Exclusive: S.F.’s Castro Theatre turning into live music venue
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The Castro Theatre, a San Francisco jewel that has hosted countless film festivals and premieres, is set to get a major makeover.
The 100-year-old theater, known throughout the world as one of the symbols of San Francisco’s historic LGBTQ Castro neighborhood, will be renewed as a live-events venue with music, comedy, film, and more as Another Planet Entertainment takes over its programming.
Events currently on the schedule will happen as planned until renovations begin at a date to be determined.
The Berkeley independent concert promotion company — which promotes hundreds of local concerts annually at venues like Berkeley’s Greek Theatre, the Fox Theater in Oakland and the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, as well as co-produces the Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park — has signed a long-term contract, with plans to revitalize the theater with a new marquee, state-of-the-art technology, and a fresh slate of programming for a proposed 2023 grand reopening.
“This opportunity came up, which has never come up before, and we’re just excited to get started,” Gregg Perloff, CEO and founder of Another Planet Entertainment, told The Chronicle in an exclusive interview.
Another Planet plans to broaden the programming at the 1,400-capacity venue to include live music, comedy and community events. The Castro will still screen select films, but the change from film repertory programming and film festivals is sure to be earthshaking for many Bay Area film organizations and movie fans who have been filling the Castro for decades.
Another Planet’s first priority, however, is getting the building, which sat dark during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, back in shape — with eyes set on rehabbing the marquee and the “Castro” neon lettering on the blade outside the building.
“We’re going to bring it back to look perfect and beautiful because it’s so iconic,” explained Perloff, the former president of Bill Graham Presents.
He said many of the planned changes will not be noticeable to the average patron, such as a new electrical system, wiring and expanded backstage area, among other renovations.
But Another Planet also wants to improve the customer experience. Perloff said his company will spend “millions and millions of dollars” installing a new screen, updated sound system, lighting, ventilation and video equipment. Plans are to expand the lobby and backstage areas as well.
There are other ideas floating around too that will take shape once the building closes for about six to eight months of construction, pending permits and the city’s usual bureaucratic red tape, Perloff said.
The Castro Theatre will remain under the ownership of the families of Bay Properties, Inc., and Steve Nasser, whose grandfather built the theater, which opened in 1922. The Spanish Baroque-style building was designed by Moderne master architect Timothy Pflueger and updated in the 1930s with the Art Deco marquee, sunburst chandelier and famed neon sign.
It was made a San Francisco historic landmark in 1977.
The theater has gone from screening silent movies to international film festivals, repertory programming and sing-alongs. It most recently hosted the star-studded U.S. premiere of “The Matrix Resurrections.”
Perloff hopes the revitalization of the Castro will lift the neighborhood up the same way reopening the Fox Theater did for downtown Oakland or the Independent on San Francisco’s now-vibrant Divisadero Street.
“We want people to say Another Planet has changed the cultural identity of the Bay Area,” he said. “We want this neighborhood to really explode with this pairing.”
22 San Francisco things everyone must do in 2022
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22 San Francisco things everyone should do in 2022
After spending most of the last two years in the fetal position, we’re daring to be optimistic in 2022 — believing this will really be the year we get to discover San Francisco again. So, Heather Knight and I began dreaming up a list of must-do San Francisco adventures for 2022. We started with a Total SF podcast episode, and now we’re expanding it into this guide, adding suggestions from colleagues including urban design critic John King and wine critic Esther Mobley. Next, we’d like to hear from you! We’re planning to include reader picks in a future update. Give us your suggestions for iconic San Francisco experiences by tagging @PeterHartlaub on Twitter or sending an email to phartlaub@sfchronicle.com with “SF 2022” in the subject line.
