Review: Arcade Fire at UC Greek
By Jim Harrington Arcade Fire is on a quest to become North America’s most important band. Win Butler, the Montreal group’s vocalist and resident visionary, would probably never outline Arcade Fire’s...
View ArticleAustin City Limits Music Festival: Vampire Weekend
By Jim Harrington Vampire Weekend’s latest album, “Contra,” continues to climb in my rankings. Nobody seems to be talking about the album, the followup the band’s much heralded eponymous debut, in...
View ArticleBridge announces lineup: Matthews, Arcade Fire, more
By Jim Harrington, Oakland Tribune The lineup has been revealed for the 25th anniversary Bridge School Benefit concerts – and it’s every bit as big as the occasion. The impressive cast includes Arcade...
View ArticleReview: Bridge School Benefit 2011 at Shoreline
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com Now this was an anniversary worth celebrating. It was time to say thanks to Neil and Pegi Young, and all the other organizers of the Bridge School...
View ArticleHeaven and hell in the pit: The Bruce Springsteen SXSW Experience
Photos by Meri Simon I must’ve been doing something really right, karmically, that is. Not only was I finding great parking spaces everywhere I went, but the email I was staring at was telling me I was...
View ArticleHunger Games: Soundtrack review
By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com “The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond,” the companion soundtrack to the year’s most highly anticipated film, is a mostly impressive...
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