Erykah Badu performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on June 10, 2022. Matt Pang/STAFF. BERKELEY — At the eighth show of her “Live from the Badubotron” tour at the Greek on Friday, neo-soul diva Erykah Badu explored her discography, bringing a new twist to well known-favorites. The imaginative “Badubotron”…

Christine and the Queens perform at Fox Theater in Oakland on Oct. 26, 2018. Photo: Shawn Robbins. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas. I’m talking end–of–the–year list season. While I enjoyed RIFF editor Max Heilman’s list, it left  a strong metallic taste in my mouth.…

Courtesy: Andrew Jorgensen for Outside Lands Since 2008, concert-goers in the Bay Area and beyond have carefully planned out their Outside Lands itineraries. With numerous music stages, the Barbary comedy tent, wacky culinary stage, pop-up performances (that throw a wrench into everyone’s carefully sculpted, laminated schedules), not to mention…