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Cheap Ride the 39 Coit Muni line end to end Peter’s pick: The 39 Coit through North Beach is the shortest neighborhood Muni route and, after the cable cars, the best way to feel like a tourist in your own town. It’s filled with spectacular views, landmarks and iconic sights — and it costs less than one-tenth the price of any local tourist bus. For the $2.50 Muni fare you’ll ride around Fisherman’s Wharf and Washington Square Park, past Joe DiMaggio playground and up to Coit Tower, where you can pay to go to the top or check out the 1930s murals inside the tower’s base for free. Be sure to applaud your Muni driver when they make that impossible-looking hairpin turn at the end of Telegraph Hill Boulevard. Coit Tower, 1 Telegraph Hill Blvd. www.sfmta.com
Affordable Join a yoga class at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Heather’s pick: The Botanical Garden quickly became a pandemic MVP in 2020, as San Franciscans discovered the serene 55-acre park-within-a-park is a wonderful and safe place to feel lost in nature in the big city. Along with annual events including the Flower Piano and magnolia bloom, the Botanical Garden offers vinyasa-style yoga on the main meadow the first Thursday of each month — free to members, $15 for others — led by vinyasa-style yoga instructor Nicolette Telech, who is also executive assistant at the Botanical Garden. Register here Botanical Garden, 1199 Ninth Ave. sfbg.org/events-1/yoga-in-the-garden-10
Free Climb the Grandview Park stairs at sunset Peter’s pick: The mosaic steps off 16th Avenue near Grandview Park should be one of the top tourist destinations in the city, but their distance from the hotels and most major transit lines have kept the 163-step stairway in Golden Gate Heights a quiet neighborhood place. Walk up the steps just before the sun sets, look west over the Sunset District, and enjoy one of the most inspiring views in the city. Moraga Street at 16th Avenue
Cheap Play a Wurlitzer orchestrion at Musee Mecanique Peter’s pick: Musee Mecanique is known for clown-that-haunts-our-dreams Laffin’ Sal, a solid collection of vintage video games and strange electromagnetic machines from San Francisco’s Sutro Baths and Playland-at-the-Beach entertainment era. But our favorite devices to plug quarters into are the orchestrions — carefully restored one-man-band machines from the early 1900s that play piano, flute, violin and drums. One of them even plays The Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ Safari.” Bring some change and discover which one for yourself. Musee Mecanique, Fisherman’s Wharf (Pier 45). museemecanique.com
Affordable See the organ player at the Castro Theatre Heather’s pick: The Castro Theatre is a San Francisco gem, whether it’s hosting a premiere for “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” luring celebrities in for an SF Sketchfest tribute or showcasing one of its regular Alfred Hitchcock screenings. Heather Knight can’t wait for one of the enduring treasures in San Francisco; the return of nightly organ performances that fill the 99-year-old movie palace with music from the early 1900s, movie scores and other surprises. David Hegarty, the Castro’s organist since 1983, will be playing on a new hybrid organ with seven keyboards and expanded sound to replace the recently departed Wulitzer. Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St. www.castrotheatre.com
Pricey Watch “Dear San Francisco” at Club Fugazi Heather’s pick: The city mourned when “Beach Blanket Babylon” departed at the end of 2019, but it turned out to be a blessing on multiple fronts. It allowed the musical revue to bow out to full crowds before the pandemic changed entertainment — and it opened the doors for “Dear San Francisco,” a circus and music extravaganza that has plenty of local ties of its own. “Ultimately, ‘Dear San Francisco’ is a love letter not just to the city but also to the human body,” The Chronicle’s Lily Janiak wrote in her review , “reminding even the much less lithe among us that our arms and legs are tools and shapes we perhaps forget to use creatively.” Club Fugazi, 678 Green St. www.clubfugazisf.com/dear-san-francisco
