Our favorite new holiday songs come from The Philly Specials (Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata and Jason Kelce) with guest Travis Kelce; Josh Groban, David Shaw of the Revivalists, Ben Folds, Emile Mosseri and Julianna Barwick, Lyn Lapid, Kurt Vile, Yächtley Crëw, Jonathan McReynolds, Fantastic Cat and The Boy Detective.…

Ben Folds, “What Matters Most.” Ben Folds might be the busiest man in music. Since the amicable breakup of Ben Folds Five, he’s been waltzing through the music industry like a latter day Forrest Gump, with solo albums, eclectic collabs, soundtracks and TV work, commissions for the Washington Post,…

The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on March 12, 2017. Rock bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and songwriter-pianist Ben Folds highlight the fall arts lineup at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco’s Arts and Ideas program. Flea, who will speak on…