GalleryInterview: Irish singer Imelda May out to win over America (Win tickets!)
Irish singer Imelda May is OK with playing in front of smaller audiences, or opening for others, in the U.S.
The 40-year-old with a shock of blonde in her black [...]
GalleryInterview: Zola Jesus embraces operatic past, escapes from L.A.
Nika Roza Danilova, better known as singer-songwriter Zola Jesus, was raised singing opera on a hundred acres of forest in Wisconsin. She studied under an instructor for several years [...]
GalleryInterview: Sondre Lerche treads a new path with ‘Please’
Recently, I had the chance to talk with Sondre Lerche, the Norwegian singer, songwriter, and all around talented musician who is best known for his song "Modern Nature" and his [...]
GalleryCulture Collide invades SF, announces full schedule
Culture Collide, the self-described "international, multicultural melting pot of music, culinary, and the art of travel," is now in the fifth year of its flagship LA festival, and it [...]
GalleryInterview: Christopher Owens presents a new, familiar testament
Those who know Christopher Owens’ story know it well. From his vagabond childhood in The Children of God to his street punk phase in Texas, his decisive move to San Francisco and his drug-fueled [...]
GalleryInterview: Kopecky Family Band helping raise kids
If Nashville’s Kopecky Family Band never makes it higher on the ladder of success – that of an indie sextet best known in the Midwest for blending orchestral pop [...]
GalleryInterview: Lykke Li learns from life experience, adjusts her goals
Lykke Li wants to discuss many topics. The public persona of the Swedish singer-songwriter may be that of a guarded soul, the woman in black, a la Nick Cave [...]
GalleryReview: A wistful and somewhat hazy recollection of the SoFA Street Fair
“What’s the Interruption?” the Mormon asked me, referring to The Interrupters t-shirt I was wearing. I can’t say for certain if he actually was a Mormon but he definitely [...]
GalleryNeck of the Woods breathes new life into the Avenues
The Inner Richmond is a modest cut of San Francisco. To an outsider, it's known for its Chinese Food, proximity to Golden Gate Park, flat streets and that familiar [...]
GalleryInterview: Astronauts, etc. releases ‘Sadie’ EP, breaking in new Oakland venue Leo’s
This month, Anthony Ferraro's plan is to record his first full-length album at Tiny Telephone under the appropriately cosmic moniker Astronauts, etc. The project's name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to [...]
GalleryInterview: Pissin’ in the Wind with John Murry
Photo: Amoreena Berg
A conversation with Oakland's John Murry is an adventure that takes you all over the place. He'll quickly change the subject from sports, history, fiction, politics, and [...]
GalleryInterview: SoFA Street Fair returns with eclectic day of free music in San Jose
Before reading Jody Amable’s fantastic "In Defense of San Jose," I had forgotten that city even existed, let alone existed with a thriving music and arts scene. San Jose, [...]
