Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017. Gary Chancer/STAFF.
SAN FRANCISCO — Melissa Etheridge is not only a talented musician but also an iconic rock star. Etheridge showed just what has given her a long-lasting career in music Tuesday at the Fillmore.
She has a love affair with her fans, and her voice tore through their hearts in San Francisco.
Whether on older songs or new material, such “Pulse,” a song she released in 2016 as a response to the Orlando nightclub massacre, she was speaking directly to each person in the room.
Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017.
Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017.
Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017.
Melissa Etheridge and her band performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017.
Melissa Etheridge and her band performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on August 1, 2017.
Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017.
Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017.
Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017.