Five years after a pipe burst and flooded out San Francisco’s venerable Biscuits and Blues nightclub, its stage will come to life Thursday for the club’s grand reopening.

I used to live in the San Francisco Bay area. I wandered its many streets, camped illegally in some of its parks, rode its buses and subways, and enjoyed its culture. I also got harassed by its ...

“John always seemed to me to have this great attitude about everything. He always had people around who adored him. It was a really exciting time. Carlos and Bonnie Raitt would pop in. We played the ...