Insert Foot vs. Ryan Adams and forgiveness. STAFF file photo. Ryan Adams wants our forgiveness. I want lots of things, being as talented as Ryan Adams would be a fine start. Adams wants fans–the people who, for more than two decades, have paid his bills–to set aside years of…

Nicki Bluhm. Courtesy: Noah Abrams Break-up songs are as common as love songs, yet some are tougher to stomach than others. A quick fling will often end in a diesel fire, but a 10-year marriage? San Francisco’s Nicki Bluhm and her husband, Tim Bluhm, lived in a musical fairy-tail.…

Welcome to my annual countdown of the most entertaining music experiences of the year. I attended 51 concerts this year, up from 41 the year before. Like always, this list is an account of how much I enjoyed the concerts I attended. I’m not attempting to list the “best”…

Photo: Che Holts SAN FRANCISCO — Day three brought sunshine and massive crowds to close the ninth Outside Lands Music Festival on a memorable note. Tens of thousands packed the Polo Field at midday for a glimpse at Chance the Rapper and Third Eye Blind on the Lands End…