Free Bike on the Great Walkway with the wind at your back Chronicle theater critic Lily Janiak’s pick: Janiak is known for biking everywhere — including occasional trips to watch Shakespeare in Ashland, Ore. She recommends a bike ride on the Great Highway on a weekend or holiday afternoon in the direction of the prevailing winds. “You’ll feel like you’re barely expending effort, so smooth is the ride,” Janiak says. “You’ll have a dorky smile plastered on your face, and you won’t be able to pry it off, but don’t worry — everyone else is in the same sitch.” Great Highway and Noriega Street
Affordable Ogle the Exploratorium cow eyeball dissection Peter’s pick: The Exploratorium’s half-century-old recipe for education and fun has yielded one of the strangest traditions in the city: watching a cow eyeball dissection. Since the exhibit launched in the mid-1970s, generations of Bay Area youth have crowded around as Exploratorium “explainers” cheerfully take apart cow eyes with a scalpel. Cow eyeball dissections happen most days at the Exploratorium; schedules are available upon arrival. (And look for other Exploratorium classics including the discover-in-the-dark Tactile Dome, designed by August Coppola AKA Nicolas Cage’s dad.) Exploratorium, Pier 15. exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye
Free Hike to McLaren Park water tower Peter’s pick: Officially the La Grande Water Tank, this blue tower in the northwest corner of McLaren Park next to the Excelsior neighborhood marks the most underrated view, in the most underrated park in the city. Through what seems like a visual trick using mirrors, you can see the Pacific Ocean, Sutro Tower, Marin Headlands, downtown San Francisco and the western span of the Bay Bridge all from the same point. We discovered this on the latest Peak 2 Peak walk — an annual hike through San Francisco for members of WalkSF. You can access the water tower quickly from Excelsior Avenue or John F. Shelley Drive near the McLaren Upper Reservoir — but we recommend a stroll through the park, starting at the Philosopher’s Way trailhead at Visitacion Avenue and Mansell Street. John McLaren Park, 100 John F. Shelley Dr. ca-sanfranciscorecandparks.civicplus.com/716/McLaren-Park
Free Explore the Lands End Labyrinth Chronicle business reporter Roland Li pick: Li, who is also a photographer and an MVP contributor to Li, who is also a photographer and an MVP contributor to our best discover-S.F. projects , picks one of the most mysterious and rewarding hikes in the city. The 35-foot-diameter labyrinth made out of rocks, at the end of Lands End Trail, was created in 2004 “The Lands End Trail has surprises around every corner, with views of shipwrecks, gun batteries and the Golden Gate,” Li says. “The hike culminates with the mysterious labyrinth, which appears both of the earth and otherworldly.” 680 Point Lobos Ave.
Affordable Hop the ferry to Treasure Island Heather’s pick: Ferry service from the Ferry service from the San Francisco Ferry Building to Treasure Island should start any week now; at first on a 48-passenger aluminum boat that offers faster access to a neighborhood with incredible views and huge potential for growth. Heather Knight made this pick with Treasure Island’s new wineries in mind; the ferry stop is walking distance to Sottomarino Winery and VIE Winery. Or stroll north along Avenue of the Palms and visit Mersea Restaurant, which offers burgers, tacos and other comfort food in a kid and bike-friendly setting that includes a putting green and plenty of patio seating. sanfranciscobayferry.com
Free Earthquake shack hunt in Bernal Heights Peter’s pick: After the 1906 earthquake and fire, more than 5,600 earthquake shacks were built in San Francisco parks to house the newly homeless, and many were later moved throughout the city and Bay Area. Miraculously, there are dozens left today in San Francisco, with the largest cluster visible in Bernal Heights. Use our detailed earthquake shack map to take a walk through this hilly neighborhood — and let us know if you discover any that aren’t on our list.
