Review: Acclaimed ’90s rock act visits Bay Area for first time in over 25 years

Mike Doughty sure knows how to get a crowd on his side.

“I just want you to know that you are literally the most attractive people we have ever seen in our lives,” the Soul Coughing front man said. “You freak me out — too (expletive) beautiful.”

Yet, he didn’t really need the sweet talk to sway the audience’s favor on Saturday night (Sept. 14) at The Fillmore. The thousand-plus fans that filled the legendary San Francisco venue to capacity for the first of two nights were clearly...