Garbage back in S.F. with latest album
Garbage, the band that ruled the tail end of the ’90s with blazing electronic pop hits like “Stupid Girl” and “Only Happy When It Rains,” spent last year celebrating the 20th anniversary of its eponymous 1995 debut, which sold 4 million copies. Now the group, led by Shirley Manson and featuring Nirvana/Foo Fighters producer Butch Vig, has a new release — its sixth studio album, “Strange Little Birds” — and is eager to bring some gloom back to the charts.
“I feel like the musical landscape of late has been incredibly happy and shiny and poppy,” Manson says. “Everybody’s fronting all the time, dancing as fast as they can, smiling as hard as they can, working on their brand. Nobody ever says, ‘Actually, I’m lost and I don’t have a f— clue what I’m doing with the rest of my life and I’m frightened.’ ”
Garbage:
8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. $45. The Masonic, 1111 California St., S.F. http://sfmasonic.com