GalleryMidge Ure talks ’80s greatness and return to San Francisco
Scottish musician Midge Ure has performed in the Bay Area many times as frontman of the 1980s synthpop band Ultravox. He fondly recalls his most recent visit to San [...]
GalleryTech firms break from online to sing onstage at Techapella
(Twitter's Songbirds. photo: Carla Bova)
It began like any other concert: The house lights dimmed. A hush came over the audience before it erupted into excited applause. A foggy haze [...]
GalleryPeter Murphy will weave Bauhaus and solo songs in Bay Area performances
It has been nearly 40 years since Peter Murphy, with his sonorous sound and ominous vocals, first sang “the bats have left the bell tower” in the Bauhaus 1979 [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: The Spinners turn out R&B classics and charm in Oakland
Photos and words by Carla Bova
“So much rhythm, grace and debonair...”
They were singing about "The Rubberband Man," but legendary R&B artists The Spinners may as well have been referring to [...]
Gallerydecker. writhes across the desert to San Francisco with ‘Snake River Blues’
Arizona singer-songwriter Brandon Decker says making his latest EP Snake River Blues was a matter of urgency. What’s the rush for a musician who has been at it steadily [...]
GalleryJay Arner shows wit through synths on ‘Jay II,’ plays Oakland Friday
You don’t expect to hear curse words in the lyrics of a Canadian singer-songwriter, especially when they're sung in soft, whispery vocals and accompanied by sweet synth pop melodies. [...]
GalleryPurling Hiss to unleash guitar jams with a sweet touch of pop in San Francisco
The journey from solo to trio did not come quietly for Purling Hiss.
But nothing does for the loud as heck, guitar blazing, noise rock band.
Mike Polizze released his first [...]
GalleryJohnnyswim to sing of love and legacy at Great American next week
The husband-wife folk duo Johnnyswim met more than 10 years ago and began writing songs while their personal relationship blossomed.
As their journey together took shape, Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez [...]
GalleryPlanet Booty is ready to shake it at The Independent
Funky. Fun. Feel-good. That’s Planet Booty.
And plenty fans and backers agree. The electro-funk-R&B band out of Oakland surpassed its recent $22,000 Kickstarter goal — reaching $25,403 — no sweat. [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Conchords take Flight with new comedic bits & musical riffs at the Shoreline
Flight of the Conchords (photo: Jon Bauer)
It has been about seven years since New Zealand’s musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords released new material, and three years since the band’s [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Flawless Joe Jackson at the UC Theatre
Joe Jackson (photo: Jon Bauer)
With his keyboards positioned modestly off to the side of stage and set under a soft spotlight, Joe Jackson walked quietly from darkness and took a seat. It was [...]
