Lawrence performs at The New Parish in Oakland on Oct. 7, 2018. Photos: Joaquin Cabello OAKLAND — Artists visiting the Bay Area can add a notch to their belts when they can fill venues in multiple cities on the same trip. So it was for New York sibling pop-funk…

Lawrence, courtesy Ray Lego. SAN FRANCISCO — Access will only get you so far. Eventually, even if you have a head start to success, it still comes down to skill. Take New York soul pop band Lawrence. Clyde Lawrence, 24, wrote a key song for the 2000 film Miss…

Photos courtesy: Andrew Jorgensen/Outside Lands Ten years in, the Outside Lands Music Festival has become one of the most iconic music gatherings in the U.S. Which other festival offers a top-notch lineup alongside giant lit-up cypress trees in a magical fairy forest in the middle of a bustling metropolis?…