PORTLAND, ORE. — While the impending bomb cyclone was the popular topic of conversation Tuesday in western Oregon, New York musician Cautious Clay tempered worries, at least temporarily, with a simmering set of electronic soul, rock and blues-inflected R&B. The singer-producer-flautist-saxophonist-guitarist, who headlined the Fillmore in San Francisco the…

Jewel Kilcher. Courtesy: Brendan Walter. Having lived out of her car and on the street when she was a teen, it’s understandable why Jewel carries  the issue of homelessness—particularly homeless children—close to her heart. The singer-songwriter, born Jewel Kilcher, started a nonprofit in Las Vegas working with at-risk youth…

Cher performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 21, 2019. Photos: Sean Liming. SAN FRANCISCO — After starring in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” the sequel film based on the Broadway production that incorporated the music of ABBA as its songbook, Cher fell in love with the…

MisterWives, Courtesy: Shervin Lainez. The Denver studio where MisterWives spent the morning working didn’t appreciate bassist William Hehir trying to light up indoors, which is why he’s found himself outside, joining the band’s vocalist and primary songwriter, Mandy Lee, in a phone interview Wednesday. MisterWives Foreign Air 8 p.m.,…

Singer Gabriella Wilson, aka H.E.R., performs at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. Photo: Robyn Beck/Getty Images. Artists like Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande racked up numerous nominations for Grammy Awards on Wednesday, creating an unusually diverse and forward-thinking lineup…

Former Third Eye Blind bassist Arion Salazar photographed with Xeb at Slim’s in San Francisco on Jan. 6, 2017. Alessio Neri/Staff. The frontman of Third Eye Blind is suing one of his former bandmates for alleged streaming royalties theft. The attorney for the former band member, Arion Salazar, is…

Santana performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 12, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Having headlined BottleRock just last May, the return of Carlos Santana to the Bay Area at Chase Center on Tuesday wasn’t a long-awaited event. It wasn’t even Santana’s debut at the…

Since the ’80s, Canadian artist Celine Dion has sold more than 250 million albums worldwide, making her the best-selling female artist of all time. The five-time Grammy winner (and 20-time Juno Award winner) is still best known, however, for the melodramatic “Titanic” ballad “My Heart Will Go On.” But as…

Maisie Peters. Courtesy Elektra Records. SAN FRANCISCO — Maisie Peters and her touring team left Los Angeles at 6 a.m. to make the trek to San Francisco, where Peters recently had a show the same day. Presumably, the Brit had no part in driving the van straight to Rickshaw Stop.…

Dinah Jane. Photo courtesy of the artist. With pop juggernaut Fifth Harmony, Dinah Jane already had plenty of experience traveling the world and playing arenas on the back of massive hits like “Worth It” and “Work From Home.” But for the past year she’s been working hard to kickstart…