The Avett Brothers, courtesy. The Avett Brothers may get bumped up to headline the opening night of BottleRock Napa Valley on Thursday, following Furthur’s cancelation. Yesterday I chatted with Seth Avett about his band, the Americana movement (Is it on the decline? He thinks it might be) and how…

The Avett Brothers interviewed at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 10, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Unlike their predecessors Bob Dylan or Johnny Cash, the Avett Brothers of North Carolina don’t write songs about characters in faraway places. Seth and Scott Avett stick to songs about themselves. BottleRock Napa Valley 2013…

Marina and the Diamonds perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on May 6, 2013. Judging by the size of the venues she has been playing, it would be fair to say Marina Diamandis has had a good year. Last summer the pop songstress, who goes by Marina and…

Future Twin, courtesy. Future Twin frontwoman Jean Yaste likes to start things. Future Twin, Voyaj, Upside Drown and All Your Sisters 9 p.m., Friday Uptown Nightclub, Oakland Tickets: FREE. Not just the leader of the San Francisco garage, lo-fi rock band, she also opposes condominium development in The City,…

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, courtesy: James Minchin. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has a sold-out show coming up at the Fillmore on April 22, but it was a different performance I was more interested in. Robert Levon Been is stepping in his late-father Michael Been’s shoes and joining his father’s bandmates…

The Call with Robert Levon Been, courtesy. Seminal ‘80s Santa Cruz rockers The Call disbanded in 2000 when frontman-bassist Michael Been decided to focus his energy on his son’s fledgling career. So in a roundabout way, Robert Levon Been is returning the gesture, when he briefly steps away from…

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark perform at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on April 12, 2013. Courtesy: Paige K. Parsons. Following Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s show at the Regency Ballroom Friday evening, no one could claim that that frontman-bassist Andy McCluskey was phoning it in. The 53-year-old, drenched…

BottleRock 2013 lineup. Tickets for BottleRock Napa Valley are selling briskly, said Gabe Meyers, festival cofounder. Music fans will be coming from as far away as Japan, Australia, Germany and Great Britain. Those who have not already booked a hotel room in the region will be in for a…

BottleRock 2013 lineup. Longtime Napa residents and businessmen Bob Vogt and Gabe Meyers think that as important as Napa County has been for the Bay Area in terms of food and wine, entertainment is extremely lacking. Meyers, a 42-year-old sports media producer, and Vogt, a 63-year-old lawyer and commercial…

San Cisco, courtesy. Jordi Davieson has known Scarlett Stevens since he was a toddler. Their parents are friends and they grew up together in the coastal town of Fremantle, Australia – just south of Perth on the country’s west coast. “There’s a photo of Scarlett and me and I’m…