Author Archives: Roman Gokhman
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Q&A: Lakou Mizik brings Haiti’s joy and pride to California
Roughly 300,000 died during and in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that leveled huge swaths of Haiti in 2010. Everyone in the country was either directly affected or knew others who were. The hit was head-on for a country that was already among the poorest nations in the…
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Review: Cathedrals make their return at Mezzanine
Cathedrals perform at Mezzanine in San Francisco on June 8, 2017. SAN FRANCISCO — If their first show in two years is any indication, San Francisco electronic R&B and pop duo Cathedrals is shifting closer to the pop spectrum. Vocalist Brodie Jenkins and guitarist Johnny Hwin have spent much of…
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Review: Daniel Lanois and Rocco DeLuca let the music do the talking at the Independent
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniel Lanois music and concerts can veer into any number of directions, but if one thing holds true each time these days is his love for the pedal steel guitar. Wednesday at the Independent, Lanois and musical partner Rocco DeLuca shared the stage for an evening-long…
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Interview: Hirie attempts to bridge reggae and pop
Photos: Alessio Neri NAPA — She may be a well-seasoned traveler, having moved with her family from the Philippines to Italy and then Hawaii before finally calling San Diego home, but reggae singer-songwriter Hirie still found an adventure traversing the streets of Napa on her visit recently, where she…
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BottleRock 2017: Foo Fighters and 8 other acts we loved Sunday
Foo Fighters perform at BottleRock Napa Valley 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. NAPA — In the end, the only thing that could stop the Foo Fighters at BottleRock Napa was a strict 10 p.m. curfew. The rock band that headlined the final night of the fifth annual festival was about a…
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Interview: Flint Eastwood’s Jax Anderson embraces Broke Royalty
In classic Westerns, the cowboys wear white hats or black hats, and those Stetsons often represent the characters’ true personality: righteous or evil. Spaghetti Western-loving Detroit singer-songwriter Jax Anderson, who performs as Flint Eastwood, has also used her noggin cover to make more than a fashion statement. Flint Eastwood 9…
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BottleRock photos and recap: Tom Petty and 5 other acts we loved on Saturday
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers perform at BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa on May 28, 2017. NAPA — Tom Petty may have largely stuck to the hits at BottleRock Napa Valley Saturday, but the sheer quantity of those familiar songs spoke volumes about Petty’s amazing songbook. After opening with…
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BottleRock photos, recap: Warren G, Silversun Pickups, Hibbity Dibbity highlight first day
Warren G performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. NAPA — Sunshine and cool breezes were the true star on Friday at BottleRock Napa Valley. It was possibly the first moderate date at the festival in its five-year run at the Napa…
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Q&A: SF swamp blues band Hibbity Dibbity prepares for BottleRock
Even though San Francisco bluesy soul band Hibbity Dibbity formed in 2013, the same year as the inaugural BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, tomorrow will mark the first time singer-guitarists Chris Braun and Tom Relling, bassist Parker Simon and drummer Jack Gehegan attend the annual musical gathering together. BottleRock…
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Interview: Daniel Lanois and Rocco DeLuca search for next dimension in music
Daniel Lanois is always in motion. His mind operates at the same speed as his elaborate music production machines. He moves from one project to the next constantly, and perhaps he expects the same commitment of others in his orbit. Daniel Lanois and Rocco Deluca, Shovelman 8 p.m., Wednesday,…