James’ vocalist Tim Booth dances with a fan at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on Aug. 4, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. SAN FRANCISCO — Pop and rock stalwarts The Psychedelic Furs and James brought their co-headlining tour to the Stern Grove Festival Sunday, playing to a standing-room-only crowd…

Messing around with COIN at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 25, 2018. Photo: Roman Gokhman. I think this column is morphing into more of a “my favorite Roman stories” list, but what still holds true is that memorable interviews still lead better stories. I tell the RIFF staff, which…

By the time Manchester rock band James wanted to make a video for “Coming Home (Pt. 2),” off their new album, Living In Extraordinary Times, Tim Booth and his bandmates had run through all of the money their label had allocated for the record. Booth, 58, had a plan…

Post-hiatus success can become a challenge for bands when nostalgia for their past successes overshadows their new material. While best known for ‘90s hits “Sit Down,” “Come Home” and “Laid,” British rock band James reached new milestones with recent releases, even following a six-year absence. James’ impact surged during…