Affordable Catch the Christmas concert at Grace Cathedral Heather’s pick: Heather Knight chose this holiday tradition, Heather Knight chose this holiday tradition, which goes back 75 years , and focused for decades around the Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, but now includes a brass and organ presentation, the jazz and storytelling-infused Soulful Joy concerts and a children’s program. The Nob Hill cathedral returned to live performances for 2021, and tickets remain affordable — most are between $5 and $25. “Every Christmas I think of this and every year I don’t do it, so this year I’m committing,” Knight says. “Of course, I’m going to get there on a cable car.” Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St. gracecathedral.org/christmas
Free Amble through Crane Cove in Dogpatch Chronicle urban design critic John King’s pick: While the Warriors captured the biggest headlines moving into Chase Center, there’s another big ticket addition to the recently transformed neighborhoods in Mission Bay and Dogpatch. King explains: “The last thing you might expect south of China Basin is a sandy beach with large lawns perched between Mission Bay and a ghostly drydock, but that’s the scene at this surprisingly seductive park that opened last year alongside Pier 70. If you haven’t been, you’re overdue.” Crane Cove Park, 699 Illinois St.
Pricey Bring a friend to a “Golden Girls Live!” performance Peter’s pick: “Golden Girls Live! The Christmas Episodes,” drag performances of episodes from TV’s “The Golden Girls” presented “Golden Girls Live! The Christmas Episodes,” drag performances of episodes from TV’s “The Golden Girls” presented by Oasis SF , has been a favorite since its 2007. The entire vibe at the Victoria Theatre in the Mission District is off-the-charts positive, with Christmas carol sing-alongs, post-performance photos with the cast (including D’Arcy Drollinger as Rose and Heklina as Dorothy) and generous wine pours from the bar. Raise a toast to Betty White, and make this your new tradition. Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St. www.victoriatheatre.org
Free Pay respects to Mr. Iguana at the Presidio Pet Cemetery The Presidio is filled with fun adventures, whether it’s the base’s still-operational bowling alley, the Walt Disney Family Museum and Presidio Theatre, the 14-acre Tunnel Top (opening soon) or just throwing a Frisbee on the vast lawns of the parade ground. But the most San Francisco spot in the park is the Presidio Pet Cemetery , a 70-year-old final resting place for hundreds of dogs, cats, birds and at least one lizard named Mr. Iguana. The small fenced-in cemetery and its strong Stephen King vibes are free to anyone who wants to pay respects and check out the charming headstones. (There’s no room for more pets, but you can spread your dearly departed’s ashes any time.) 667 McDowell Ave, San Francisco
Affordable Eat a hoagie from Palm City Wines on the beach Chronicle wine critic Esther Mobley’s pick: It’s a special kind of hive mind that two Chronicle food and wine section critics, independent of each other, chose something delicious to bring to Ocean Beach. Mobley picked her pairing from star of a recent Best Day Ever. It’s a special kind of hive mind that two Chronicle food and wine section critics, independent of each other, chose something delicious to bring to Ocean Beach. Mobley picked her pairing from Palm City Wines “The best hoagie at Palm City is the roast pork — it has pickled pepper aioli, broccoli rabe and Point Reyes Toma cheese,” Mobley says. “They usually have colorful cans of very hoppy IPAs from great breweries like Humble Sea.” Palm City Wines, 4055 Irving St. www.palmcitysf.com
Free Stroll through Salesforce Park Chronicle urban design critic John King’s pick: King recommends King recommends Salesforce Park , one of San Francisco’s newest public parks in the Rincon Hill-area “East Cut” neighborhood (we’ll never get used to that name). It’s filled with walking paths, amphitheaters, board games and a water feature that “chases” the buses running below. “No other city has gardens and meadows floating amid towers 70 feet in the air, atop a three-block-long transit center,” King says. “The name, by the way, is the result of a sponsorship deal: Thank the landscape architecture firm PWP and Pelli Clarke & Partners architects for downtown’s most stress-free retreat.” Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St.
