Jack White performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2024. Courtesy David James Swanson. SAN FRANCISCO — Friday night’s surprise sold-out Jack White concert was everything rock and roll is supposed to be: hot, loud, sweaty and intense. The show followed a similar gig…

Jack White, “No Name.” Capitalism makes a product out of everything. We don’t just purchase clothing, food and all of the other stuff we need to survive. Capitalism also sells us notions about who we are, what we want, and — ironically — even how to resist the system.…

The best albums of 2022 include Amanda Shires, Mitski, Shinedown, Jack White, Sharon Van Etten, Luke Combs, Blackpink, Broken Bells, Lamb of God, Bad Omens, Noah Cyrus, Kevin Morby, Freedy Johnston and Zach Bryan. Welcome back! Or, if this is your first click into our list of the best…

Jack White, “ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE.” When I was a kid, lots of people told me I wasn’t “living up to my potential.” Sure, I was lazy and unmotivated, but I used to wonder what living up to someone’s potential would really even look like. Well, Jack White is here…

Jack White and his band perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on June 4, 2022. Courtesy David James Swanson/Jack White. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Jack White may have a new album out, but it was his distinguished career with the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead…

Jack White, “Fear of Dawn.” Jack White is a little like Madonna. The iconoclastic rock musician is a stylistic chameleon whose look and sound have evolved over the his 20-year run in the spotlight. But White’s latest album, Fear of the Dawn, makes it clear that if his eccentric…

Ty Segall, “First Taste.” Ty Segall is a very busy man. The Laguna Beach garage rocker filled last year with Freedom’s Goblins, covers album Fudge Sandwich and his collaboration with White Fence, Joy. First Taste clarifies once again that Segall has yet to spread himself too thin, slathering on his brand of fuzzed-out, dirty…

Jack White got famous for doing a lot with very little. As one half of The White Stripes, he became known for the earnest simplicity of his songs. His DIY approach and powerfully emotional music placed the Detroit native in a liminal musical space conjuring both Kurt Cobain and…

It’s been seven years since Karen Elson released her debut album, The Ghost Who Walks, which was produced by her now-ex-husband Jack White. A lot has happened in those seven years, including her divorce and a very public custody battle over the couple’s two children. So it’s no surprise…

Alison Mosshart and Jamie Jamie Hince of The Kills. Courtesy. Check out my complete story about the The Kills and their ever-busy vocalist-guitarist Alison Mosshart HERE. RIFF: On how despite their tinkering with their sound, the live show finds a link between new songs and old songs. Alison Mosshart: The beautiful…