The best albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Caribou, The Chicks, Joji, Nathaniel Rateliff, Deftones, he Psychedelic Furs, Open Mike Eagle and Thundercat. Now we’re getting into the really good stuff. If you missed the still-good-but-not-quite-as-good stuff you can find 75-61, 60-51, 50-41, 40-31 and…

It’s been 14 years since the band formerly known as The Dixie Chicks released a studio album. The powerhouse trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer are back with a times-appropriate new name, The Chicks, and a new collection of songs called Gaslighter.  Gaslighter The Chicks Columbia Records,…

The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks, perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Oct. 7, 2016. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. The Dixie Chicks, who’s awaited new album Gaslighter arrives on July 17, are the next band from the South to change their name, dropping the “Dixie.” They’re now known simply…

The Dixie Chicks perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Oct. 7, 2016. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. OAKLAND — The Dixie Chicks used to be one of the most controversial acts in all of music. After openly criticizing the war in Iraq and former President George W. Bush, they were boycotted…