Ben Harper
First night of Ben Harper’s reunion with Innocent Criminals receives heavy praise at The Fillmore

Ben Harper had not performed with The Innocent Criminals since 2008. On Wednesday, they proved they hadn’t lost a step — nor had their fan base forgotten about them — at the first of four straight nights at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Many would suggest that Harper’s best work came while working with the […]

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Sandra Burciaga Olinger
gang of four
Gang of Four pummel El Rey Theatre with impressive performance

Post-punk is now getting slightly long in the tooth. It is not rare to find subject’s of Simon Reynolds’ great book “Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984”, following in the footsteps of the generation before them and hitting the nostalgia circuit. Gang of Four: even though the band’s beloved original lineup made a […]

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Stephe Sykes