Sometimes a pop-charting single becomes part of the cultural zeitgeist. It’s the case with Rachel Platten’s anthemic “Fight Song,” which she penned with Dave Bassett. Although the Ne…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMFormer Supergrass bandleader Gaz Coombes is delighted that his tour – promoting his second solo album “Matador” (nominated for a Mercury Prize in his native England) is wending through…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMSteve Hackett’s tour, “From Acolyte to Wolflight, plus Genesis classics (1970-1977),” which comes to the Warfield this week, is a marquee mouthful. But that’s no surprise. The guitar…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMFor nine years, Welsh power trio The Joy Formidable — led by commanding guitarist-vocalist Ritzy Bryan — seemed like an irresistible force, sweeping aside obstacles in its path a…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMMichael Joseph Nelson, who brings his current project Banners to The City next week, first took the stage as a child, wearing a furry brown costume with horns. “I was » The post Banne…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMCaroline Polachek of the alterna-pop duo Chairlift has been busy for the past few years. She released a solo album (under the name Ramona Lisa), composed runway scores for fashion » The…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 11:04PMWhen Canadian harpist, accordionist and keyboardist Loreena McKennitt released three albums on her own Quinlan Road imprint and was signing to Warner Bros. for her fourth, “The Visit,” i…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:00PMPhiladelphia-bred Aaron Livingston says it’s occasionally confusing when fans greet him as Son Little, the neo-soul alter ego he created three years ago after signing to ANTI-Records. But …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 02:58PMPeter Frampton has fans like Matt Groening and Seth MacFarlane, who have included animated versions of the British rock star on “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” But he has a » T…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMIt might seem like things are happening at lightning speed for 24-year-old British folk-rocker Jack Garratt. He released his debut album “Phase,” won a Critics Choice BRIT Award and BBC …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 12:44PMNatalie Merchant wants to clarify that she’s not repeating herself. The former 10,000 Maniacs frontwoman had great artistic reasons to release last year’s “Paradise Is There: The New T…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMNew Jersey-born composer Charlie Puth has been through a headspinning two months. He had the hit “Marvin Gaye” with Meghan Trainor and sat next to Robert De Niro at the » The post C…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMIt’s no accident that songs on St. Lucia’s new sophomore synth-rock recording “Matter” — including “Home,” “Dancing on Glass” and the six-minute epic “Winds of Change…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMA popular video online shows Lake Street Dive belter Rachael Price at age 12, warbling a prescient version of “Dedicated to You” with a traveling choir in Spain, complete with » The…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMMany ingredients make up “In the Magic Hour,” the whimsical new sophomore album from “Prairie Home Companion” regular Aoife O’Donovan. There’s the guitar and vocal maturity (also…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMCanadian pop phenomenon Carly Rae Jepsen — who comes to San Francisco this week — thought she had earned a relaxing holiday season. After setting the world on fire with » Th…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMQuirk-popper Melanie Martinez, 20, should have savored her high school graduation ceremony two years ago, with her proud parents in attendance. But the day was ruined by her classmates’ bo…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMEllen Kempner didn’t stumble upon the angular originals from “Dry Food,” her 2015 debut disc under the sobriquet Palehound. She paid for frank songs like “Molly,” “Cinnamon” an…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMSteve Wynn has some good news and some bad news. The Dream Syndicate/Gutterball/Baseball Project alum has a great new solo record, “Benedikt’s Blues.” But it’s only available in Norw…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMEmmy-winning “24” star Kiefer Sutherland is excited about the diverse new projects he’s juggling. There’s his upcoming film with Michelle Pfeiffer, “Neat-up Little Seagull,” and …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:56PMAnya Marina understands she had a good run at her former major label, Chop Shop/Atlantic. “I was able to put out two full-lengths, an EP and a super-successful single, ‘Satellite » …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMAt 15, British neo-soul stylist Jess Glynne was looking forward to appearing on her homeland’s reality series “The X-Factor.” Then she changed her mind and walked away from the opportu…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMEight years ago, South-African-born, Australian-raised neo-soul singer Troye Sivan was attending school in Perth and contemplating becoming a serious singer-songwriter when his creative stre…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMLong before he released his Billy Joel-evocative debut EP “Headlights” last year, fans, friends and family were dubbing New York City keyboardist Tor Miller an old soul, a musician who &…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 02:35PMGrammy-winning British soul stylist Seal can’t help that he’s sensitive, and that sadness others might shrug off often hits him hard. His latest effort, “7,” is among his most seriou…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMBenji Hughes took eight years to release “Songs in the Key of Animals,” the followup to his whimsical 25-track debut in 2008, “A Love Extreme.” But don’t worry about the » The…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMAt first, fans might not recognize her from her solo-project sobirquet, the lower-case jennylee, as seen on last year’s similarly lower-case “right on!” It’s Warpaint bassist Jenny L…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 12:00PMLondon-bred Haelos vocalist Lotti Benardout can claim several gifted relatives, like an aunt who sings professionally and a grandmother in Arkansas renowned for penning advertising jingles a…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMEven though the struggling artist’s caveat warns against giving up your day job, Charles Michael Parks Jr. , who anchors neo-psychedelic Nashville quartet All Them Witches, had no choice t…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 06:03PMAs the mastermind behind eclectic U.K. ensemble The Go! Team, Ian Parton is nearing the level occupied by visionaries the likes of Phil Spector and the late Joe Meek — » The post …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMTwo years ago, things were not going too well for folk-rock duo HoneyHoney. After two initially promising record deals fell apart, Benjamin Jaffe and Suzanne Santo were struggling to complet…
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