Greg Schwartz

San Rafael

Investigative Reporter and Contributing Editor at PopMatters

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

BottleRock Napa Valley Is Blissful with Musical Fireworks » PopMatters

1 week ago | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

Memorial Day weekend in Napa, California, means it’s time for “the first taste of summer” with the ever-popular BottleRock Festival featuring three days of sensational music, tasty beverages, and good food. The Napa County Fairgrounds transforms into a musical playground, offering something for everyone in an ever-diverse lineup that spans rock, pop, alternative, hip-hop, blues, funk, Americana, and more.
Jack White Electrifies with Brilliant Vintage Blues Mojo » PopMatters

4 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

It’s a warm spring Friday night in uptown Oakland here on 16 May, and the Fox Theater on Telegraph Avenue is sold out for guitar maestro Jack White’s return to town. Recently accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his leading role with the White Stripes around the turn of the millennium, White is still riding high with his No Name Tour in support of 2024’s rip-roaring No Name album.
Phish Rock for the Resistance in San Francisco and Hollywood » PopMatters

1 month ago | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

It’s a surreal time for America in the spring of 2025, with the Trump regime’s fascist assault on the republic feeling like a dystopian sci-fi movie come to life. However, the psychedelic rock counterculture will never yield to authoritarianism, being a movement that has long stood as a beacon for peace, freedom, and personal liberation. So it’s a great time to have Phish back on the road for a West Coast spring tour.
Solerity Partners with D&G Solutions to Support TRANSCOM Under IGC Contract

1 month ago | einnews.com | Greg Schwartz

Solerity Partners with D&G Solutions to Support TRANSCOM Under IGC Contract Our team is committed to delivering innovative solutions that strengthen logistics operations and ensure readiness across global military engagements”— Babs Doherty, President and CEOHERNDON, VA, UNITED STATES, May 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Solerity is proud to announce its selection as a subcontractor to D&G Solutions under the Integrated Government Contract (IGC) awarded by U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM).
Dispatches From a World Gone Mad

Mar 21, 2025 | dispatchesfromaworldgonemad.substack.com | Greg Schwartz

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SASAMI Delivers a Dazzling Shimmering Pop Rock Gem » PopMatters

Mar 20, 2025 | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

Blood on the Silver Screen Domino Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and all-around badass musical genius SASAMI made a big splash with her sophomore album Squeeze in 2022. She took her sound to a bold new level with fuzzy guitars and hard-rocking tunes, making the record feel like a lost classic from the golden era of grunge in the 1990s. The heavy sound seemed to serve as a fabulous platform for her dynamic voice and the powerful live shows suggested a new rock goddess had arrived.
Legendary Funk Bassist George Porter Jr. Keeps on Grooving » PopMatters

Mar 5, 2025 | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

Porter's Pocket Color Red Legendary bassist George Porter Jr., has kept grooving into his 70s and shows few signs of letting up. His new album Porter’s Pocket represents something of a return to Porter’s roots, with eight instrumental tracks that showcase different aspects of the New Orleans style funk that he helped pioneer in the 1960s and 1970s. It’s a timeless sound that has remained in demand in the 21st century, keeping Porter busy.
Moe Conjure a 'Circle of Giants' and Blast Off Again " PopMatters

Feb 25, 2025 | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

Circle of Giants Fatboy / ATO The men of Moe are back on the road here in early 2025, and they’ve got a great new album in tow with Circle of Giants, released on 31 January. On the one hand, it’s hard to fathom that these Gen-X rockers are now honoring their 35th anniversary as a band. For longtime fans, it seems like Moe were bursting onto the national scene in the late 1990s, not so long ago.
North Mississippi Allstars' Astounding Blues Power Is Needed

Feb 6, 2025 | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

It’s a chilly winter night in Mill Valley on Saturday, 25 January, just 14 miles north of San Francisco across the ever-majestic Golden Gate Bridge. But there’s a cozy clubhouse where locals gather to warm up with good music, good booze, and good friends.
Sun Ra Arkestra Triumph with 'Lights on a Satellite'

Feb 6, 2025 | popmatters.com | Greg Schwartz

Lights on a Satellite In + Out Visionary jazz masters Sun Ra Arkestra have been on a roll in the 2020s. Lights on a Satellite is their third release in five years, and it’s another triumph. The new record features the formidable tone scientists at full Arkestra power with a 24-person session that includes tracks ranging from old-school throwbacks to future-forward cosmic jams.