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Robert Morast

San Francisco

Transformation and Technology Editor at San Francisco Chronicle

Transformation and Technology Editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. Formerly at the Houston Chronicle. Writer of "The Girl in the Photographs."

Articles

  • 2 months ago | modbee.com | Robert Morast

    Sturgill Simpson didn't need us during his performance at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. The great ones rarely do. Miles Davis. Jack White. Willie Nelson. Their concerts are often free from the performative displays of expectation and scripted surprise. They play for the muse. For themselves. For the music. The crowd is simply an excuse to conjure some familiar magic. Simpson is the same. He'd play to an empty room. Eyes closed.

  • 2 months ago | sfchronicle.com | Robert Morast

    Sturgill Simpson performing live at the Great Theatre in Berkeley on Thursday, April 24. Robert Morast / The ChronicleSturgill Simpson didn’t need us during his performance at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. The great ones rarely do. Miles Davis. Jack White. Willie Nelson. Their concerts are often free from the performative displays of expectation and scripted surprise. They play for the muse. For themselves. For the music. The crowd is simply an excuse to conjure some familiar magic. Simpson is the same.

  • Sep 25, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Robert Morast

    San Francisco Chronicle LogoHearst Newspapers LogoThere’s been a lot of talk about whether or not Kacey Musgraves’ music is country, or pop. Blame the tired dialogue on the Grammys, who can’t seem to remember how they classify her songs — sometimes giving her country awards, sometimes pushing her into pop categories. The Grammys have a long history of being confused.

  • Sep 13, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Robert Morast

    When John King was appointed by the Chronicle to cover San Francisco’s changing skyline he had a stipulation: Don’t call him the architecture critic. This was in 2001, almost a decade after the Chronicle’s Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Allan Temko had retired from analyzing the city’s various buildings and structures. King didn’t want to be Temko’s sequel. He had his own ideals to apply to the position, starting with his official title.

  • Jun 1, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Robert Morast

    =It was famously said that, at the peak of its powers, the British punk act the Clash was the only band that mattered. Others have co-opted the title since then. But it’s time to borrow that phrase of blinding poignancy once again: Zach Bryan is the only country musician that matters. We can dance to Shaboozey’s hip-hop inflected country and Post Malone’s jukebox nostalgia. We can debate the genre legitimacy of Beyoncé while shaking it to her country collage.

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Robert Morast
Robert Morast @rmorast
25 Apr 25

we need more artists like sturgill simpson, who disregard expectations of decorum and social engagement in the concert halls. my review of his berkeley gig. https://t.co/XEU7WGSvYD

Robert Morast
Robert Morast @rmorast
2 Jun 24

Zach Bryan is the truth. here's my review of his Oakland concert. one of the greatest concert experiences i've witnessed. https://t.co/hskzW530su

Robert Morast
Robert Morast @rmorast
31 May 24

RT @sfchronicle: The billionaire behind the Chobani yogurt brand has acquired Anchor Brewing Co. with plans to modernize and reopen the his…