Jim Harrington

Oakland

Music Critic at The Mercury News

Music Critic at East Bay Times

Music critic for @mercnews @EastBayTimes. I go to church at @CalvaryLG

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Review: Legendary hip-hop act performs possibly its final Bay Area show

1 day ago | thederrick.com | Jim Harrington

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Wu-Tang Clan doesn’t want you to forget about its place in the history books. So, in an effort to refresh both people’s memories and the Wu-Tang Clan members’ bank accounts, the Staten Island-born troupe formed a five-year master plan to firmly reinsert itself into contemporary pop culture. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Review: Legendary hip-hop act performs possibly its final Bay Area show

2 days ago | dailygazette.com | Jim Harrington

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Review: Legendary hip-hop act performs possibly its final Bay Area show

2 days ago | mercurynews.com | Jim Harrington

Wu-Tang Clan doesn’t want you to forget about its place in the history books. So, in an effort to refresh both people’s memories and the Wu-Tang Clan members’ bank accounts, the Staten Island-born troupe formed a five-year master plan to firmly reinsert itself into contemporary pop culture.
The Weeknd brings concert tour to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara

3 days ago | mercurynews.com | Jim Harrington

Yes, that’s right — the superstar R&B vocalist (born Abel Tesfaye) is on his way to the Bay Area to perform two huge shows, July 8 and 9, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. That’s the same place The Weeknd played on his last trek through town, captivating 50,000-plus fans with his first-ever stadium headlining jaunt — dubbed the After Hours Tour — back in August 2022.
Review: Metallica delivers an unforgettable surprise on Night 2 at Levi’s

4 days ago | marinij.com | Jim Harrington

Review: Metallica delivers an unforgettable surprise on Night 2 at Levi’s And how does Dionne Warwick and Dead Kennedys factor into to all of this?
Review: Metallica delivers an unforgettable surprise on Night 2 at Levi’s

4 days ago | mercurynews.com | Jim Harrington

The moment that will separate Sunday’s Metallica concert from all others occurred halfway through the setlist, when bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett came together onstage to perform their regular duo “Doodle” segment — which ranges from from show to show and includes some vastly unexpected songs.
Review: Metallica finally gives hometown fans what they wanted

6 days ago | mercurynews.com | Jim Harrington

And here we were beginning to think it might never happen. Yet, Bay Area metal fans wishes came true as the trek — which began way back in April 2023 in Amsterdam and is currently scheduled through a pair of early July 2026 gigs in London — hit the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Friday (June 20) with a second offering set for Sunday.
Kane Brown, Dustin Lynch, Sam Hunt visit Country Summer Music Festival

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jim Harrington

And thousands of fans from all around Northern California — and well beyond — will heed that call for the chance to see yet another jam-packed lineup of country music talent on display at the Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa.
Review: This incredible band is still going strong after 40 years

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jim Harrington

Margo Timmins seemed a bit awestruck by the anniversary occasion, still trying her best to come to terms with the fact that — yes, indeed — the Cowboy Junkies have now been around for 40 years. “We were only supposed to last five years,” the vocalist said to the long sold-out crowd at The Freight in Berkeley on Wednesday (June 18). That five-year figure, she explained, was what she was originally told was the expected lifespan of a family band.
Founder of one of Bay Area’s most beloved music venues dies

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jim Harrington

Kazuo ‘Kaz’ Kajimura, who ran the most important jazz venue in Northern California for decades, has died. News of his passing was made public on the website of Yoshi’s, the popular jazz and sushi spot in Oakland that flourished under Kajimura’s watchful eye for more than a half century. “With heavy hearts, we are sharing that the great San Francisco Bay Area has lost one of it’s legends,” a post reads on the Yoshi’s website.