Reached by phone while on tour last week, Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde and Welsh musician JP Jones discussed their new project and relationship.
Says Hynde: "You know I don't want to be an intimidating, unapproachable person. Maybe I have been that way my whole life. I am a little standoffish."
Oleander had big-time stardom clearly in sight.
The new Oleander, from left: Rich Mouser, Doug Eldridge, Thomas Flowers, Ric Ivanisevich and Steve Brown.
Goapele makes neo-soul music in the old-school, 1960s spirit, with lyrics calling attention to social and political issues as well as affairs of the heart.
Says Goapele, who plays Harlow's tonight: "I feel like my music is still evolving, and people will hear that I am growing."
Metal music can be empowering, invigorating, aggression-relieving. The Deftones' show at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium was all those things, along with being seductive in a way hard rock hardly ever is.
The Deftones: Stephen Carpenter, left, Sergio Vega, Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado and Abe Cunningham.
Metal music can be empowering, invigorating, aggression-relieving. Deftones' show Sunday night at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium was all those things, along with being seductive in a way hard rock hardly ever is.
The Deftones: Stephen Carpenter, left, Sergio Vega, Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado and Abe Cunningham.