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He only pretended to listen to people, finding himself easily bored by all the mindless dribble coming out of people’s mouths ...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has shared the full lineup for its silver anniversary in San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Sept. 14-20 include musician-actor Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers, TV weatherman Mark McEwen and illusionist David Copperfield ...

These three musicians disappeared from the charts (and public consciousness) after making it big in 1968. And they shouldn't have.

Garrison Keillor connects us with our past, and we are grateful; but he can’t lead us into the future, says Alan Bean.

Tune in for live music around the Bay Area this fall, with everything from mosh pit-worthy punk bands to divine operas; ...

“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” is the Hayley Williams album listeners have been waiting for — whether they realize it or not. Then, another detour. During the pandemic, Williams released two solo ...

“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party" is the Hayley Williams album listeners have been waiting for — whether they realize it or not. Twenty years ago, the teenage emo band Paramore wrote and recorded ...