Tag Archives: Bono
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Two U2 nerds on the significance of ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind,’ 20 years later
Twenty years to the day that U2 released its landmark album All That You Can’t Leave Behind, Roman Gokhman and I jumped on Zoom to talk about what the album means to us as fans, its cultural impact and legacy, and how it changed the course of U2’s music–for better or worse–in…
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U2’s Bono turns 60, shares playlist of the 60 songs that ‘saved my life’
U2 frontman Bono, who turned 60 on May 10, shared a playlist of 60 songs that have impacted his life. “These are some of the songs that save my life, the ones I couldn’t have lived without, the ones that got me from there to here, zero to 60…
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PHOTOS: Blossoms lead British Isles showcase, Inhaler makes West Coast debut at the Independent
Blossoms perform at the Independent in San Francisco on Nov. 13, 2019. Gary Chancer/Staff. SAN FRANCISCO — English indie pop band Blossoms headlined a three-act lineup at the Independent that also included the California debut of Dublin quintet Inhaler—fronted by Bono’s son Elijah Hewson. The headliners, making just their…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2018: 5-1
Bruno Mars performs at BottleRock Napa on May 27, 2018. This is the final in a three-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts in PART 1 and 10 through 6 in PART 2. Favorite Shows 2017 | Favorite Shows 2016 | Favorite Shows 2015 Favorite Shows 2014 |…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2017: 5-1
Photo: Jay Demetillo This is the final in a three-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts in PART 1 and 10 through 6 in PART 2. Favorite Shows 2016 | Favorite Shows 2015 | Favorite Shows 2014 Favorite Shows 2013 | Favorite Shows 2012 5 – TOM PETTY at BottleRock…
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Producer Daniel Lanois on U2’s The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
U2. Getty Images Editor Roman Gokhman spoke to musician-producer Daniel Lanois yesterday about his current collaboration with lap-steel guitarist Rocco DeLuca and their upcoming tour, which will make a stop in San Francisco at the Independent on June 7, as well his his next work. But we also asked Lanois…
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Review: U2 leaves ‘The Joshua Tree’ open to interpretation
Photos: Tim Durkan SANTA CLARA — On its own, U2 performing its 1987 breakout album, The Joshua Tree, is significant for two reasons. Foremost, it means the Irish band has accepted its position as a legacy band with a storied songbook that the casual fan prefers over new material. But…
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Guest column: The roots of U2’s ‘Joshua Tree’
Courtesy: U2 By Joseph Ahorro The themes of U2’s last album, 2014’s Songs of Innocence, and the subsequent Innocence + Experience Tour primarily highlighted the Irish band’s upbringing as youth on the north side of Dublin, and the artistic, social and political influences that ultimately shaped their music. U2,…
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Zucchero, ‘father of Italian blues,’ on the city that jump-started his career
When Zucchero Fornaciari first visited the United States in 1984, the Italian musician was on the cusp of greatness in his native Italy. The singer-songwriter, now Italy’s most famous bluesman, was just beginning to blend the American genre into his own Mediterranean style. Zucchero 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 19 The…
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U2 announces commemorative Joshua Tree Tour, Santa Clara show
U2 is still working on Songs of Experience, the awaited follow-up to 2014’s Songs of Innocence, but this morning announced a shortened two-month stadium tour during which the band is expected to perform songs off its groundbreaking 1987 album The Joshua Tree. The album will be played in full, from start…
