Starcrawler, courtesy. This week we turn down the tempo a bit with Hamish Anderson’s blues rock, Kokoroko’s Afrobeat jazz and jam band Worthy of Dawn. But don’t worry, we also have goth psychobilly from Inca Babies, psychedelic rock from Thus Love, ’80s-influenced pop by Jordan Duffy and alt-rock from…

Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin, courtesy. A shimmering soundscape by Oakland’s Hazel English, inspiring gospel numbers by Kirk Franklin and Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation, a heartstrings-puller by Ingrid Andress, head bopper by Starcrawler and Latin rhythms of Jame Minogue are our favorite tracks of the…

The Struts perform at The Warfield in San Francisco on March 3, 2020. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —  Somewhere near the end of their wild rock and roll lovefest Tuesday night at the Warfield, The Struts‘ frontman, Luke Spiller, asked his breathless followers, “Are there any Struts virgins in…

Wayne Kramer of MC5 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2018. Photos: Shawn Robbins. SAN FRANCISCO — A half century ago, when MC5 (the Motor City Five) burst onto the scene, America was in crisis. Ideological differences were tearing the nation apart. Racism was everywhere. Cities…