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Steve Earle

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Live Review, 4/27/12: Miranda Lambert Is a No-B.S. American Great

    Miranda LambertChris YoungJerrod NiemanFriday, April 27, 2012Shoreline AmpitheatreBetter than: Every other currently touring Nashville hitmaker, for reasons gone into below. The short version: Blake Shelton showed up. The Pistol Annies did five songs. Lambert's band actually rocked when it tried to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Live Review, 2/19/12: Warren Hellman Public Celebration Brings Emmylou Harris, Old Crow Medicine Show and More to Ocean Beach

    Old Crow Medicine Show at the Warren Hellman public celebration.​ Warren Hellman Public Celebration February 19, 2012 Ocean Beach Better than: Watching the live stream at home on your laptop. Some of the nation's top roots musicians gathered together yesterday with Bay Area music fans to cel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Warren Hellman Tribute Concert Planned for Feb. 19 at Ocean Beach

    Some weeks ago, we told you about a concert planned to honor the memory of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman, who passed away in December. The show will feature performances by Emmylou Harris, Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, and others. And now, a location for the event ... More >>

  • Music

    February 1, 2012

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Some weeks ago, we told you about a concert planned to honor the memory of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman, who passed away in December. The show will feature performances by Emmylou Harris, Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, and others. And now, a location for the event ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Warren Hellman Tribute Concert Will Feature Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch, and More

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman passed away at the end of last year, but the sprawling free music festival he started will continue. And on Feb. 19, Hellman's family and the festival's organizers will hold a sort of mini-Hardly Strictly as a tribute to Hellman. The bill -- which we' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Sunday at Hardly Strictly: Gomez, Justin Townes Earle, and Bela Fleck Help Fuel the Good Vibes

    Gomez Justin Townes Earle Zakir Hussein, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer Devil Makes Three The Swanson Family Band October 2, 2010 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Better than: Smuggling vodka into Outside Lands. "This is so much better than Outside Lands!" a girl squealed Sunday after exiting a line of por ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    On the Unifying Power of Angry 9/11 Songs: "It's Like Attending a Memorial"

    Toby Keith at Shoreline last month.​ It's a scene that's played out innumerable times since 2002 -- and with the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 here, it will now be executed with even more patriotic fervor and bicep-flexing machismo. Behold, a Stetson-wearing, sleeveless Toby Keith, his American ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2011: Robert Plant, Thurston Moore, Broken Social Scene, and More

    Broken Social Scene is one of more than 90 acts playing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year.​ The lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is out, and good luck figuring out whom to call the "headliner." For the festival's 11th year, organizers have put together another insane ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Reba McEntire & Ronnie Dunn: Today's Country Is Yesterday's Coldplay

    On occasion, All Shook Down gives a listen to the music that is to real America what brine is to a cucumber. This is one of those occasions. Reba McEntire, "If I Were a Boy" Since Americans only got around to segregating their mongrel pop music into discrete categories like "Race" and "H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in S.F.'s Richmond District

    The jukebox at the Bitter End.​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concept of jukeboxes back in 1889. S ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2010

    Warren Hellman talks about Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

    The jukebox at the Bitter End.​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concept of jukeboxes back in 1889. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010: A Sneak-Peak at This Year's Lineup

    ​The lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival -- the free, three-day mega-bash that brings great artists of all sorts to Golden Gate Park -- hasn't yet been announced. Rumors have been swooshing through the tubes about this year's bill, with no official confirmation. But we heard ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2010

    Earle-y to Rise

    ​The lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival -- the free, three-day mega-bash that brings great artists of all sorts to Golden Gate Park -- hasn't yet been announced. Rumors have been swooshing through the tubes about this year's bill, with no official confirmation. But we heard ... More >>

