Get ready for Gotye
By Jim Harrington, Oakland Tribune Anybody else curious about Gotye? I sure am – and I’m sure I’m not alone in that regard. I am really looking forward to seeing the Belgium indie-rock star in concert...
View ArticleKate McGarry brings ‘Girl Talk’ to SFJAZZ
By Jim Harrington Oakland Tribune Kate McGarry is certainly one of the more intriguing vocalists in jazz today. I’ve yet to see the young star in concert, but I’d like to correct that situation ASAP....
View ArticleReview: Gotye in San Francisco
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com There were probably some disappointed fans when the Gotye show, originally scheduled for the intimate Independent nightclub, was moved to the...
View ArticleReview: Bruce Springsteen at HP Pavilion
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com So much has changed. The set lists are different, as are some of the musicians performing them. The star has turned 62, which puts him in the same age...
View ArticleReview: Coldplay at HP Pavilion
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com There’s long been one steadfast rule in the touring industry: You don’t shoot the confetti cannons until the end of the show. Yet, there we were, just...
View ArticleReview: Black Keys in Oakland
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com You can take the band out of the garage – and put it in a massive basketball arena – but you apparently can’t take the garage out of the band. Well,...
View ArticleReview: Bassnectar in San Jose
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com Bassnectar finally came home. The San Jose native – easily one of the most significant figures to emerge from the Bay Area music scene in many years –...
View ArticleReview: Death Cab for Cuite at the Fox
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com Death Cab for Cutie actually hails from Bellingham, Wash., a picturesque community of some 80,000 residents located roughly 90 miles from Seattle. Yet...
View ArticleReview: Roger Waters in San Francisco
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com Roger Waters has hit a towering homerun. The former front man for Pink Floyd has taken The Wall Live Tour – already a massive commercial and critical...
View ArticleReview: Dandy Warhols at the Fillmore
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com The Dandy Warhols delivered yet another fine outing on Wednesday night at San Francisco’s Fillmore. The Portland, Ore. alt-rock act, which features...
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