Tag Archives: St. Lucia
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PLAYLIST: Behind the scenes with Roman Gokhman’s year in interviews
I think this column is morphing into more of a “my favorite Roman stories” list, but what still holds true is that memorable interviews still lead better stories. I tell the RIFF staff, which includes…
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St. Lucia frontman Jean-Philip Grobler injures ankle at August Hall show
SAN FRANCISCO — A show that began inauspiciously turned worse for St. Lucia frontman Jean-Philip Grobler Monday when he fell and injured his ankle on the second of two shows at August Hall. The fall…
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INTERVIEW: St. Lucia searches for the gods, holds out for a brighter future
Jean-Philip Grobler still dreams of having the biggest band in the world. The St. Lucia frontman acknowledges that the time may not be right for his earnest, heart-on-sleeve pop music. Even when he was in the…
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ALBUM REVIEW: St. Lucia diversifies its sound on ‘Hyperion’
Enigmatic dance pop has proven a strong suit of South African New Yorker Jean-Phillip Grobler. The St. Lucia frontman built up his classical chops singing in the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir. His training coincided with an ardent side-affinity…
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BottleRock photos, videos and recap: Foo Fighters and 8 other acts we loved Sunday
NAPA — In the end, the only thing that could stop the Foo Fighters at BottleRock Napa was a strict 10 p.m. curfew. The rock band that headlined the final night of the fifth annual…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite interviews of 2016
Looking back on my interviews over the past 12 months, the first thing that surprised me was just how busy I stayed: nearly 50 interviews of 10 minutes or longer, about a dozen more than…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2016: 7-1
This is the final in a three-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts in PART 1 and 13 through 8 in PART 2. Favorite Shows 2015 | Favorite Shows 2014 Favorite…
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Q&A: St. Lucia two-steps with inanimate magic
As a successful Emeryville-based studio knows all too well, it’s possible to take an inanimate object, give it life and make children and adults alike laugh and cry by telling a good story. That was…
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Tastemaking with St. Lucia’s Jean-Philip Grobler
Midway through Brooklyn synthpop band St. Lucia’s set at Outside Lands last week, frontman Jean-Philip Grobler lied down on the stage, collecting his breath. But within seconds, his band launched into ’80s-drenched, euphoric “Physical.” Grobler took…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite shows of 2014 – 5-through 1
This is the final part in a three-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts in PART 1 and 10 through 6 in PART 2. Before I get my five…
