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The 20 best hip-hop albums of 2022
The best hip-hop albums of 2022 include Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Locksmith, Pusha T, Lupe Fiasco, Mount Westmore, Denzel Curry, Ho99o9, Freddie Gibbs, Homeboy Sandman, Bob Dylan, Czarface, Black Star, Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Your Old Droog, Open Mike Eagle and Token.…
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REVIEW: Weyes Blood sets her fans aglow in Los Angeles
Weyes Blood performs at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on Dec. 9, 2022. Chas Alm/STAFF. LOS ANGELES — At the second of two sold-out shows at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel on Friday, Weyes Blood played a stellar show on her In Holy Flux tour on…
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The 67 best albums of 2022: 10-1
The best albums of 2022 include Beyoncé, Gang of Youths, Weyes Blood, Rosalía, The Smile, Nas, The Weeknd, Lupe Fiasco, Spoon and Ho99o9. We’re down to the top 10 albums of the year. Before continuing, check out parts one, two, three, four and five. The conclusion includes the guitar-based rock of Gang of Youths…
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REVIEW: Matty Healy and The 1975 bring suburban anxiety, Jack Antonoff to SF
The 1975 performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Nov. 29, 2022. Photos: Jordan Curtis Hughes. SAN FRANCISCO — Where should the conversation start about “The 1975 At Their Very Best,” the U.K. band’s tour that stopped at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Tuesday night? Is it…
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Interview: Amy Shark on ‘Australian Idol,’ letting exes down gently and getting the star treatment
Amy Shark, courtesy Michelle Grace Hunder. Amy Shark was all set to tour outside of Australia for the first time since before the pandemic began, but those plans were scrapped—not because of travel restrictions or a positive COVID-19 test, but for something much more fun: A judge’s chair on…
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INTERVIEW: STP’s Robert De Leo reconnects to guitar on ‘Lessons Learned’
Robert De Leo, courtesy. More than three decades into a successful career touring the world with grunge staples Stone Temple Pilots, bassist and songwriter Robert De Leo was ready for a new journey that would bring him full circle with his musical beginnings. Lessons Learned Robert De Leo Out…
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REVIEW: It’s not too cold for Morrissey at the Fox in Oakland
Morrissey performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Nov. 18, 2022. Matt Pang/STAFF OAKLAND — Silver-haired crooner Morrissey didn’t disappoint a sold-out house at the Fox Theater Friday night. Morrissey 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19 The Castro, San Francisco Tickets: Only $500-tickets and resale tickets remain. Mixing new with old,…
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REVIEW: Pentatonix full of festive cheer at Oakland Arena Christmas tour opener
Pentatonix performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Nov. 17, 2022. Gavin Legaspi/STAFF. OAKLAND — Of the 12 albums released by a cappella quintet Pentatonix, six are Christmas records. Like clockwork, the extremely talented group has released a holiday LP every even year since 2014—the most recent being October’s…
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Introducing GALE: Puerto Rican songwriter breaks out as a solo artist
GALE, courtesy. The first time Puerto Rican artist Carolina Isabel Colón Juarbe visited Napa, with her parents and their friends, she was 16. The group spent a couple of weeks in San Francisco before making the drive to wine country. “We went to all these vineyards, and I couldn’t…
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PHOTOS: Lizzo has one ‘Special’ night at San Francisco’s Chase Center
Lizzo performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 12, 2022. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — R&B superstar Lizzo brought her “Special” Tour to Chase Center Saturday night. The Detroit-born singer is in the midst of a massive arena tour in support of her latest album, also titled Special,…
