Tag Archives: Bruno Mars
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The 108 best albums of 2021: 40-31
The best albums of 2021 include St. Vincent, Dave, Madlib, Floating Points with Pharaoh Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra, The Pretty Reckless, Mogwai, José González, Silk Sonic, Arlo Parks and Royal Blood. Best of 2021 We’re getting into the nitty-gritty now. There are likely some albums here that…
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REWIND: Does Thanksgiving get you down? I have a solution
Chumbawamba circa 2000. Photo: Jill Douglas/Redferns. Thanksgiving is behind us for another year. For some that’s a sad thing, since Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness, family bonding, boundless gluttony and football. To those people, I’m glad you enjoyed your day. Of course, there’s another group, too. Those people…
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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak seduce on ‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’
Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars have finally released their debut album as Silk Sonic. Mars has been playing with the idea of funk since 2015’s global hit Uptown Special, as has renaissance musician and rapper .Paak, who experimented with funk sounds on 2018 album Oxnard. In 2017, when the…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The O’Jays give us their 60 years of wisdom on ‘The Last Word’
The O’Jays released their first single in 1960. In the nearly six decades since, they’ve released 30 albums. Five of those albums went gold, another four platinum. They’ve had six top-10 singles including all-time greats “Back Stabbers,” “Love Train,” and “For the Love of Money.” The Last Word, 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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RIFF REWIND 2014: Sia, Hozier, Lindsey Stirling and Lil B
Meet Hozier. That’s “Ho-zee-ehr” to you. Probably. Photo: Abby Williamson. You know how they say time goes faster and blurs together as you get older? Apparently, they’re right, because that was absolutely the case here. There are a few songs from this list that I could’ve sworn came out…
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BottleRock 2018 Day 3: Bruno Mars and 14 other sets we loved Sunday
Photos: Mike DeWald, Roman Gokhman and courtesy. NAPA — As a nearly full moon set Sunday night, the man of the hour—or the weekend—took the stage on the final day of BottleRock Napa Valley. Bruno Mars had been the buzzed-about headliner at BottleRock from the moment the festival lineup was announced…
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Rock’n Vino: Sounds, sights and culinary delights of BottleRock 2018
BottleRock Napa Valley returns to the Napa Valley Expo Memorial Day Weekend for the fifth annual incarnation of what has quickly become one of Northern California’s preeminent music festivals. This year’s BottleRock lineup boasts one of its strongest to date, featuring headlining sets from Muse, Bruno Mars and The…
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Bruno Mars cleans up at Grammys’ return to NYC
Bruno Mars cleaned up at the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The show began with a spirited, high-powered performance from Kendrick Lamar as he staged a medley of songs from his Grammy-winning album, DAMN., with brief appearances from Bono and The…
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BottleRock releases daily lineups, tickets on-sale Wednesday
The Killers. Courtesy: Rob Loud The producers of BottleRock Napa Valley have released the daily lineups for the annual festival, which kicks of May 25, as well as the individual day ticket prices and on-sale, on Wednesday. The individual ticket on-sale follows all three-day tickets selling out within one…
