The Struts. Photos: Jon Ching English rock quartet The Struts acknowledge that the glam superstar musicians of the past are major influences on their own sound, look and on-stage presence. But to theatrically inclined frontman Luke Spiller and co., there is a major difference between the glam-rock of Europe…

Photos: Roman Gokhman Earlier this year, Provo, Utah, alt-rock quartet The Moth & The Flame released their second album, called Young & Unafraid. Many of the songs were already upwards of a year old at that point, which has Brandon Robbins (vocals, guitar), Mark Garbett (keys), Andrew Tolman (drums)…

Fantastic Negrito, courtesy. Today is a momentous day for Xavier Dphrepaulezz, in a life full of them. There was the day he was given a multi-million dollar signing bonus by one of the biggest label heads in the world. The day he blew the rest of the money, and was…

Rose’s Pawn Shop performs at BottleRock Napa 2016 in Napa, California. More than a decade into the Americana and folk revival movement, bands like the Lumineers have grown to headline festivals and sell out amphitheaters with a now all-too-common mix of fiddle, foot-stomping drums, banjo, guitar and crowd-friendly chant-alongs.…

K.Flay performs at BottleRock 2016. Though the past few years were rocky for multi-genre musician K.Flay, they seem to have paid off. The Stanford graduate who dabbles in hip hop, pop, rock and R&B was signed to RCA Records, but was dropped after two EPs and masters to dozens more unreleased…

NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley festival brought high temperatures and memorable performances. Temperatures flirted with the 90-degree mark as 40,000 flocked to the Napa Valley Expo each day for the event. Let’s look at seven sets from the 2016 BottleRock that stood out above the rest.…

Kaleo performs at BottleRock in Napa on May 27, 2016. Photos: Jon Ching. The four musicians in Kaleo may be from Iceland, but they share much more sonically with American roots and blues. Vocalist JJ Julius Son, bassist Daniel Kristjansson, guitarist Rubin Pollock and drummer David Antonsson have a growing reputation for their…

The Struts were one of several acts we caught up with at BottleRock. NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley music, drink and food festival was perhaps its most cohesive, with a strong lineup from the very top with Florence and the Machine, Stevie Wonder and Red…

Fantastic Negrito was one of several musicians we met up with at BottleRock in Napa. NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley music, drink and food festival is perhaps its most cohesive, with a strong lineup from the very top with Florence and the Machine, Stevie Wonder…

Kaleo photographed at BottleRock Napa Valley, May 27, 2016. NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley music, drink and food festival is perhaps its most cohesive, with a strong lineup from the very top with Florence and the Machine, Stevie Wonder and Red Hot Chili Peppers, all…