Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs, “Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits.” While it’s been almost seven years since Tom Petty left us for the great wide open, Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs continue rocking in his wake. Campbell is the longtime Heartbreakers guitarist whose legendary collaborations with Petty date…

Chris Stapleton performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on June 18, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Outside of Bay Area fans of Rage Against the Machine or My Chemical Romance, few have had to wait for a pandemic-delayed concert as long as fans of country…

Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs perform at The Independent in San Francisco on April 15, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “I hope you all paid your babysitters. We’re going to be here for a while,” Mike Campbell told a sold-out crowd at The Independent, a couple songs into…

Novelist William Faulkner famously wrote, “The past isn’t dead. It’s not even past.” The maxim is not simply applicable to the study of history. People are haunted by the things they have and haven’t done, as well as those they’ve known. Artists are haunted by their influences, desperate simultaneously…

OAKLAND — During its heyday in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Fleetwood Mac was nearly as famous for drama as for music. Despite big egos, love triangles and a penchant for indulgence, the band managed to crank out hit after hit and establish itself as true rock-pop royalty. Following a widely publicized…