Pearl Jam, “Dark Matter.” Pearl Jam is easily America’s most reliable rock band. Dark Matter  Pearl Jam Republic, April 19 8/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. The last survivors of the early ’90s golden age in the Pacific Northwest have nothing to prove after 33 years. Yet they…

The best albums of 2022 include Orville Peck, Bruce Springsteen, … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Ozzy Osbourne, Phoenix, Eddie Vedder, Aurora, Death Cab for Cutie, Skillet and Halestorm. We’re now well into our countdown of our list of the best albums of 2022.…

Pearl Jam performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on May 12, 2022. Steve Carlson/STAFF. OAKLAND — Pearl Jam finally made its way to Oakland on Thursday night, but it wasn’t exactly the show that most fans had been waiting patiently for—once again due to COVID-19. Pearl Jam Josh Klinghoffer…

Eddie Vedder, “Earthling.” It could easily be said that Eddie Vedder is one lucky man, even if he likely makes his own luck. Earthling Eddie Vedder Seattle Surf/Republic, Feb. 11 8/10 He’s one of the last living frontmen of the great Pacific Northwest rock bands of the early ’90s, in…

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Elton John, “The Lockdown Sessions.” Like many of us, Elton John found some extra time in 2020 after his plans came crashing down. At the time, the iconic musician and singer was in the middle of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. After shows were halted, he still had…

Pearl Jam, “Gigaton.” By now, Pearl Jam has aged into many things. Perhaps the band is mere comfort food for middle-aged rock snobs. Maybe it represents one last steady, descending pulse from a generational sound and scene. Perhaps it’s remnants of an electrifying organism, still capable–like an aging athlete–of…

Sleight of Hand Cellars winemaker Trey Busch in Walla Walla, Washington. If the name Sleight of Hand Cellars sounds familiar, that’s because it was named after a Pearl Jam song. In fact, it’s the favorite Pearl Jam song of Walla Walla, Washington winemaker Trey Busch. A love of the band’s…

Pearl Jam performs on Aug. 8, 2018 at Safeco Field in Seattle, on the first of two sold-out charity shows. Courtesy: Danny Cinch.` SEATTLE — Nearly 47,000 people piled into Safeco Field on two consecutive nights last week to witness the homecoming of Seattle’s golden boys Pearl Jam. In the…

Jerry Lee Lewis, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and Paul McCartney all on the same stage? It has happened, though perhaps not in a normal festival timeframe. They are just a few artists who’ve performed live at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies…