Toward the end of the first night of her three sold-out shows in San Francisco, the Icelandic and Chinese jazz sensation Laufey teased the crowd with a surprise. The ensuing eruption of high-pitched cheers from her adoring fanbase (median age: early 20s, with ribbon-tied hair) sent a sonic shockwave through the Masonic Auditorium. Laufey fans are the closest I’ve come to hearing the storied screams for the Beatles at Candlestick Park. It’s also the only time that my regret over forgoing... Read this story