Cultural phenomenon Ozzy Osbourne is a hard man to pin down. Is he the originator of the look and feel of heavy metal? A guy who managed to be in the right place at the right time? A doddering madman, deteriorated by decades of drug excess? Ordinary Man Ozzy…

Photographer Gary Chancer’s favorite concerts of 2019 include The Chainsmokers, Dave Matthews Band, Phil Collins, Meek Mill, Anti-Flag, Sum 41, AJR, Atretyu, Inhaler and Slash. Picking one show as the best I saw in 2019 is a hard task, shooting as many as I have. Instead I picked some…

Slash performs with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators at the Warfield in San Francisco on July 15,2019. Click the image below to start the slideshow. SAN FRANCISCO — Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators are truly Living The Dream with their 2019 world tour. After playing two continents,…

Photos: Katarina Benzova OAKLAND — After nearly three and a half hours and 32 songs, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and the Guns N’ Roses gang still had the same level on-stage energy for No. 33 as they did at the outset. The legendary ’80s and ’90s rock band shimmied around on stage…

Courtesy photo SAN FRANCISCO — “Not in this lifetime,” eh? Guns N’ Roses brought its tour with that name Tuesday to San Francisco’s AT&T Park, a title referencing singer/pianist Axl Rose’s quote just four years ago about the possibility of a reunion. But, of course, GNR lies. For more…