Tag Archives: BottleRock 2019
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INTERVIEW: D.C. trio finds a different SHAED of success with “Trampoline”
SHAED photographed before a concert at The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on March 15, 2019. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “Trampoline” propelled SHAED to the tops of multiple charts after Apple used the spacey and woozy slow-burner last fall to score a MacBook commercial, but if you ask the…
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Q&A: Citizen Cope on ‘Heroin and Helicopters,’ his role as an artist
Citizen Cope. Courtesy photo. In the seven years between his 2012 album, One Lovely Day, and this spring’s Heroin and Helicopters, Clarence Greenwood had a daughter and lost his father. The singer-songwriter, better known as Citizen Cope, also toured consistently. He didn’t set out to avoid releasing music for…
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INTERVIEW: The Dip continues a rise to the top of blue-eyed soul
The Dip. Courtesy photo. The Dip is selling out shows. Their second album of upbeat and nostalgic soul music, The Dip Delivers, is getting rave reviews. The band’s spring tour, their longest ever, will culminate at BottleRock. The septet’s growing momentum is predictable given the band’s dedication and chops,…
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Q&A: The Dandy Warhols’ Courtney Taylor-Taylor on writing cool songs over slick ones
The Dandy Warhols Every musical decision Portland alt-rockers The Dandy Warhols have ever made, they’ve tried to make in an effort to rebel against what was expected not only of themselves, but of artists in general. BottleRock Napa Valley May 24 to 26 Napa Valley Expo Tickets: General admission…
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INTERVIEW: Slothrust feeds on the magnetism of music
Slothrust The new live action and hand-drawn animation video for “Peach” encapsulates the sort of magical vibe alt-rock trio Slothrust was searching for when writing and recording its 2018 album, The Pact. BottleRock Napa Valley May 24 to 26 Napa Valley Expo Tickets: General admission $160-$360. The video sees the…
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INTERVIEW: Liz Cooper charts her course of exploration with the Stampede
Liz Cooper and the Stampede. The best laid plans often go awry, but sometimes they lead to something better. That holds true for singer-songwriter Liz Cooper, frontwoman of Liz Cooper and the Stampede. Cooper, a scratch golfer in high school, grew up on a trajectory to make a name…
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BottleRock Napa 2019: Mumford & Sons, Neil Young and Imagine Dragons to headline
Imagine Dragons perform at the Concord Pavilion in Concord on July 24, 2018. The band is one of six co-headliners at BottleRock Napa May 24 to 26. Photo: Kate Vides. NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley producers today unveiled the lineup for the seventh incarnation of their annual wine country festival,…
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BottleRock Napa Valley presale passes available before the holidays
Moon Taxi performs at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 30, 2014. BottleRock Napa producers next week will sell a limited number of three-day tickets to the 2019 festival. The passes will be available in several categories, from general admission ($359) to VIP ($799), Skydeck ($1,599) and platinum pass ($4,250).…
