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Larry Graham and Graham Central Station
One of the most influential bassists to ever pick up the instrument, four-string maestro Larry Graham helped redefine how the bass was played during his stint with pioneering Bay Area funk legends Sly and the Family Stone. Having developed his groundbreaking slap technique as a teen playing in a band ...
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Formed in 1991, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion made its name during the decade as a blistering live band mixing elements of punk, r&b, garage rock, blues and hip hop to create a volatile and soulful new sound. Over the course of their nine albums, countless singles and numerous remix ...
Warren Haynes
One of the most celebrated rock guitarists of the past two decades, Warren Haynes has logged years on stage with the Allman Brothers and the Dead in addition to leading his power trio Gov’t Mule and his current band. Hayes got his start playing with outlaw country star David Allan ...
KTVU.com talks to Stones Throw artist Anika
While Anika (aka Annika Henderson) signed a contract to work as a political journalist in the German capitol of Berlin in April of last year, she thought it was one of her last steps away from a career in music. Little did she know that by the end of 2010, ...
SF Jazz Fest delivers international sounds
SFJAZZ, the largest non-profit jazz presenter on the West Coast, brings another expansive line-up of artists to the Bay Area for the 29th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. An eclectic string of shows now stretching from early October through the third week of November, the concerts spotlighting a wide range ...
Stage legend returns to Berkeley Rep
During her remarkable career, Rita Moreno has portrayed some tough women, from Anita in West Side Story to Maria Callas in Master Class. Now this legendary performer takes on the toughest woman of all – herself. The star of stage and screen returns to Berkeley Rep for the first time ...
Country icon sings in Saratoga
Perhaps the most influential woman artist in country music over the last three decades, Emmylou Harris has made a career of pushing boundaries in the genre while still staying true to her purist fan base. Getting her start as a folk singer during the '60s, Harris made her first forays ...
British Soul Favorites Sing In Oakland
The most popular British soul act of all time returns to U.S. shores this summer when platinum-selling band Sade brings its current tour to the Bay Area for three shows. Taking its name from its statuesque Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu, the group first came together in the early 1980s ...
Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour
One of the least likely rock reunions came to fruition earlier this year when The Beach Boys announced they would be getting back together with long estranged principle songwriter Brian Wilson for a global 50th anniversary tour. One of the world's most influential bands to rise to fame during the ...
KTVU.com Talks To Brian Case Of Disappears
Though they've only been in existence for a few short years, Chicago-based band Disappears has become one of the fastest rising outfits to emerge from the Midwestern metropolis of late. Formed by guitarist Brian Case (of the groups 90 Day Men and The Ponys) and drummer/producer Graeme Gibson in 2008, ...
Bare Wires
Yet another in a long line of tuneful garage-punk outfits produced by the Bay Area, Oakland's own Bare Wires has been garnering high praise for the songwriting talent of prolific main man Matthew Melton over the past couple of years.Memphis native Melton actually formed a version of the Bare Wires ...
KTVU.com Talks To Singer Bruce Lamont
Every music enthusiast knows the double-edged sword of discovering a brilliant band only to learn that they're just new to you and have actually been around for years. That was the dual excitement/depression I felt when I first heard Chicago experimental metal band Yakuza and their stunning album Of Seismic ...
Pat Travers Band
A mainstay of classic rock radio during the '70s and '80s, Canadian blues-rock guitar hero Pat Travers is still frequently cited as favorite influence by modern musicians heavily influenced by the six-string stylings of the era. Discovered by noted singer Ronnie Hawkins (who in the early '60s gave an early ...
Treasure Island Music Festival
Presented by concert promoters Another Planet Entertainment and the organizers of San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival, the sixth annual Treasure Island Music Festival presents full weekend of music spotlighting a dazzling array of local and international talents on two separate stages at the most unusual setting for an outdoor concert ...
Saxophonist covers classic Rolling Stones album
Saxophone player Karl Denson first made his mark on the music world touring and recording with rocker Lenny Kravitz, but he eventually turned his attention to his twin passions for jazz and funk. His stints playing with seminal rare-groove revivalists the Greyboy Allstars and leading Karl Denson's Tiny Universe have ...
UK punk pioneers deliver classic albums at Slim's
Though they never quite achieved the international notoriety of fellow early British punks the Sex Pistols and the Clash, pioneering group the Damned still earned an unquestionable place in music history by virtue of being the first UK punk outfit to issue a single and full-length album as well as ...
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin & Arts Festival
The autumn sun warms the coast and brilliant pumpkins dot the rolling fields as Half Moon Bay celebrates the season with the 42nd annual, world-famous Art & Pumpkin Festival this weekend. Over 250,000 revelers are anticipated for the Bay Area's biggest commemoration of the fall as people come together to ...
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