BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Reunited and returning to the stage of Berkeley’s Greek Theatre for the first time since 2008, rock legend Robert Plant and the wildly diverse Alison Krauss put on a performance to remember Sunday evening. Touring in support of last fall’s Raise the Roof, a belated follow-up to …
Read More »Giants take third in a row from Brewers 9-5 to head into break
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants put an impressive cap on the first half of their season, taking their third in a row from the NL Central division leading Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 at Oracle Park Sunday afternoon. The win, their seventh in their past nine games, gave San Francisco a 48-43 …
Read More »Howard Jones revives MTV glory days & looks towards the future
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Nearly two generations after appearing at Live Aid and becoming one of the largest stars in the MTV galaxy, British new wave pioneer Howard Jones delivered a jubilant performance highlighting his four decade career in music Wednesday night at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco. Jones, 67, …
Read More »Warriors move within game of title after 104-94 win over Boston
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole stepped up big when it mattered most, leading Golden State back from a third quarter deficit to move within a game of the NBA championship with a 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics Monday night at Chase Center. The Warriors led from …
Read More »Slater and Yaz long balls back Rodón as Giants sweep Dodgers
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski jumped on Dodgers starter Julio Urias for first inning home runs to give the Giants all the offense they needed in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. The game quickly developed into a pitchers duel, with Carlos …
Read More »Midnight Oil blows the roof off the Fox Theater one final time
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Playing the first US date of their final North American tour, Australian rockers Midnight Oil opened their brief seven city sprint across the country with an electrifying performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland Saturday night. Returning to the Bay Area for the first time since a …
Read More »Warriors bounce Mavs, head to Finals for 6th time in eight years
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson poured in a game high 32 points and Golden State led wire-to-wire on the way to a 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night to clinch their Western Conference Finals series in five games. The win propels the Warriors to their sixth NBA Finals …
Read More »Longo and Joc’s power show help Giants bash the Mets 9-3
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER There would be no wild comebacks Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Just over 12 hours after New York erased a six run deficit with seven runs in the eighth inning before falling to San Francisco 13-12 in an early game of the year candidate, the Giants jumped …
Read More »Machado helps Pads crush Giants to complete weekend sweep
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The San Diego Padres put an exclamation point on their three game weekend sweep from the Giants Sunday afternoon, jumping on Alex Cobb and two relievers on the way to a 10-1 win at Oracle Park to send San Francisco to their fourth straight loss. Manny Machado …
Read More »Lethargic Warriors rally when it counts, down Grizz for 3-1 lead
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Warriors overcame three quarters of lethargic play and horrendous shooting to grind out a 101–98 win over the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night to take a three games to one lead in their Western Conference semifinal playoff series. Steph Curry became the first player in NBA history …
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