Author Archives: Roman Gokhman
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Obituary: ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ country icon Loretta Lynn dies at 90
Loretta Lynn, courtesy: David McClister. Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Grand Ole Opry member and Grammy-winning artist Loretta Lynn died at the age 90 Tuesday morning. According to her publicist, Lynn passed away in her sleep in her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. In more than six decades in…
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Interview: Inside Amanda Shires’ new circle of positivity
Amanda Shires, courtesy. Chris Stapleton had just pulled out of his headlining slot at BottleRock Napa Valley over Labor Day Weekend in 2021, and organizers moved quickly to summon country all-star group The Highwomen as his replacement. Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile were already there to perform solo sets,…
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Obituary: “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio dead at 59
Coolio during the 1999 Toyota Grand Prix Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach, Calif. Photo: SGranitz/WireImage. Coolio will always be best known for “Gangsta’s Paradise,” but the Compton rapper was a staple of ’90s hip-hop before becoming a reality TV regular in the next decade. The 59-year-old artist, who died…
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REVIEW: Roxy Music and fans celebrate Bryan Ferry’s birthday at Chase Center
Roxy Music performs during its 50th anniversary tour in September 2022. Courtesy Matthew Becker. SAN FRANCISCO — On at least two occasions, large groups of Bryan Ferry fans at Chase Center wanted to send the Roxy Music frontman a message—to sing him a song. Both of those times, he…
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Interview: Metric brings its mental oasis ‘Formentera’ on the road
Emily Haines and Metric, courtesy. Indie rock band Metric has just completed the Canadian leg of its tour in support of new album, Formentera, and with a U.S. tour start looming, vocalist Emily Haines and her bandmates are back in their new woodsy studio, “because we’re lunatics.” Metric 8…
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REVIEW: Roger Waters has his doomsday clock ticking at Chase Center tour stop
Roger Waters performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 23, 2022. Derek Tobias/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Near the conclusion of the first of two concerts at Chase Center, rock and roll legend Roger Waters told a story about how he wrote the following song, “Two Suns in…
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Q&A: Congolese artist Fally Ipupa wants Americans to see how his people celebrate
Fally Ipupa, courtesy Emma Birski. He’s playing intimate clubs on his North American tour, but Fally Ipupa can sell out a 20,000-capacity arena in Paris and his native country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), he’s pretty much the biggest name in music right now. Fally Ipupa Remaining…
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Talking music with Gabe Kapler and the SF Giants
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler looks up one of his own music playlists in his office at Oracle Park. Behind him is one of his favorite albums, “Legend of the Wu-Tang,” as well as a borrowed bass guitar. Photographed on Sept. 17, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —…
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REVIEW: Bad Bunny sets Oakland on fire with his World’s Hottest Tour
Bad Bunny performs at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 14, 2022. Matt Pang/STAFF OAKLAND — How can you tell if someone is the biggest music act in the world? If you bring your 80-person-strong traveling party to a local restaurant and have the manager say that, yeah, Carlos…
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Interview: Brian Fallon still has something to say with The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem, courtesy. There was a time when Brian Fallon, the chief songwriter and bandleader of New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem, was afraid that he’d lost his love for the rock and roll that had inspired him throughout his life. The Gaslight Anthem Tigers Jaw 8 p.m.,…
