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What a magnificent night of live music, centered on the 1975 debut that is regularly — and rightfully — considered to be one ...

“Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine,” Smith sang on Saturday over the slow piano chords of keyboardist Tony Shanahan ...

For one weekend, Fort Mason may have been the most caffeinated place on the planet. The wildly popular annual San Francisco ...

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Gina Birch never thought of calling herself an artist. Which seems like a strange attitude for this restless musician, ...