Valerie, a Santa Cruz-based tribute band, is headed by a singer who understands Amy Winehouse’s struggles with addiction.

“Sometimes you hear 1 percent of Angelina’s voice, sometimes it’s 5, sometimes it’s 40 percent,” Maria director Pablo Larraín said of the Oscar winner, who trained for seven months so ...

But controversy aside, the Winehouse clan has faithfully chronicled Amy’s childhood and young adult years, when she attended a Jewish kindergarten, went to bat mitzvahs and enjoyed singing ...

We have this singer and a nearby sibling to thank for the stunning musical legacy of the late, great Amy Winehouse.