Affordable Experience the chaos at a Neo-Futurists performance Chronicle theater critic Lily Janiak’s pick: perform energetic and unexpected productions “rooted in chance and chaos,” with new works onstage at PianoFight every Friday and Saturday night 50 weeks out of the year. The Neo-Futurists perform energetic and unexpected productions “rooted in chance and chaos,” with new works onstage at PianoFight every Friday and Saturday night 50 weeks out of the year. “(It’s) a show with audience participation you’ll actually want to participate in, because it’s not scary, just fun and collaborative,” Janiak says. “You’ll walk out feeling like you want to be a theater artist, too.” After mostly digital shows in 2020 and 2021, look for live performances in 2022. PianoFight, 144 Taylor St. www.sfneofuturists.org
Free Climb the Filbert Steps in Telegraph Hill Chronicle urban design critic John King’s pick: King calls the Filbert Steps “a time-worn fave,” and we need a few of those on the list. King calls the Filbert Steps “a time-worn fave,” and we need a few of those on the list. The staircase is a secret even to some longtime San Franciscans, starting on Sansome Street near the Embarcadero and ending at Coit Tower. “Walk the Filbert Steps from Levi’s Plaza north to the top of Telegraph Hill,” King says. “Every step and all the surroundings will remind you why this city is like no other, all its problems aside.” Sansome and Filbert streets
Pricey Sit in the most S.F. seats at Oracle Park Peter’s pick: General rule for San Francisco baseball tickets: The more money you spend, the less you feel connected to the city. Our favorite seats aren’t in the Club section or behind home plate, but high up on the right field line in View Reserved, between sections 304 and 308. They’re among the cheapest seats on the resale market, but you get the best views, with McCovey Cove, the Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island and a little bit of the city skyline. Nothing feels more omniscient at a baseball game than seeing the batter and the kayaks waiting for a splash hit. Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza
Free Explore the Visitacion Valley Greenway (on the Crosstown Trail) Peter’s pick: We love the entirety of the We love the entirety of the Crosstown Trail , the 17-mile walk through San Francisco that starts at Candlestick Point and finishes at Lands End. But our favorite wonder on the trail is the Visitacion Valley Greenway, a tiered series of gardens, stairs, artwork and creativity that spans six blocks; each one making an increasingly strong case for Vis Valley as the most underrated neighborhood in San Francisco. Visitacion Valley Greenway, 186 Arleta Ave. www.visvalleygreenway.org
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Talented Peter Bogdanovich (1939-2022) made his best films first
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By Eleanor Ringel Cater
Timing, as they say, is everything.
The exquisite actor John Hurt – it was from his stomach the creature so memorably popped in “Alien;” he also helped Harry Potter pick out his wand – died on January 27, 2017. Just hours later, before the appreciations could hit the Internet, Mary Tyler Moore passed away. Hurt was totally eclipsed.
Ditto Farrah Fawcett who had the misfortune to die on the same day as Michael Jackson.
Filmmaker, critic and historian Peter Bogdanovich, who, for a brief time in the 1970s, was about as famous as anyone in America, had similar hard luck. He died on Jan. 6 and, as if the one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol didn’t offer enough competition, cinema giant Sidney Poitier died the same day. Interestingly – oddly? – Bogdanovich had directed Poitier in a throwaway made-for-TV movie, “To Sir with Love II,” a sequel to the star’s 1967 smash hit.
Bogdanovich was the embodiment of the Icarus Syndrome. In the early ‘70s, in a period of 18 months, he made three of the most popular and critically acclaimed movies in America: “The Last Picture Show,” “What’s Up, Doc?” and “Paper Moon.”
The first, based on a Larry McMurtry novel and set in a dusty, slowly atrophying Texas town in 1951, earned Best Supporting Oscars for Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture and Best Director.
“What’s Up, Doc?” paired Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal in a loose remake of the classic screwball farce, “Bringing Up Baby,” with Streisand and O’Neal in roles made famous by Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. The film wasn’t covered in awards like its predecessor, but it was enormously entertaining and accomplished the minor miracle of making Streisand genuinely appealing as opposed to insistently kooky (although her character is, throughout, insistently kooky).
