Eric Church performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 28, 2019. Original photo: Sean Liming/STAFF. Country star Eric Church canceled his sold-out April 2 show at AT&T Center in San Antonio. It happens. Maybe his vocal cords dried up. Maybe his guitar strumming hand exploded. Maybe someone…

The best albums of 2021 include Wale, Torres, Eric Church, serpentwithfeet, Mdou Moctar, Valerie June, Danny Elfman, Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth, Japanese Breakfast and Mastodon. Best of 202 Whew, we’ve almost made it halfway through our list of the best albums of 2021. This year may have felt…

On 2019’s Double Down Tour, country star Eric Church showed his ambition on-stage by performing three-hour shows night in and night out, mixing up his setlists a la idol Bruce Springsteen. Now, he’s taking that train of thought on what amounts to a triple album: April’s releases Heart &…

Magic Giant performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Mar. 1, 2019 With 2019 coming to a close, I can take a look back and wonder how I managed to cover that many concerts this year. I shot 34 shows over the past 12 months. With that being…

Eric Church performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 28, 2019. Photo: Sean Liming. SAN FRANCISCO — You can’t fault country superstar Eric Church for a lack of ambition. The 42-year old outlaw has dubbed his current trek the Double Down Tour for good reason. His two-set…

North Carolinian Eric Church has been no stranger to the country music spotlight. With five successful albums already solidifying his position in the top tier of singer-songwriters, Church now has a unique opportunity to tell a different story on his newest outing. Desperate Man provides his most vulnerable experience to…

Sam Smith with his trophies at the 2015 Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2015. I have some final quotes I gathered at Grammy interviews that didn’t fit into any of my stories, so I thought I’d share them here, along with a couple…