After a band makes a name for itself and subsequently drops off the radar for the better part of a decade, the questions begin. Did the band members run out of money, drugs or both? Did they wake up in a sweaty van, a thousand miles from a gig,…

Photos: Alessio Neri MOUNTAIN VIEW — Thomas Mars and Phoenix brought their traveling Italian disco show to radio station Live 105’s BFD festival at the Shoreline Amphitheatre Saturday. The Parisians, the final of 25 acts to perform at the annual radio station start of summer show, played three songs off…