3.5/5 stars “You’re kind of an a**hole, Bob,” singer Joan Baez says in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. That Dylan does indeed come across as “kind of an a**hole” is not to say the film does not worship the ground the singer-songwriter walks on. Beginning in 1961, this adaptation of Elijah Wald’s … Read more
Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible words of Willie Nelson: do what feels right, and if you are lucky enough to have a statue built in your honour in your city, remember that it is just something you’ve “got to go down and clean off the pigeon s*** every … Read more
Washington — Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers and activists of American history as he became the first professional musician to be honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol. Congressional leaders from both parties and members of the Cash family were among the several hundred guests who gathered Tuesday for … Read more
The Ruby Room in Oakland, Calif., is closing after 24 years. Mariah Tiffany/ Special to SFGATE It’s the end of an era: Iconic Oakland dive bar Ruby Room is closing at the end of the year after 24 years of cheap drinks, moody red lighting and cigarette smoke, as first reported by Oaklandside. The decision … Read more
