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Interview: Fatherhood defuses Franz Ferdinand frontman’s fears
Franz Ferdinand, courtesy. Much is going on in the life of Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos as of late. The Scottish quartet is back with its first album of new songs in six years, The Human Fear. But Kapranos, 52, is also newly married to French musician Clara Luciani…
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Q&A: ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons pushing the blues through the ‘primordial purée’
Billy F. Gibbons performs with ZZ Top at The Warfield in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2016. Brandon Jernigan/STAFF. Billy F. Gibbons is beyond mere Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Billy F. Gibbons 6 p.m., Tuesday to Friday, Jan. 21 to 24 Blue Note Napa Tickets: All shows…
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INTERVIEW: ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ composer Mick Giacchino blasts off on an adventure
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” courtesy Disney. Excitement, eagerness and a little bit of fear; this is what the kids in “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” feel when they accidentally blast off their planet on an old pirate starship. But this is also how composer Mick Giacchino felt when he was…
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Our favorite concert photos of 2024, with Kanye West, Green Day and Chris Brown
RIFF photographers’ favorite concert photos in 2024 included these shots of Kanye West, Green Day, System of a Down, Sting, Chris Brown, Elyanna, The Offspring, David Gilmour, Alejandro Fernández, Foo Fighters, James Arthur, The Hives, Tems, Ski Mask the Slump God, U2, Maxwell and Justice. We asked our photographers…
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INTERVIEW: Silly Goose gets serious despite some ‘Bad Behavior’
Silly Goose, courtesy. The humble beginnings of rising rap-rock stars Silly Goose seem long ago. Coming up outside of Atlanta, the band got creative, leaning on guerrilla-style performances in parking lots and trailers to find new listeners. “We started off doing a lot of this crazy stuff in the…
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REVIEW: Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Arrested Development offer night of hip-hop nostalgia at the Warfield
Digable Planets perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on Dec. 21, 2024. Michael Chan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The Warfield served as a time capsule on Saturday night as a trio of hip-hop acts popular in the early ’90s shared the stage. The show’s headliners, East Coast trio Digable…
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INTERVIEW: Dead Poet Society feels the ‘Hurt’ with new collab
Dead Poet Society, courtesy. Boston quartet Dead Poet Society isn’t your average modern rock band. Sure, the guitar riffs and the big hooks are there, but also slick musicality and a tight dynamic. The members come from sturdy roots, having met in 2013 at Berklee College of Music. After…
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REVIEW: Social Distortion goes deep on the third of five nights at the Fillmore
Social Distortion performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. Photos: Ammar Chishty. SAN FRANCISCO — Social Distortion’s run at the legendary Fillmore just seemed to keep getting longer. First announced as a pair of shows on the band’s holiday tour, new gigs kept getting added…
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REVIEW: Billie Eilish delivers on first of two-night run at SAP Center
Billie Eilish performs at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on Dec. 10, 2024. Photos: Henry Hwu. SAN JOSE — Billie Eilish fans descended on the South Bay on Tuesday night for the first of two sold-out shows at SAP Center. The show was one of Eilish’s last on…
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Lucius, others go back to the ’90s to benefit gun control nonprofit Everytown
Doug and Alyssa Graham, owners of 3Sirens and duo The Grahams, put together and appear on compilation record “Every Possible Way,” benefitting Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. A new compilation album taps nearly a dozen artists like Lucius, Joseph and White Denim to venture back to the ‘90s…