  • Music

    January 20, 2010

    The Devil Makes Three gives roots music hedonistic attitude

    ​The lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival -- the free, three-day mega-bash that brings great artists of all sorts to Golden Gate Park -- hasn't yet been announced. Rumors have been swooshing through the tubes about this year's bill, with no official confirmation. But we heard ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    Caroliner @ the Lab (Sat. and Sun.)​Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Golden Gate Park (Fri.-Sun.)Wait, what? Steve Martin and MC Hammer and Neko Case and Steve Earle? Yeah, it's the city's biggest free hootenanny with a cross section of roots music fans. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass kicks off today at 10: ... More >>

  • Music

    April 1, 2009

    Tom Morello and Boots Riley rage as one in Street Sweeper

    Caroliner @ the Lab (Sat. and Sun.)​Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Golden Gate Park (Fri.-Sun.)Wait, what? Steve Martin and MC Hammer and Neko Case and Steve Earle? Yeah, it's the city's biggest free hootenanny with a cross section of roots music fans. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass kicks off today at 10: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Last Night: Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer, Sammy Hagar, Boots Riley, Corey Taylor, Joe Satriani and Damian Kulash

    Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer, Sammy Hagar, Boots Riley (The Coup), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Joe Satriani, and Damian Kulash (OK Go) Thursday, March  26, 2009Slim'sBetter than: Playing Guitar Hero.It was midway through the Tom Morello hootenanny when Rage's shredding machine grinned at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Special Guests Announced For Tom Morello's Slim's Show

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2008

    Death Cab will possess your vote

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Music

    October 1, 2008

    Hardly Strictly's outlaws hold a S.F. roundtable

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Keeps Piling It On

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Reports from the Road: Bun B's "II Trill" release party

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2008

    Justin Time

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2008

    The Devil and Doctor Octagon: Kool Keith returns

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Music

    January 30, 2008

    Carolina Chocolate Drops: A Treat from S.F.'s Bluegrass & Old-Time Fest

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2007

    They Don't Really

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Music

    October 4, 2006

    Bluegrass Philanthropy

    Warren Hellman takes S.F.'s free roots music festival into its sixth year

  • Music

    April 12, 2006

    Weapons of Mass Construction

    Oakland's Coup takes political rap to the next level

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    Hear This

    Talking work and sex with Beep Beep's unhappy-hour dance party; Steve Earle reminds us that he's a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2004

    Bluegrass Alfresco

    Hello Emmylou, goodbye heart

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Steve Earle

    The Revolution Starts Now

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The Revolution Starts Now

  • Film

    January 7, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    The Revolution Starts Now

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Pine Valley Cosmonauts

    The Executioner's Last Songs Vol. 2 & 3

  • Culture

    May 28, 2003

    Dem Blues

    The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

  • Music

    April 2, 2003

    Townes Van Zandt

    For the Sake of the Song | Our Mother the Mountain

  • Culture

    October 4, 2000

    Rock and a Hard Place

    Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

  • Music

    May 24, 2000

    Wedding Albums

    Buddy and Julie Miller are virtual unknowns in the Nashville scene they now call home. So why are country artists lining up to cover their songs?

  • Music

    November 10, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Audra, Oprah -- Oprah, Audra, Strange Bedfellows, Free Ink

  • Music

    August 18, 1999

    Reviews

    Audra, Oprah -- Oprah, Audra, Strange Bedfellows, Free Ink

  • Music

    November 18, 1998

    Still Giving It Up

    Delbert McClinton has something better than a record deal a sound all his own

  • Music

    July 29, 1998

    Reviews

    Delbert McClinton has something better than a record deal a sound all his own

  • Music

    December 31, 1997

    Words + Guitar (+ Beats + Skronk)

    What mattered and what splattered in pop, 1997

  • Music

    November 20, 1996

    Recordings

    What mattered and what splattered in pop, 1997

  • Music

    April 3, 1996

    Under the Covers

    Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

  • Music

    March 27, 1996

    Recordings

    Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

  • Music

    November 22, 1995

    Samples

    Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

  • Music

    September 27, 1995

    Recordings

    Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

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