Sheryl Crow, “Evolution.” Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow is showing no signs of slowing down with her 11th album, Evolution. She had said after releasing 2018’s Threads that she was done making albums. But if her return with Evolution is proof of anything, it’s that some introspection and solitude…

Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 28 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. NAPA —The final day of a music festival often starts with relaxed vibes. Attendees at BottleRock on Sunday laid out blankets and took advantage of the mild weather. Many…

Tom Petty, courtesy. As regular readers of my column and anyone who’s sat near me for any length of time know, my musical tastes are stuck in the ’90s, along with my fashion sense. It’s the second best decade of music in American history behind the ’60s, and I…

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on June 8, 2019. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. The producers of Moon Crush, touted as a “music vacation” in Florida, are inviting frontline workers to enter a giveaway for tickets and vacation accommodations to the physically distanced five-day…

Most folks associate the Bee Gees with John Travolta’s strut down gritty New York City sidewalks in the classic 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever.” The famous falsetto of lead singer Barry Gibb flowed over disco dance floors in the late ’70s on huge hits like “Staying Alive” and “Jive Talkin’.”…