“Paper Moon,” another period piece, shot, like “The Last Picture Show,” in black and white, took us to the Depression ‘30s and paired O’Neal with his real-life daughter Tatum, as a father-daughter con-man team. The younger O’Neal won a Best Supporting Oscar, becoming, at age 10, the youngest performer to ever win an acting Oscar.
And Bogdanovich, who revered such Golden Age giants as Orson Welles and John Ford, seemingly joined their ranks. In classic Hollywood fashion, he dropped his first wife, Polly Platt, for his “Last Picture Show” star, the much younger, much blonder Cybill Shepherd. Ironically, Platt, herself a formidable film force, had pointed out Shepherd’s magazine cover photo to her husband while he was casting.
How self-infatuated were the former model and her Pygmalion? They sat outside the New York Times building in a limo, with a bucket of iced champagne, waiting for the rave review they expected for their first collaboration (They were right).
However, as Quentin Tarantino, who let much-humbled Bogdanovich stay in his guest house in the late 1990s, liked to say, “There is this aspect of ‘Peter Bogdanovich died for our sins.’ Peter was so famous that his fall was equally notorious. Even as a little kid I knew he had three flops in a row.”
They came, fast and furious, in the mid ‘70s: “Daisy Miller,” “At Long Last Love,” and “Nickelodeon.” The first two starred Shepherd; Columbia Pictures, the releasing studio, barred her from being in the third.
The two broke up – and Hollywood, ever ready to devour its own, cheered. As McMurtry later pointed out, “Peter was fine at first. He was a normal little married journalist who happened to have seen a million movies. Then he and Cybil became the King and Queen of Hollywood and everyone was very, very happy to see them sink.”
She became a TV star, for a bit, and he kept making movies: “Mask,” with Cher, “Saint Jack,” with Ben Gazzara, “They All Laughed” with Gazzara and Audrey Hepburn (his personal favorite, he told me), “The Thing Called Love” with River Phoenix and Sandra Bullock, and “The Cat’s Meow” with Kirsten Dunst and Cary Elwes. He also did some acting, most notably as Dr. Melfi’s psychotherapist in “The Sopranos.”
And he held on to his critic/historian side with memorable books like “Who the Devil Made It” and “Who the Hell’s in It.”
All his life Bogdanovich worried that his career would mirror that of his revered good friend, Welles. That he would make his best films first. Sadly, it turned out to be true. Yet even in his fall, there was something of worth, something redeemable. Something that spoke to artistry and vulnerability. Jerry Lewis, another old friend, once put it this way: “Like many seemingly imperious men, Peter is easily and deeply wounded. He takes a sunset personally and cries when his laundry comes back.”
So, the perceived arrogance, which Bogdanovich himself often referred to, was, perhaps, only a paper moon. Maybe he should’ve made more movies about sunsets and laundry. Or maybe we all should’ve given him a break.
San Francisco Landmarks Light Up Red and Gold Ahead of 49ers Playoff Game
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Before today’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, various San Francisco structures glowed red and gold last night to show the city’s collective support of the 49ers going into Sunday’s playoff game.
San Francisco is known for honoring, celebrating, and mourning by splaying meaningful colored lights onto City landmarks. (Just recently, Coit Tower and SFO, as well as other San Francisco buildings and landmarks, shined neon-green to celebrate the The Matrix Resurrections’ North American premiere at The Castro Theatre.) And Saturday night, some San Francisco buildings sported a rusty-golden hue as they lit up to show support of Sunday’s 49ers playoff game.
That’s love ❤️💛
Bay Area landmarks were lit in red & gold tonight ahead of Sunday’s playoff game in Dallas.#FTTB#BayAreaUnite pic.twitter.com/lNLjcbagS6 — San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) January 16, 2022
“That’s love,” tweeted the San Francisco 49ers, followed by red and yellow heart emojis. Coit Tower, SFO, and SF City Hall all were glowing shades of red and gold throughout Saturday night — which by no means went unnoticed by residents of the seven-by-seven. “Bay Area landmarks were lit in red & gold tonight ahead of Sunday’s playoff game in Dallas.”
