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By RICK HOCKER Special to the Tribune In continuing my theme on God’s love, I asked myself, “What situation most profoundly impacted me with a deeper understanding of God’s love?” The event that comes to mind was an unusual and memorable experience. It happened during a private time of silent …
Read More »Garbage keeps it’s Vow to Bay Area fans
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Returning to the Bay Area a year after their 20th anniversary performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland in support of their first new studio album in four years, Garbage kept its vow to their local legion of fans with a solid two hour career spanning set …
Read More »Campbell Theater producer makes ‘Random Exits’
An unknown woman, tall, irresistible, dressed as a gypsy princess, sidles up to a complete stranger at an Orange County lunch counter. She says, with more than a hint of desperation, “Do me a favor: if anyone asks, tell them you’re my fiancé. I’ll explain later.” Randall Nott is that …
Read More »Coldplay Lights Up Levi’s Stadium with A Head Full of Dreams
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Returning full circle to the site of their Super Bowl 50 performance seven months earlier, Coldplay wrapped up the American leg of their “Head Full of Dreams” tour with an equally colorful show before a packed house at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday night. With …
Read More »10,000 Maniacs Invade Yoshi’s in Oakland
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER It has been a long strange trip for the 10,000 Maniacs that began in southwest New York 35 years ago. Since becoming one of the most popular alternative rock bands of their era and recording multiple platinum selling albums before breaking up at the height of popularity, …
Read More »Peter Wolf presents A Cure For Loneliness to San Francisco
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Peter Wolf’s Thursday night concert in San Francisco was an engaging performance by an immensely talented artist who has dedicated his life to music. Whereas many aspiring male musicians have indicated that they got into music to meet girls, Wolf has often stated that he got into …
Read More »Yusuf / Cat Stevens Announces Return to the Bay Area
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Yusuf / Cat Stevens, has just announced a fall 2016 North American tour that will feature only his second Bay Area appearance in the past forty years, Monday, October 3rd at Davies Symphony Hall. The iconic 68 year old Yusuf, …
Read More »Art in Motion …
The work of Albert August Schultz II displayed at ARTU4iA, 725 Ward St., Suite C, in downtown Martinez last Saturday. Schultz’s eclectic work was showcased as part of the monthly Martinez Art Beat event, and featured many unusual items like the motorbike pictured above. Several of the items used in …
Read More »Loving Ray: What to do when someone doesn’t change
By RICK HOCKER Special to the Tribune I met Ray at Sunday church. I heard he wanted a ride to the weekly home church that I attended, so I offered. Each week I gave him a ride. Each week I learned more about him. At first sight, one knew he …
Read More »Tom Petty and Mudcrutch return to their roots at The Fillmore
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Musicians are famous for having side-projects. While Eddie Vedder has taken a pair of hiatuses from Pearl Jam to record solo albums and Jack White balanced fronting The White Stripes with The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, just to name a pair, the list of established performers …
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