On tour with her rock quartet Bully, bandleader Alicia Bognanno follows a code that’s her own spin on the Golden Rule: “Always be nice to other people and treat them » The post Bull…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:15AMThere is probably no greater venue to see Icelandic ensemble Of Monsters and Men than Berkeley’s Greek Theatre. The band’s whimsical, traditional-lore-steeped folk rock — on its 20…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 12:32PMDon’t get Lauren Mayberry started on the best-laid plans of mice and men. The Scottish lass had huge career aspirations in college, aiming for a degree in law. But she » The post Musi…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 01:05PMBritain’s Drenge, a duo of brothers, created a brutal wall-of-sound racket on its self-titled 2013 debut in tracks such as “Dogmeat,” “Face Like a Skull” and “I Want to Break …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMBritish electronic outfit AlunaGeorge will be premiering at least two thumping new songs – “Heartbreak Horizon” and “In My Head” — from its upcoming, as-yet-untitled sophomor…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:10AMGarbage chanteuse Shirley Manson downplays it as “just a little treat for the fans to support a foundation that I really care about.” But it was quite the event when » The post Shir…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 08:36PMPercussionist-lyricist Louie Perez still remembers that fateful night in the early 1980s, when his then-more-Mexican-folkloric band Los Lobos was thrown, last minute, onto an Olympic Auditor…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMScottish singer-songwriter Greg Holden was seeking transformational wisdom two years ago when he trekked high into the Indian Himalayas to meet the Dalai Lama in his temporary hometown. Yet …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMMention the term “renaissance” to Duran Duran frontfop Simon Le Bon – referring to “Paper Gods,” the band’s new comeback for Warner Bros. — and his English wit kicks in. &#…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMReality-TV fans might remember Ty Taylor as the spunky, mohawk-sporting contestant on the 2005 show “Rock Star: INXS,” in which the Australian outfit sought a replacement vocalist for la…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMEver since Soundgarden/Audioslave shriekmeister Chris Cornell moved from Paris – where he owns and operates a bistro, Black Calavados – to Miami, where he purchased a studio, friends kee…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 12:40PMSome songwriters couch their personal travails or beliefs in metaphors, never giving listeners a glimpse of anything personal. Then there’s Best Coast anchor Bethany Cosentino, who can’t…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMCirca Waves frontman Kieran Shudall admits that the secret to his Liverpool outfit’s chart-topping overseas success isn’t arcane or complicated. It’s simply failure. “I think you hav…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 08:43PMWith a starring role as Cinna in the dystopian-future film series “The Hunger Games” and the 2014 record “Strut” issued on his own Roxie Records, Lenny Kravitz has been experiencing …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:40PMNathan Williams, a San Diego punk-popper who used to subscribe to the DIY mindset as virtual one-man band Wavves, has expanded his horizons for his latest fifth album, “V.” He » The…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:05AMThe upcoming concert season mixes road-dog veterans, cutting-edge picked-to-click newbies, plus everything in between. {Tickets are available at Live Nation or Ticketmaster unless noted.) Ci…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMToronto pop star Allie X has already made a name for herself with the addictive single “Catch,” which Katy Perry recently raved about to her 50,000-plus Twitter followers. It’s on …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMThree years ago, Eliot Sumner unexpectedly found herself at a creative crossroads. Named for poet T.S. Eliot by her renowned parents — musician Sting and actress-producer Trudie Styler…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:24PMKillers bandleader Brandon Flowers believes that an innate sense of curiosity is a songwriter’s strongest attribute. “It’s something I’ve honed in on as I’ve gotten older – I nee…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 05:30AMLast year, Daryl Hall, 69, had it all: an adventurous solo career (he’s preparing to record his eighth album); a slew of monster hits as one half of the Rock » The post Daryl Hall add…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:15AMRita Ora, who last appeared in The City at the Regency Ballroom in October 2012, is a Kosovo-born, British-based Renaissance woman busy overseeing her vast empire, which extends from acting …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 09:25PMLeAnn Rimes signed her first label deal at 11, and by 13 had won two Grammys for her country breakthrough hit “Blue,” which earned her comparisons to Patsy Cline. But » The post New…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AMby Tom Lanham In all his years with The Doobie Brothers, singer-guitarist Tom Johnston – who founded the group in 1970, left for a temporary solo career in 1977, then rejoined …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham As the self-proclaimed artist Emmy the Great, Emma-Lee Moss had hit a dead end last year after two solo albums. So for her new EP “S” – and a forthcoming, as-…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham As the self-proclaimed artist Emmy the Great, Emma-Lee Moss had hit a dead end last year after two solo albums. So for her new EP “S” – and a forthcoming, as-…
SOURCE: archives.sfexaminer.com at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham In all his years with The Doobie Brothers, singer-guitarist Tom Johnston – who founded the group in 1970, left for a temporary solo career in 1977, then rejoined …
SOURCE: archives.sfexaminer.com at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham There are moments of sheer folk-pop bliss on Ingrid Michaelson’s latest CD “Lights Out,” such as the single “Girls Chase Boys,” with a video that spoofs R…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham There are moments of sheer folk-pop bliss on Ingrid Michaelson’s latest CD “Lights Out,” such as the single “Girls Chase Boys,” with a video that spoofs R…
SOURCE: archives.sfexaminer.com at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham When she was young, before she acted on TV’s “Moesha” and in films such as “Holiday Heart,” Los Angeles-bred Jess Reynolds remembers an unusual and inspir…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham When she was young, before she acted on TV’s “Moesha” and in films such as “Holiday Heart,” Los Angeles-bred Jess Reynolds remembers an unusual and inspir…
SOURCE: archives.sfexaminer.com at 07:00AMby Tom Lanham Norwegian keyboardist Aurora Aksnes was asleep at home when her pop idol Katy Perry had not only discovered her ethereal single “Runaway,” but tweeted to her 66…
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