Emmylou Harris performs at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 6, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. SAN FRANCISCO — Everything one could ask for from a music festival in Golden Gate Park was on display Sunday, as the 19th annual incarnation of Hardly Strictly…

Cheap Trick. Photos: Chloe Catajan and Paige K. Parsons SAN FRANCISCO — The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival brought out the “golden” in Golden Gate Park last weekend. Following a sullen week marked by the massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival and the death of rock icon Tom Petty,…

Daniel Lanois and Emmylou Harris perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on April 5, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Check out my most-recent Q&A with Daniel Lanois, and stay tuned for a full story about the ‘Wrecking Ball’ tour and album re-release in Paste Magazine. Daniel Lanois and Emmylou Harris…

Daniel Lanois, photo: Roman Gokhman. I’ve interviewed producer-musician Daniel Lanois three times, now, and have been able to meet up with him a couple of times. In fact, you should check out one my previous stories. He’s very thoughtful in conversation, and a great guy to get to know…