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Obituary: Soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91
Ennio Morricone at the Estadio Bicentenario de la Florida on Nov. 26, 2013. Courtesy: Gonzallo Tello/Wikicommons. Celebrated soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone died in Rome on Monday, July 6. He was 91. The famed composer scored iconic soundtracks for a number of spaghetti Westerns, most famously director Sergio Leone’s 1966…
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Lindsey Stirling opens her Upside Fund fan assistance program to others
Lindsey Stirling, Courtesy: Sydney Takeshta. Violinist Lindsey Stirling, who spoke to us last spring about starting the Upside Fund, a program where she could financially support some of her fans struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, has opened the program to others so they could help each other. Since April,…
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Corey Taylor, Gavin Rossdale, more to headline Feeding America COVID-19 benefit
Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale and a plethora of modern rock artists will headline a virtual concert Friday evening to benefit Feeding America’s COVID-19 relief fund. The show will also include performances by Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, Lisa Loeb,…
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Dixie Chicks the latest band to change their name, now known as The Chicks
The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks, perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Oct. 7, 2016. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. The Dixie Chicks, who’s awaited new album Gaslighter arrives on July 17, are the next band from the South to change their name, dropping the “Dixie.” They’re now known simply…
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Outside Lands 2020 officially canceled, 2021 festival announced with ticket onsales
The Outside Lands windmill arch on Aug. 10, 2019. Adam Pardee/STAFF. Producers of the Outside Lands Music Festival have officially canceled the 2020 event and instead focused on the 2021 iteration, which will be headlined by Lizzo, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Tyler, the Creator, and include many of the…
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Lars Ulrich, Bonnie Raitt among guests to appear in SF Symphony’s online tribute to outgoing director
San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, Courtesy: SF Symphony. The San Francisco Symphony will conclude its 25-day online tribute to outgoing Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas with a star-studded virtual bash on Sunday, which will be live-streamed at the Symphony’s YouTube channel. San Francisco Symphony Music Director…
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Neal Casal Music Foundation launches with tribute to the late guitarist, charity initiatives
Neal Casal, Courtesy. The former manager and friends of the late guitarist Neal Casal have started a nonprofit foundation to to honor his memory and raise money for young musicians and mental healthcare. Casal had played with several Bay Area greats such as Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, and…
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SF Ballet moves on from 2020, announces 2021 season
Dores André and Joseph Walsh in Peck’s ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming,’ Courtesy: Erik Tomasson. The San Francisco Ballet has announced its programming for its 2021 season, which the nonprofit organization hopes to begin in mid-January and run through June 27. the theme for the season is “Leap of Hope;”…
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SF Symphony cancels all 2020 performances, enacts pay cuts, furloughs and layoffs
The San Francisco Symphony with music director Michael Tilson Thomas, during rehearsal at Davies Symphony Hall on Wednesday morning, November 2, 2016. The San Francisco Symphony today announced the cancelation of all concerts through Dec. 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that the anticipated debut of incoming…
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Alameda County Fair announces next drive-in concert; on June 26
Concertgoers gather at the first drive-in concert in the Bay Area at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on June 12, 2020. Steve Carlson/STAFF. Following the success of two drive-in concerts featuring tribute bands to ZZ Top, Journey and Van Halen, the Alameda County Fair has announced that…
