Courtesy: Cara Robbins Oakland’s Dick Stusso embodies Wild West nostalgia. Gussied up in a Stetson hat, bolo tie and duster coat, he fits the archetypal vision of a rhinestone cowboy perfectly. His music feels even more familiar, but not because it resorts to go-to country sounds. It actually does…

Twin Peaks stage at Golden Gate Park at Outside Lands 2017 on August 11, 2017. Photo: Alessio Neri. Now in its 11th year, the Outside Lands Music Festival is safely in the conversation for the best music festival in the U.S., right alongside Lollapalooza, Coachella and Bonnaroo as a destination…

  Outside Lands unveiled the lineup for the Barbary comedy tent at this summer’s festival. The Barbary tent, a tradition at Outside Lands, will include standup comedy, musical performances and alternative programming like podcasts and improv. Performers and shows include Chelsea Peretti, Michelle Wolf and Paul Scheer. Outside Lands takes place Aug.…

Photo: Gary Chancer As the clock ticks down toward the 11th annual Outside Lands Music Festival, when thousands of music fans descend upon San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, the festival organizers Tuesday announced the food and drink lineup. Outside Lands was one the trailblazing festivals to integrate culinary culture as a…

For all its fancy perks—the prime location, delicious food, terrific acts, wine, beer and much more—the one thing Outside Lands Music Festival has never been able to deliver in the past is a female-fronted headliner. That changes this year as two of the three headliners are women. Janet Jackson…

The producers of the Outside Lands Music Festival announced this morning that Eager Beaver three-day tickets will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m.—prior to the announcement of the lineup. The festival has sold out seven consecutive years and this year is supposed to be no exception. After the…