on Friday, Oct. 25, to promote “Hole Earth,” his eighth and most collaborative studio album.