Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago in March 1994. Photo: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images. Back in May, rather than covering uplifting songs about how important mothers are, my Mother’s Day column consisted of songs that you should not play at your mom’s party. Since I am fair,…

Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago in March 1994. Photo: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images. Back in May, rather than covering uplifting songs about how important mothers are, my Mother’s Day column consisted of songs that you should not play at your mom’s party. Since I am fair,…

Art Alexakis of Everclear performs performs at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Los Angeles on Dec. 1, 2022. Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images. LOS ANGELES — Everclear played the first night of their Southern California shows on the band’s year-long 30th anniversary tour at the intimate…

Art Alexis and Everclear, courtesy. Art Alexakis has always cared, even when it wasn’t “cool.” The vocalist, guitarist and founder of alt-rock band Everclear stood out from his peers in the ’90s by not only making it big but by being unashamed of his desire to do so. In…

Art Alexakis (center) and Everclear, courtesy. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. It’s understandable for Art Alexakis to want to plant permanent roots. As a youth, the Everclear frontman saw his dad walk out on him and his brother die of a drug overdose. He then was…