Tori Amos performs at Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, Calif. on July 26, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — As Tori Amos began her show at the Masonic in Wednesday night, she first paid tribute. “She warned us of the abuse in the church,” Amos said of Sinéad O’Connor,…

Tori Amos performs at The Orpheum in Los Angeles on June 17, 2022. LOS ANGELES — Tori Amos had the audience in the palm of her hand at the Orpheum Theatre on the last night of her U.S. tour. It was also the final show of a three-night stand in…

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Sleater-Kinney is an institution. Like Kathleen Hanna’s Bikini Kill before them, Sleater-Kinney became known for both their authenticity as well as their serious musical chops. Both bands carved out a place for themselves in the largely male world of rock and roll. The Center Won’t Hold Sleater-Kinney Mom +…

Photos: Karen Goldman OAKLAND — Singer-songwriter and piano aficionado Tori Amos played the Paramount Theatre Sunday as part of her Native Invader Tour. The Oakland concert consisted of three parts, with seven original songs, followed by an interlude called “Fake Muse” — a play on fake news — that included two cover songs (the Police’s “Wrapped…