View this post on Instagram   Sketchfest2020 Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm with Molly Lewis, Jean Grae and Rhett Miller @SAH 01-19-20 #sketchfest2020 #jonathancoulton #paulandstorm #mollylewis #jeangrae #rhettmiller #danielstrickland #hotsushi2 A post shared by Tk Hatsushi (@hotsushi2) on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:02pm PST SAN FRANCISCO —  This…

Jonathan Coulton likes big butts, and will sing about it. Turns out this whole coming up with a column idea every week thing is, like, really hard. Like… really hard. Have you ever had to come up with a thing every week? It’s crazy, man. To think Snoop does it…

The White Stripes trying to remember if they are spouses or siblings. Regular readers of this column may have noticed that I’ve included a song off every single Metallica studio album in the top five, and a song from every non-studio Metallica album in the Honorable Mentions. You may…

Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm and friends perform at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco during SF Sketchfest on Jan. 14, 2018. Courtesy Photo. SAN FRANCISCO — Before the “last song” of Jonathan Coulton’s set, he was frank with us: “If I had even an ounce of stagecraft,” he…

Jonathan Coulton, courtesy. These days, Jonathan Coulton is a busy man. When we spoke to the New York-based singer-songwriter, he was on a cruise ship docked in Cabo San Lucas on what is ostensibly a business trip to prepare for the JoCo Cruise, then soon he’ll be in San Francisco…

Courtesy: Tommy Lau Ricky Gervais, Jane Lynch, Danny McBride and the casts of Twin Peaks and Animal House are among the fresh faces headlining the 2018 incarnation of the SF Sketchfest comedy festival. Other performers will include Lewis Black, Dick Cavett, Paul F. Tompkins, Christopher Guest, Julie Benz, David Cross,…

The last 13 years of Ted Leo’s life reads like the script for Gladiator. Coming off 2003’s Hearts of Oak and 2004’s Shake The Sheets, the New Jersey musician was riding high with an unexpected success that by that point had already survived two previous lives. The former Citizen’s…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — The cliche description of Aimee Mann‘s songs is that they are emotionally depressing, but her music is so much more than that. Listen closely and you’ll see she is literally a genius in her ability to write and sing about human emotions. Friday at the…

Great narratives often tell a unique perspective or feature uncommon characters. Jonathan Coulton‘s songs meet the criteria. Aimee Mann, Jonathan Coulton 9 p.m., Friday The Fillmore Tickets: $35. The web programmer-turned-musician writes songs about monsters or creatures that most would not consider emotive. On his latest album, Solid State, he explores…