Festivals
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Photos, videos: Outside Lands 2013 – Sunday, Aug. 11
Vampire Weekend performs at Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 11, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Vampire Weekend performs at Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 11, 2013. Also, check out videos and photos of Foals, Hall & Oates, The Head and the…
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Photos, videos: Outside Lands 2013 – Friday, Aug. 9
Paul McCartney performs at Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 9, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Paul McCartney performs at Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 9, 2013. Also, check out videos and photos of The National, Smith Westerns, Band of Horses and…
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Interview: The National’s Matt Berninger discusses new documentary, embracing the band’s chemistry
The National performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on July 29, 2016. Nick DeCicco/STAFF. Director Tom Berninger did not gain an appreciation for indie rock after completing a documentary about his older brother’s Brooklyn band, The National. Mistaken For Strangers, which metamorphosed into a drama about the relationship…
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Q&A: The National’s Matt Berninger on firing his brother, making ‘Trouble Will Find Me’
Matt Berninger (center) and The National, courtesy. Two weeks ago I spoke to Matt Berninger, lead singer for The National, who perform just prior to Sir Paul McCartney next Friday at Outside Lands. I have twice before interviewed the band’s bassist, Scott Devendorf. You can read a story here and…
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Q&A: Phoenix guitarist Christian Mazzalai on the year of Anglo-French pop
Christian Mazzalai (R) and Thomas Mars of Phoenix perform at Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 10, 2013. Roman Gohman/STAFF. Today’s Outside Lands Music Festival preview is about French rockers Phoenix. We spoke to guitarist Christian Mazzalai’s thoughts on the definition of “cool” and what he…
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A look behind the scenes at the making of Outside Lands
Outside Lands Music Festival. He won’t reveal whom, but Another Planet Entertainment Executive Vice President Allen Scott is already working to book the headliners for the 2014 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. At this time last year, the gears were already in motion to bring Paul McCartney and…
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Interview: Phoenix returns to Outside Lands with ‘Bankrupt!’
Phoenix performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 8, 2018. Courtesy: Paige K. Parsons. When French alt-rockers Phoenix take the stage as the fourth, unofficial, headliners at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival on August 10th, the song parts each band member plays off new album Bankrupt!…
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BottleRock 2013 in photos and videos
Moon Taxi performs at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 30, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Check out photos and videos from the first BottleRock Napa Valley Festival at he Napa Valley Expo, held from May 9 to 12, 2013. Want to view all the videos, in order? The playlist is here. Thursday, May…
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Q&A: The Avett Brothers on the decline of Americana
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…
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Interview: Avett Brothers sing what they know
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…
