John Mayer

Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Fall Arts: Guide to Upcoming Fall Stand-Up Standouts

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Heckled into the Spotlight

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

R.I.P. Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011

​Beloved English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse died in her London home on Saturday at the age of 27. Police have not yet determined the cause of death, but several outlets have reported that there were no signs of foul play. Winehouse enjoyed a brutally short legacy akin to that of several ... More >>

John Mayer Blames Twitter for His Own Stupidity; World Rolls Eyes

​So, guess what happened the other day? John Mayer announced to an audience of students at Berklee College in Boston, that he was addicted to Twitter, prompting the sympathy of, we imagine, literally nobody. "I was a Twitterholic," he announced (possibly sobbing). "I had four million Twi ... More >>

Bouncer Tries to Sort Out the Crowd at Churchill

​So, guess what happened the other day? John Mayer announced to an audience of students at Berklee College in Boston, that he was addicted to Twitter, prompting the sympathy of, we imagine, literally nobody. "I was a Twitterholic," he announced (possibly sobbing). "I had four million Twi ... More >>

Radiohead's The King of Limbs: A First Listen

​ If Radiohead wants to move in real time, we music critics can oblige. I'm putting on the just-dropped The King of Limbs and engaging it as I listen. Here's a first take: "Bloom" Thom Yorke guested on Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma last year, and not wanting to be outdone, swiped a falling-down ... More >>

The 2011 Grammys, A Timeline: Lady Gaga's Boob Armor, Who Is Lady Antebellum, and What the Hell is Cee-Lo Wearing?

In which we sit through three and a half hours of Grammys twaddle, so you don't have to: 8:01 p.m.: Show opens with an Aretha Franklin montage. Okay... 8:03 p.m.: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride perform "Natural Woman" together, then take i ... More >>

To Tumblr or Not to Tumblr?

​Now that I finally got my blog going, everyone's telling me to get a Tumblr. I don't even know what that is and feel bombarded by all these social media programs! What are the benefits of Tumblr? Do I really need one?~AnnoydWhat do any of us really need, Annoyd, besides food, water, shelter, and ... More >>

Saturday Night: Electric Six Incites Girls Gone Wild Behavior at the Independent

​Electric SixOctober 23, 2010@ The Independent Better than: Anything else you could have found to do on a rainy Saturday night. Some of the best bands never get the kind of recognition they deserve. Detroit rock band Electric Six gave the crowd at The Independent a perfect demonstration ... More >>

Top 10 Weirdest Recent Couples in Music

We found out last week, from a variety of tabloidy sources, that 50 Cent and Chelsea Handler are currently -- well, not exactly hooking up, but having intimate conversations in a bar and talking about maybe hooking up. W.T.F. people? We'd like to take this opportunity to pat Chelsea on the back for ... More >>

The Week in Event Names: Three Genres We're Inventing Right Now

Courtesy owl-pictures.comYou like Owl City too? No way!​Is San Francisco's music scene busy and vibrant -- and important -- enough to sustain our crackpot attempts at taxonomic triangulation? Based on this week's concert calendar, there's reason to believe that the following completely made-up sub ... More >>

Summer Bloodbath? The Concert Industry Had It Coming

Was seeing Petty's grin worth the price? Tell us in the comments section​Summer 2010 is turning out to be a bloodbath for the concert industry. As Billboard reports:Individual shows, legs of tours, or entire tours have been canceled or postponed by such artists as U2 (due to Bono's back surgery), ... More >>

Last Night: The Avett Brothers & Truth and Salvage Co. at The Fox

Joseph Schell​The Avett Brothers, Truth and Salvage Co. The Fox TheaterApril 17, 2010Better Than: Watching the Olympics, if the Olympics had a category for "Live Performance."The Avett Brothers are MVPs of live performance. Which means the hardcore crowd who helped sell out the North Carolina ... More >>

Song Stories

Joseph Schell​The Avett Brothers, Truth and Salvage Co. The Fox TheaterApril 17, 2010Better Than: Watching the Olympics, if the Olympics had a category for "Live Performance."The Avett Brothers are MVPs of live performance. Which means the hardcore crowd who helped sell out the North Carolina ... More >>

For Whom ...

Joseph Schell​The Avett Brothers, Truth and Salvage Co. The Fox TheaterApril 17, 2010Better Than: Watching the Olympics, if the Olympics had a category for "Live Performance."The Avett Brothers are MVPs of live performance. Which means the hardcore crowd who helped sell out the North Carolina ... More >>

Got a Spare Couple Thousand Dollars? Private Brian Wilson Performance in SF.

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

Adele-icious

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

Charting rockers' vigor by their backstage aphrodisiacs:

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

CD Review: Alicia Keys -- As I Am

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

John Mayer's Lame Food Blog

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

John Mayer's Lame Food Blog

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

Hear This

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

Bridge School's Vedder, Flea Sing-along Canceled

​Brian Wilson doesn't do too many performances these days (the last time I saw him was on his Smile tour, a great show with a lot of help from backup singers and musicians). The Beach Boy will be in San Francisco this month, though, playing a space much smaller than the Fillmore, in support of his ... More >>

Rehab Is for Quitters

The stars need fixin'

Exile in Mainstream

Can the songwriter's follow-up to the disastrous Liz Phair reconcile her altrock past with her pop-rock present?

I Ain't No Holocaust Girl

Shuffleboard at the El Rio and why calling your boss a Nazi is passé

The Streets of San Francisco:

A History

Music Highlights

From Mahler to Morrissey, the Bay Area has it all this summer.

Power Chord Broker

Hangin' with President Clinton, drafting ultra-important documents -- Chris Gallagher has moved on from such trifles. Now he just wants to write purty songs.

Prick

Hangin' with President Clinton, drafting ultra-important documents -- Chris Gallagher has moved on from such trifles. Now he just wants to write purty songs.

Of Love and Natalise

She dreams of being the next Janet Jackson, but she's just a Stanford grad who sings syrupy pop, looks absolutely fab, and makes local teens swoon.

Which, come to think of it, may be enough, for everyone involved.