Tag Archives: Imagine Dragons
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REWIND: In honor of Earth Day, some songs about why we need it
All’s not fine on Earth Day 2020. This past week we celebrated Earth Day on Wednesday and Arbor Day on Friday, which is ironic because we weren’t allowed to go outside. Both days were created in the ’70s to promote environmentalism as science began to realize we were destroying…
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ALBUM REVIEW: K.Flay looks to family and finds hope on ‘Solutions’
Kristine Flaherty, better known by her stage name, K.Flay, returns with her third LP, Solutions. The album presents a very personal and introspective take on the rapper turned alt-pop singer-songwriter. The album is less of a stylistic transformation, instead showing a natural progression of Flaherty’s sound. The hip-hop flow is still there,…
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INTERVIEW: Imagine Dragons pause to reflect, prepare for next chapter
The past decade has been been a light-speed blur for BottleRock headliners Imagine Dragons and their North-Bay-raised bassist, Ben McKee. The band put the pedal to the metal since the release of its breakthrough debut album, Night Visions, in 2012 and never looked back. “It’s been a long time since any of us…
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BottleRock Napa 2019: Mumford & Sons, Neil Young and Imagine Dragons to headline
Imagine Dragons perform at the Concord Pavilion in Concord on July 24, 2018. The band is one of six co-headliners at BottleRock Napa May 24 to 26. Photo: Kate Vides. NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley producers today unveiled the lineup for the seventh incarnation of their annual wine country festival,…
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REVIEW: Imagine Dragons too sexy for their shirts at Concord Pavilion
Photos: Kate Vides CONCORD — Five or six years ago, as Imagine Dragons were first entering the ring as challengers to be one of the biggest rock bands in the U.S., one of the few things that would have put them over the top was a strong visual signature…
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PHOTOS: Imagine Dragons dedicate Shoreline show to people of Las Vegas
Photos: Gary Chancer MOUNTAIN VIEW — Fighting back tears, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds dedicated the band’s Tuesday show at Shoreline Ampitheatre to the people of Las Vegas, the band’s hometown. “They will never stop the music, they will never stop us,” Reynolds said before the band kicked into “It’s…
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Album Review: Imagine Dragons switch up the game plan with Evolve
If you were holding out hope Imagine Dragons would course correct after Smoke and Mirrors, then you will probably be disappointed with the latest offering by the Las Vegas band. With EDM-like beats set to random pulses of the electric guitar, Evolve, cannot decide if it wants to be pop or rock, and ends…
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Interview: The Moth & The Flame remain faithful to Utah roots
Photos: Roman Gokhman Earlier this year, Provo, Utah, alt-rock quartet The Moth & The Flame released their second album, called Young & Unafraid. Many of the songs were already upwards of a year old at that point, which has Brandon Robbins (vocals, guitar), Mark Garbett (keys), Andrew Tolman (drums)…
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Photos and videos: Live 105 Not So Silent Night, Dec. 13, 2014
Cage the Elephant performs during Not So Silent Night at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Dec. 13, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. The weather behaved and rain took the day off, saving event promoters from worry over attendance on the second night of the two-night event at Oracle Arena. The performances…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2013: The top 5
Marina and the Diamonds perform on April 17, 2015 at the Warfield in San Francisco. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. This is the final part in a five-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts in PART 1, the runners-up in PART 2, 15 through 11…