Festivals
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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…
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If you’re going to Napa: BottleRock founders offer tips on lodging and transportation
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…
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BottleRock aims to bring a major music festival to wine country
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…
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SF Sketchfest Q&A: Did Oscar from “The Office” make your dental crown?
Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez on “The Office.” Courtesy: Photo: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC. Oscar Nunez plays an accountant on NBC’s “The Office,” but in real life, he almost ended up a dentist technician. He was unemployed, and a cousin owned a dental laboratory. His mother, a retired dentist, pushed him…
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Interview: Portlandia’s Carrie Brownstein dissects the show’s characters
Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen of “Portlandia,” courtesy. Imagine: Williamsburgia – a community of progressive, ecologically conscious, left-leaning DIY-ers leading kooky lives in a hyper-reality. When “Saturday Night Live” actor Fred Armisen and Wild Flag and Sleater-Kinney guitarist-vocalist Carrie Brownstein pitched a sketch comedy show about several sets of…
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Interview: Billy West brings ‘Futurama Live’ to SF Sketchfest
Billy West, courtesy. It doesn’t matter to Billy West that his name isn’t often recognized, even though anyone who grew up in the past 20 years has heard his many voices on TV. SF Sketchfest Jan 23 through Feb. 10 Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View Tickets: $10-$50. Note: “Futurama…
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Interview: Australia’s The Presets reemerge with first album in four years
The Presets, courtesy. Four years have lapsed since Australian electronic dance duo The Presets last released a record. In the time since 2008’s Apocalypso went three-times platinum in their native land, both drummer-keyboardist Kim Moyes and singer-keyboardist Julian Hamilton became fathers. Understandably, the two now have less time to…
