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By the end of the performance, they proved that strings don’t just belong at the symphony — they’re made for rock and roll.

On Sept. 16, Swedish House Mafia shook the roof of San Francisco’s Chase Center as part of the revival tour for its new album, Paradise Again.

Music beat reporters Vincent Tran and Crew Bittner are here to provide you with a few recommendations, as well as a playlist, of highlights you might’ve missed in the music world this past month.

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The show-stealer of the night was by far drummer Matt McGuire, who tours with the duo and possesses unspeakable talent behind a drum set.

When King Princess began “Upper West Side,” the crowd’s screams were loud enough to drown out the opening lyrics entirely.

T-Pain’s concert transformed into a spectacle that was absolutely absurd in the end, but sometimes absurdity is the best way to close a show.

The highlight of the night was the performance of “Girls / Girls / Boys,” a ballad-style tribute to all forms of love. Crowd members threw rainbow-striped flags onstage as the song went on until Urie was literally tripping over the sheer number of them.

Though the show featured some pleasantly surprising wins and an impressive number of awards given to artists of color, the moments we could champion were quickly snuffed out by those that disappointed.