SAN FRANCISCO — Singer-songwriter Brian Fallon has learned a thing or two in his two decades as a touring musician. The talented singer-songwriter rolled into the Bay Area Saturday for a show at The Independent and did not disappoint the capacity crowd, which was packed in tight and jostling for…

Lindi Ortega comes from a stellar group of country singer-songwriters hailing from the Great White North. The Toronto-born Ortega’s Liberty, her seventh studio album, is her most ambitious to date. The 12-track concept album is constructed with the narrative arc of a motion picture, with each of the three…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO —  If Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller was aiming for a high degree of difficulty going into his show on Friday night at Slim’s, he succeeded at setting the bar high. The stage wasn’t draped in an elaborate set, Miller wasn’t flanked by a…

Photos: Paige K. Parsons SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been quite a year already for rising pop superstar Dua Lipa. The London-born songstress scored her first No. 1 hit in the U.S. with the viral single “New Rules.” She heads into next week’s BRIT Awards with five nominations, and is…