Scott Hoying, courtesy Steve Thrasher. Scott Hoying has won three Grammys with a capella quintet Pentatonix, but when he released solo single “Mars,” he realized a dream he first had in high school. Back then, he was chasing pop superstar dreams, he said of two self-released albums. But he…

Clockwise from top left: Christian Lee Hutson, Pentatonix, Vivian Green, Crowder, Moonalice and Rachael & Vilray. Ho Ho Ho! The Tuesday Tracks team is feeling the holiday spirit; especially since our inbox has been filling up with hundreds of Christmas and Hanukkah songs starting all the way back in…

Pentatonix performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Nov. 17, 2022. Gavin Legaspi/STAFF. OAKLAND — Of the 12 albums released by a cappella quintet Pentatonix, six are Christmas records. Like clockwork, the extremely talented group has released a holiday LP every even year since 2014—the most recent being October’s…

Some of MisterWives at Outside Lands 2015. I interviewed many talented musicians in 2015, so this list is not based on who gave me the best quotes or who is most-talented. This collection is based more on who I connected with the most and who I felt tried hardest…

Pentatonix perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Feb. 25, 2015. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Winning a reality television competition doesn’t guarantee career success. Just ask the majority of celebrated American Idol victors. It’s even more incredible for success to a group of five musicians who don’t incorporate any instruments…

Sam Smith with his trophies at the 2015 Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2015. I have some final quotes I gathered at Grammy interviews that didn’t fit into any of my stories, so I thought I’d share them here, along with a couple…