Author Archives: Daniel J. Willis
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Review: Temple of the Dog hits the road, 25 years later
Photos: Roman Gokhman SAN FRANCISCO — Temple of the Dog’s self-titled debut, their lone album, was released 25 years ago. It is as old now as Pet Sounds, Revolver and Blonde On Blonde were when it debuted in 1991. That is old enough to qualify as classic rock, as the age and…
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Ticket giveaway: Temples at Great American Music Hall – Saturday
Temples, Riptides 9 p.m., Saturday Great American Music Hall Tickets: $21. Temples are playing at the Great American Music Hall this Saturday, and RIFF wants to send you to the show. The psychedelic rock band from Kettering, England, begins their 13-city North American tour this week. Their debut album, 2014’s…
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REVIEW: Prophets of Rage make Shoreline rage again
Prophets of Rage perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on Sept. 13, 2016. Paige K. Parsons/STAFF. Despite being one of the great rock bands of the ’90s, the original iteration of Rage Against the Machine did not survive beyond a decade, with vocalist Zack de la Rocha departing following…
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Trans rights activist, rocker Laura Jane Grace discusses hardships at Pandora in Oakland
Photos: Courtesy Pandora Laura Jane Grace used to be best known from Against Me!, a punk rock band famous for aggressive songs like “Thrash Unreal” and protest tunes like “White People For Peace.” More recently she’s become an outspoken critic of North Carolina’s anti-transgender bill, burning her birth certificate on stage at a…