Rose’s Pawn Shop, courtesy. This week was a journey into introspection: gratitude, love and beauty. Joan Osborne provides us with the beauty while The Sleeping Souls give us a close look at a relationship ending. The perfect counterpart is the release that Big Joanie provides. Rose’s Pawn Shop is…

Joan Osborne burst onto the scene 25 years ago singing “One of Us,” a song penned by The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian. The song’s theological speculation about God’s smelly bus ride transubstantiated itself into a chart-topping hit and a bunch of Grammys as the first single from Osborne’s debut album,…

Emmylou Harris performs at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 6, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. SAN FRANCISCO — Everything one could ask for from a music festival in Golden Gate Park was on display Sunday, as the 19th annual incarnation of Hardly Strictly…

Joan Osborne, courtesy. Joan Osborne has come full circle. Most musicians start with covers, move on to their own songs, and if they’re lucky eventually get covered themselves. And Osborne has more or less followed that pattern. Joan Osborne, Will Champlin 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27 Bankhead Theater, Livermore…