Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin, courtesy. A shimmering soundscape by Oakland’s Hazel English, inspiring gospel numbers by Kirk Franklin and Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation, a heartstrings-puller by Ingrid Andress, head bopper by Starcrawler and Latin rhythms of Jame Minogue are our favorite tracks of the…

Rachel Goodman’s top alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2020. L to R; Row 1: Tame Impala, Caribou, Washed Out, Trace Mountains, The Big Moon, Future Islands. Row 2: Strfkr, Surfer Blood, Surf Rock Is Dead, Of Montreal, Hazel English, Suburban Living. Row 3: Jack River, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever,…

Clockwise from top left: All We Are, The Aces, Hazel English, Katie Malco, Angelica Vila and Diet Cig. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but…

Hazel English performs at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco during Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — One glance at the lineup for the Hazel English-headlined Noise Pop show at the Rickshaw Stop Tuesday, you might see several female-fronted pop acts. But each performer offered a…

The producers of Noise Pop announced additional artists added to the 25th iteration of the popular music festival, which takes place in a dozen venues throughout San Francisco and Oakland. The additions are highlighted by Rogue Wave, who will perform a set of 1980s covers to coincide with their recent album…

Photos: Lorenz Angelo and Nick DeCicco SAN FRANCISCO — Australian synthpop group Miami Horror brought a showy finish Saturday to the 20th Street Block Party in San Francisco. In a day that brought many subdued or introspective performances, Miami Horror stood out for its energy and showmanship. Band members…