Santana performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 12, 2019. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. On Sunday it’s scheduled to reach 91 degrees where I live. In April. Ninety-one degrees. It is far too early to be getting that hot. It bodes ill for the summer. Traditionally, by which I…

The Goo Goo Dolls announced a surprise record, EP 21, Monday morning, just five days before its release. It consists of newish material; its four tracks are acoustic covers of the band’s own songs, and is the band’s first new material since 2020’s It’s Christmas All Over. EP 21…

Chumbawamba circa 2000. Photo: Jill Douglas/Redferns. Back in September I discovered a satellite radio channel that was all one-hit wonders, and it inspired a column of some of my favorites. People seemed to like it, except to this day I still get new comments smugly informing me that I…

Chilean superstar Mon Laferte is no stranger to genre changes. After beginning her career as a reality show pop singer, she transitioned to alt-rock with her early indie releases. Then, embracing her tattooed pinup aesthetic, she shifted to her current signature blend of Latin alt-rock and mid-century American big-band…

Happy Easter! Overtly religious music aside, there are no Easter songs. My theory is that this is because Easter is, if you look at it objectively without the lenses of theology or tradition, the most confusing of holidays. For instance while Jesus’ birthday is Dec. 25, his re-birthday is…

The Chapel, closed, on the afternoon of March 17, 2020, the first day of a shelter-in-place to combat coronavirus. California health officials announced on Friday that indoor concerts, as well as other events, can resume on April 15. However, many don’t see the economic viability of doing so quite…

Catfish Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitching during a game from his 1974 season with the Oakland A’s. Hunter was an eight-time All-Star, 1974 American League Cy Young winner and was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.Courtesy: 1974 SPX/Diamond Images via Getty Images. As of this…

Ariana Savalas, Sunny Holiday and Aubrey Logan of Postmodern Jukebox perform during a livestream concert on March 20, 2021. Screenshot courtesy Sessions. Unlike many bands dipping their toes into the livestream arena, Postmodern Jukebox is used to playing at home for a camera. Having made its name on YouTube,…

Now, I hate to gloat, since so many people are still waiting for their turn, but I’m going to do it anyway: I GOT MY FIRST SHOT OF THE COVID VACCINE! Three hundred and sixty-five days after my day job’s office first closed due to COVID, I unexpectedly found…

Jim Keller, courtesy: Jimmy Fontaine. “867-5309.” Just by reading those seven digits, the tune is in your head. The 1981 song by San Francisco band Tommy Tutone is legendarily catchy, making its title arguably the most well-known phone number in the United States. The song remains well-loved enough to…