Bone Thugs-N-Harmony perform at Curran Theatre in San Francisco during Noise Pop Festival on March 1, 2024. Mariana García/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — After 30 years, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony still have it. Their show at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theater to close out Noise Pop Festival was a crowd pleaser. The four Bone…

Otis Redding performs at Monterey Pop Festival, in Monterey, Calif., in June 1967. Photo by Bruce Fleming/Getty Images. It has once again been a long week, so I am once again defaulting to comfort music, and you once again get to hear it, too. You’re welcome. Like I said…

Daniel J. Willis is blue, just like Thom Yorke at this Radiohead show at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 6, 2016. I am depressed for reasons I’d rather not speak of ever again. That is not a subtle plea to talk about it; leave me alone. Anyway,…

Crews prepare for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 1, 2024. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Often I struggle to come up with a column idea. This week is easy because I can think about one and only one thing right now: Tomorrow’s Super…

Steve Hackett, “The Circus and the Nightwhale.” This is probably obvious to anyone who’s a fan, or even anyone who’s aware of him, but there are two true things that The Circus and the Nightwhale reinforces: Steve Hackett is extremely good at guitar, and he’s extremely good at prog…

San Francisco Band Faith No More, L-R: Roddy Bottum, Mike Patton, Jon Hudson, Billy Gould and Mike Bordin. Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns. I’m a diehard 49ers fan so you’re getting a Super Bowl column. I may write another celebratory, gloating one later if they win. If they lose, I’ll…

Enrique Iglesias performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Nov. 14, 2021. STAFF file. Earlier this week I got an alert from my bank that there was suspicious activity on my card. Someone had spent $630 at Ticketmaster. I informed them that it wasn’t me and now I…

Borknagar, courtesy. Scene-setting rock by Borknagar, Depeche-Mode-inspired synth-pop by My Life Story, charming jangle pop by Jane’s Party, pop with an edge by Dela Kay, the Dandy Warhols do the Misfits, psychedelic rock by Levitation Room and a return to form by DragonForce. Borknagar, “Nordic Anthem” — These days, a…

Helloween, courtesy. I, as you all should, enjoy metal. Yes, various sub-genres of metal have a bad reputation, but most of it is unearned. If you separate your perception from the music itself, the best examples have a depth and complexity you can usually only find in things like…

The Offspring performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2021. They play at BottleRock Napa this May. Courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley announced its lineup this week. Odds are, I’ll once again be covering at least one day. Every year I swear it’s my last because of my…