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Tourin’ and eatin’

By: Tom Lanham 05/21/13 6:38 PM

Shout Out Louds, from Sweden, enjoy eating at good local spots while on the road. The play Great... Read More

Members of the decade-old Swedish quintet Shout Out Louds have plenty of outside pursuits to keep them busy. Bassist Ted Malmros makes videos, short films and TV commercials in his spare time, and bandleader Adam Olenius and guitarist Carl von Arbin do freelance graphic-design work that often includes the group’s cutting-edge posters, T-shirts and album covers. Read More

Musical phenom does it all

By: Janos Gereben 05/20/13 5:59 PM

It is no exaggeration to call 2013 the “Era of Lera” in contemporary art. Read More

Jared Leto blasts off with new Mars music

By: Tom Lanham 05/19/13 4:00 AM

“Love Lust Faith + Dreams,” the new fourth recording from Jared Leto’s alt-rock outfit 30 Seconds to Mars, is nothing if not apocalyptic. Read More

Kastle takes high road to house

By: David Downs 05/15/13 7:12 PM

Unabashedly intellectual San Francisco producer Kastle hears a huge “Boom!” from somewhere close to his Dolores Park apartment. Read More

Stylish chanteuse Monáe visiting symphony

By: Tom Lanham 05/15/13 6:43 PM

Cutting-edge neo-soul stylist Janelle Monáe, who dreamed of having an entire orchestra as the wind beneath her futuristic songwriting wings, is Read More