Rock and roll was tied up in my concept of what San Francisco was even before I moved here, but when I first visited in 1978, punk and New Wave were the dominant forces.
Actress Jane Lynch's unlikely mid-career emergence as a singer began with an impressive Sue Sylvester version of "Vogue" during the 2010 debut season of "Glee." Six years later, she's singing Christmas music at Feinstein's at the Nikko.