Pop music writer
Jim Harrington
Jim Harrington is the Bay Area News Group's pop music critic for The Mercury News and the East Bay Times. He began writing about the Bay Area music scene in 1992 and became the full-time pop music critic for the organization's Oakland Tribune in 2006. He is a South Bay native who graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Liberal Studies. He also received an MBA degree from Santa Clara University.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Language: Spanish (Some)
Award: West Coast Blues Hall of Fame & Award Show for story of the year and writer of the year
Expertise: Pop, jazz, heavy metal, hip-hop, Christian, and country music; Broadway and other theater; horror movies; theme parks
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Big holiday radio concert set for downtown San Jose is canceled for 2023
Alice in Winterland, which was to feature co-headlining acts Train and Jelly Roll at SAP Center in San Jose, has been cancelled.
Review: Amazing vocalist delivers music and hope during only NorCal concert
Lauren Daigle delivers an uplifting evening of music as her Kaleidoscope Tour reached Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ musical visits downtown San Jose
Broadway San Jose brings "Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" to the Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose.
Two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers team up for mighty co-headline tour
Here's how to get tickets to see Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago on the Heart & Soul 2024 Tour.
Bryan Adams brings So Happy It Hurts Tour to SAP Center in San Jose
Here's how to get tickets to see Bryan Adams on the So Happy It Huts Tour at SAP Center in San Jose.
Two shootings occur within 30 minutes of each other in Oakland
One man was shot in the abdomen during an attempted car theft, while another was shot in the buttocks during a separate incident.
Photos: Veterans honored throughout the Bay Area
From San Jose to Danville communities observed Veterans Day with events.
‘Bridge all the political divides’: Bay Area observes Veterans Day with parades, military and space exhibits
Thousands turned out in downtown San Jose for annual Veterans Day parade.
This sure looks like one of the best package concert tours of 2024
Alanis Morissette is heading out on the road and she's bringing along Joan Jett, Morgan Wade team for the 2024 concert tour.
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The story of Big Junior and other wonders at 5 Bay Area birding sites
From bald eagle aeries to black-headed grosbeak, wonders await on these five trails.