Tag Archives: JIM KERR

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Nostalgia is a powerful tool that bands use both consciously and subconsciously to affect their audiences in different ways. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, even though oftentimes peddling nostalgia for its own sake can yield lackluster results. When done right, playing upon the idealized past can …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Thirty-Three years after earning the right to perform in front of a global audience of close to two billion people at Live Aid, Simple Minds found their way back to the Bay Area for a rare San Francisco performance Thursday night at the Masonic. While the height …