To fully recognize Danny Elfman‘s expansive CV would take up the rest of the word count of this review. The singer, songwriter and composer began his career in the early ’70s with Oingo Boingo and branched out into scoring films, penning television theme songs and composing for live concert…

Pearl Jam perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Nov. 26, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Pearl Jam played for nearly three and a half hours. One more song and people would have started to miss their trains. Happy Thanksgiving! Pearl Jam perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Nov. 26, 2013. Pearl…

Metric, Courtesy. When Metric singer-keyboardist Emily Haines met legendary crooner and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed a few years back, she was star-struck. But Reed was equally impressed with the Toronto alt-rock band’s body of work. Live 105’s Not So Silent Night  6 p.m., Friday, Saturday, Dec. 6-7 Oracle…