Ranked number three in the league as of publishing, the Dallas Cowboys will be stepping onto tonight’s field at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas with a suspected edge over the ninth-ranked San Francisco 49ers — but here’s hoping the legions of Faithful 49ers who took the trip south to support the SF team will help push the odds in our favor during this Wild Card game.
Related: ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Premiere Paints San Francisco Green — and Draws Massive Crowds to the Castro
Photo: Courtesy of Twitter via @49ers
Grab your calendar. We have a lot of concerts to announce
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On sale Jan. 21
March 16: Sam Bush, Ludlow Garage.
March 22: Thao, Woodward Theater. With Becca Mancari and Why Bonnie.
April 5: Animals as Leaders, Bogart’s.
April 10: Progject: The Ultimate Prog Rock Musical Experience, Ludlow Garage.
April 23: Kenny Loggins, Hard Rock Casino Ballroom.
April 28: Euge Groove, Ludlow Garage.
May 15: Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 4 Tour, PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation.
June 1: Slipknot, Heritage Bank Center. With Cypress Hill and Ho99o9.
June 3: Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, Memorial Hall.
June 3: Leonid & Friends, Ludlow Garage.
June 24: Richard Elliot, Ludlow Garage.
Aug. 13: Zac Brown Band, Riverbend Music Center. With Robert Randolph Band.
On sale Jan. 24
Feb. 25: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts. nku.edu.
On sale now
Jan. 22-23: Bash for the Bluegrass: A Concert for Western KY Tornado Relief, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
Feb. 6: The War on Drugs, PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation.
Feb. 12: Rhydakiid, Madison Live.
Feb. 15: The Pine Hill Haints, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary. With Elijah Bedel.
Feb. 25: Maysa, Ludlow Garage.
March 1: Joe Purdy, Earl Buck, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
March 5: Koe Wetzel, PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation.
March 10: The Midnight, Bogart’s. With Nightly.
March 12: McGuffey Lane, PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation.
March 12: All Them Witches, Woodward Theater.
March 22: Suzy Moon, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary. With Ravagers.
March 23: Dos Santos, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
April 7: Tommy Castro, Taft Theatre Ballroom.
April 9-10: Monster Jam, Heritage Bank Center.
April 13: Eli Young Band, Bogart’s. With Joseph Gallant.
April 13: Abby Hamilton, Southgate House Revival, Revival Room.
April 24: Robyn Hitchcock, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
April 27: Lil Durk, Andrew J. Brady Music Center.
April 30: Clay Walker, Riverfront Live.
May 1: Dan Tyminski, Memorial Hall.
May 7: Cin City Burlesque Presents Midwest Undressed: Spring Fling, Bogart’s.
May 10: Band of Heathens, Woodward Theater. With Chicago Farmer.
May 22: Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town, Riverbend Music Center.
May 23: Parkway Drive, PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation. With Hatebreed, the Black Dahlia Murder and Stick to Your Guns.
Postponed
Jan. 2: Motion City Soundtrack, Bogart’s. New date TBA.
Jan. 13: The Iguanas and Kevin Gordon, The Redmoor. New date: April 8. New venue: Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
Jan. 29: Erasure, Andrew J. Brady Music Center. With Bag Raiders. New date TBA.
Feb. 1: Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets: The Echoes Tour, Music Hall. New date TBA.
Canceled
Jan. 28: Inhailer presents: This Pine Box, Woodward Theater. With Saving Escape and Fat Sal.
Jan. 31: Julia Jacklin, Madison Live.
Feb. 11: 70s Love Jam, Heritage Bank Center. Featuring the Whispers, New Stylistics, the Emotions, Howard Hewitt.