Tag Archives: St. Lucia
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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…
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L.A.’s Conway on chasing musical dragons
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Kassia Conway, whose goal is to make you want to dance to her songs, was last in the Bay Area while opening for St. Lucia. Those shows were at the Independent. When…
