George Jones, courtesy. Courtesy of Schmidt PR: Alan Jackson: Well, heaven better get ready for some great country music. While George was known for his wild and crazy days, I’ve known him for 25 years as a friend. He had grown into a real good man. Of course, he will…

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…

Dave Brubeck photographed on Oct. 10, 1964. Courtesy: Wikicommons. The recording Academy just issued the following statement on the passing of jazz icon Dave Brubeck, who was born and raised in Stockton. Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement award recipient David Brubeck was an iconic jazz and classical pianist. Throughout his…

Foo Fighters performs at BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa on May 28, 2017. Aless Neri/STAFF. This morning Dave Grohl addressed rumors that the Foo Fighters are breaking up. They’re not, but they are taking a break. Here’s the letter to fans: Hey everyone… Dave here. Just wanted to write…

Outside Lands 2012. The way Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich sees it, he would be attending the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival even if his band was not headlining the second night of the Bay Area’s musical crown jewel. That was the case last year, when he took his…

Adam Yauch during “Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That!” New York City Premiere at Loew’s 34th Street Theater in New York City. Photo by J. Kempin/FilmMagic. ADAM YAUCH 1964-2012. Musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the…

LOS ANGELES — A popular music event like the Grammy Awards tends to divide people, with fans of indie artists claiming the best “now” musicians get left out. That’s a valid claim. With the exception of The Arcade Fire last year and Bon Iver this week, the big winners…

U2 360 Tour production in progress in June 2011. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. OAKLAND – It’s the largest touring concert stage ever built – but the claw rising above Overstock.com Coliseum this week for the U2 concert Tuesday is just one of three…

A train that will house members of Old Crow Medicine Show, Mumford & Sons and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros sits idle at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland during the Railroad Revival Tour on April 22, 2011. Photos: Roman Gokhman/STAFF. This story originally appeared in the Oakland…

U2 performs during a “Good Morning America” concert at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York on March 6, 2009. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. NEW YORK — I’ve been excited about the March 3 release of U2’s No Line on the Horizon since last spring,…