Jul 27, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Any consummate artist wants to up their game. Take their musical vision in a new direction. Work with new artists. Try any number of different creative avenues. Sting is that type of artist. In 2006, he teamed up with Bosnian guitarist/lutenist Edin Karamazov, releasing a fine collection in Songs From the Labyrinth....
Jul 9, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Considering the band’s calypso-esque, Afro-Cuban leanings, it was a bit odd to hear DJ Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat” played as background music as Vampire Weekend walked onstage at Oakland, Calif.’s Paramount Theater...
Jul 9, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Gaelic Storm is out in support of their release Cabbage (Lost Again). Mix caught up with FOH engineer/production manager Pete Wildermuth.
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Jul 9, 2010,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Norah Jones is back on the road to support The Fall. Accompanied by a stellar backing band, this usually mellow artist brought an energetic, riveting and incredible-sounding show to San Francisco’s Fillmore.
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Jun 15, 2010,
By Gaby Alter
When many big pop acts put on a show, it typically calls for a heavily choreographed routine. Such acts follow a tight script that's filled with large production numbers, dancers and special effects. For Keith Urban, one of the biggest names in contemporary country music,...
May 21, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Punk is back. After 18 years out of the public eye, Public Image Limited (PiL), fronted by former Sex Pistol John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon, took the stage at San Francisco’s Regency Center Grand Ballroom, just a few days after the tour opened at Club Nokia...
May 20, 2010,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
The Best New Artist Grammy winners for 2010, Zac Brown Band, are out on their Breaking Southern Ground tour and sharing the love onstage with three up-and-coming Atlanta-based artists who have been signed by Brown...
Apr 27, 2010,
By Carolyn Maniaci
Muse is a band with its eyes set on the stage. Since the band’s debut studio album in 1998, it seems that the bandmembers’ moody, fantastical, prog-laden music has been tailor-made for mind-blowing live shows. ...
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