BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Appearing at the intimate Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on Friday night, Don Felder‘s concert performance was a treat for a small crowd assembled to enjoy a series of well delivered flashbacks from the collection of the former Eagles lead guitarist. Fifty years after making his debut …
Read More »Guitar wizard Samantha Fish rocks The Independent
BY HELEN LAME’ Returning to the Bay Area for the first time in four years, blues rocker Samantha Fish delivered an impassioned two hour set at The Independent in San Francisco Sunday night for a tightly packed shoulder to shoulder crowd. Criminally under-publicized, the 34 year old Kansas City native …
Read More »A Rowdy & Reflective Mellencamp captivates Bay Area crowd
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Back in the Bay Area for the first time in four years, John Mellencamp delivered a career spanning retrospective of his greatest hits at the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco Friday night. Nearly five decades after his debut, the artist initially branded as John Cougar against his will …
Read More »Steel Pulse’s reggae rhythms shake the Blue Note in Napa
BY MARIANA GARRICK Reggae revolutionaries Steel Pulse rocked the Blue Note in Napa on Sunday night and took the crowd on a musical journey to where the roots of reggae began through their love of Jah, Rastafari and black liberation. Steel Pulse has been making politically charged music for over …
Read More »Campbell‘s Dirty Knobs leave Heartbreak behind at The Fillmore
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Returning to the scene of some of his most memorable moments from a half century career in music, renowned Heartbreaker Mike Campbell stepped foot on The Fillmore stage for the first time as frontman Tuesday night with the Dirty Knobs before a near sell out crowd. Best …
Read More »The Mars Volta hits all the right notes at The Warfield
BY XAVIER JOHNSON It’s been a long time coming for fans of The Mars Volta, a progressive rock standout that broke up in 2012 and is back with a North American tour to support their new self-titled album. Their first tour in a decade is a journey through the group’s …
Read More »Duran Duran just keeps cranking out the hits at Chase Center
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Four decades after riding the wave of the MTV generation to challenge The Beatles for mass adulation, Duran Duran gave a career spanning performance to the delight of a near sold out crowd at Chase Center Sunday evening. Touring in support of their 15th studio album Future …
Read More »Robert Plant & Alison Krauss spread the love at the Greek
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 »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 »Tori Amos delivers thrills and chills at The Paramount
BY HELEN LAME’ Piano maestro Tori Amos first Bay Area appearance in five years was a jubilant and emotional affair for many of those in attendance Friday night, reconnecting the artist with many of her fans that have seen her dozens of times over the years. Performing at the stately …
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