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REVIEW: Stevie Nicks lets the jukebox play at Chase Center
Stevie Nicks performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Dec. 14, 2023. Courtesy Dana Jacobs. SAN FRANCISCO — Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks revisited her songbook with the group as well as her solo material at Chase Center on Friday. Nicks walked onto the stage in a black…
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Interview: Gary Jules on the 20th anniversary of his ‘Mad World’ remake
Gary Jules, courtesy You can call it a comeback, if you want. After all, Gary Jules has been gone. Twenty years ago, Jules scored a hit with a haunting cover of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World,” recorded with friend Michael Andrews. Now he’s back with a 20th anniversary edition…
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Interview: Soul artist UMI on collaborating with V of BTS, their mutual fandom
UMI performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Dec. 2, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. Updated: Dec. 25 OAKLAND — Seattle-born, L.A.-based neo-soul artist UMI and BTS’ Kim Tae-hyung, better known as V, recently announced on social media a collaborative song the two worked on remotely. UMI (Tierra Umi Wilson), who…
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REVIEW: SF can’t get enough of Depeche Mode at Chase Center
Depeche Mode performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Dec. 3, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Depeche Mode brought their Memento Mori tour back to the Bay Area on Sunday, performing songs from throughout the band’s glossy songbook at Chase Center. The…
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The 45 best albums of 2023: 45–21
RIFF’s best albums of 2023 include the Rolling Stones, Blink-182, Cleo Sol, Miley Cyrus, Allison Russell, Victoria Monét, Kali Uchis, Fall Out Boy, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Manchester Orchestra, Janelle Monáe, JPEGMafia with Danny Brown, Blondshell, Doja Cat, Andre 3000, Mick Jenkins, Sir Chloe, Ryuchi Sakamoto, James…
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The 45 best albums of 2023: 20–1
RIFF’s best albums of 2023 include Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore, Lana Del Rey, Mitski, boygenius, Slowdive, Hozier, Yves Tumor, Foo Fighters, Corinne Bailey Rae, Kylie Minogue, The Clientele, Avenged Sevenfold, PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode, Caroline Polachek, Blur, Feist, Sonic Youth and Billy Woods with Kenny Segal. Our album reviews are…
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REVIEW: Ellie Goulding captivates with the San Francisco Symphony
Ellie Goulding performs with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on Nov. 20, 2023. Mike DeWald/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — Pop hitmaker Ellie Goulding traded beats and synths for overtures and orchestration, teaming with the the San Francisco Symphony on Monday at the Davies Symphony…
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SoCal goes goth as Darker Waves fest hits Huntington Beach
Darker Waves festival in Huntington Beach, Calif. on Nov. 18, 2023. Courtesy. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — The inaugural Darker Waves turned out to be totally tubular, as thousands of fans – who still deeply love the ‘80s – turned out to see Tears for Fears, New Order, Human League…
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REVIEW: Raphael Saadiq and Tony! Toni! Toné! come home to Oakland
Raphael Saadiq, D’wayne Wiggins and Timothy Riley perform as Tony! Toni! Toné! at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, N.C. on Sept. 22, 2023. Courtesy David “Odiwams” Wright. OAKLAND — Raphael Saadiq, Dwayne Wiggins and Timothy Riley brought their Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion tour to the Paramount at the first of…
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INTERVIEW: Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO eyes the future
L to R: Gerald Casale, Josh Hagar, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh of DEVO perform at Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden on Aug. 10, 2023. Photo: Rune Hellestad, Corbis/Getty. SAN FRANCISCO — “It’s not a farewell tour, it’s a welfare tour,” DEVO frontman Mark Mothersbaugh explains while…
