Lionel Richie performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 8, 2023. Derek Fisher/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Grammy-winning artist Lionel Richie brought his Sing A Song All Night Long tour to Chase Center on Friday, headlining a bill that also included Earth, Wind & Fire. Richie kicked off…

Earth, Wind & Fire performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2018. Alessio Neri/STAFF. This week was, technically, the beginning of fall. I say “technically” because I don’t trust weather anymore, so I keep expecting it to spike back up to 115 degrees…

Carlos Santana and his band performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on June 21, 2022. Derek Tobias/STAFF. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — After a long residency in Las Vegas that was interrupted by both the pandemic and a tour for his new album, Blessings and Miracles, Carlos Santana and…

Demi Adejuyigbe’s morning routine. So I guess it’s fall now, apparently? The calendar says it is. Not seeing any crisp autumn air, though. It’s going to break 100 degrees every day next week here, but it’s technically fall nonetheless. Songs about the season tend to be from before climate…

Aretha Franklin. Courtesy: Wikicommons. So, look: I love Billy Porter. He’s amazing, he’s awesome, he’s a fashion icon. He’s an overall talented man. But… what in the world was that cover of “For What It’s Worth” from the Democratic National Convention? It’s like a skit from a second-tier Adult…

Disturbed, Courtesy: Travis Shinn. Last weekend was Groundhog Day, my mom’s birthday, and nothing else. Next weekend is—sigh—Valentine’s Day. That means we’ve got a weekend in the middle here that doesn’t have an obvious hook for a column topic. I could do the whole February thing, though that doesn’t…

Muse performs at BottleRock 2018. Photos: Alessio Neri, Martin Lacey and courtesy NAPA — Muse electrified BottleRock Napa Valley during the first day of the annual festival with a blistering set chock full of the band’s biggest hits from throughout its 20-year-old catalog. Muse defined what it means to be…