1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (556+ words) The religious imagery sometimes veered from the sacred to the menacing. During "Big God," Welch delivered the song by straddling prayer and possession, while the screen behind her framed her face in red flames. Around her, the dancers convulsed in…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (762+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " Journey may be preparing for one final hometown goodbye. The Bay Area rock legends have extended its Final Frontier Tour with 40 additional North American dates, including a Nov. 28 stop at Chase Center that's being billed as the tour's…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (345+ words) OAKLAND " Pop group KATSEYE'will bring its newly announced WILDWORLD TOUR to Oakland Arena on Nov. 19 as part of a massive arena run across North America and Europe. The tour supports the group's upcoming EP, WILD, due Aug. 14 via HYBE and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (758+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " Demi Lovato brought her It's Not That Deep Tour to Chase Center on Monday night, delivering a high-energy set that reimagined many of her biggest hits through a glossy, dance-pop lens. Touring behind the deluxe edition of 2025's…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (346+ words) This week brings a new song from Oakland legend Fantastic Negrito, some Berkeley punk from Like Roses, Aussie nu-metal by Headwreck, Swedish-langue rock from "ret Var (the duo of Tove Styrke and guitarist Sanna Sikborn Erixon), experimental pop by Dazy…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (756+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " RAYE leaned fully into theatricality Sunday night at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium " and made sure everyone knew it. "In case you couldn't tell, I've officially entered my dramatic era," British singer-songwriter Rachel Agatha Keen announced early in the…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (738+ words) SACRAMENTO " Craig Locicero has outlived enough to know that survival itself is a form of victory. Forbidden Cynic, Doomsday, Cultural Warfare 7 p. m. , Friday, May 29 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco Tickets: $44. In the 1980s, the Bay Area thrash metal scene was less…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (346+ words) American Stories Rostam Matsor Projects, May 15 7/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. New album American Stories " Rostam's first since 2021's Changephobia "continues that trajectory, this time with a more homespun bent. Rostam's music career began two decades ago at Columbia…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (277+ words) In an industry that's come to define itself not by the quality of its product but by the bottom line, many artists experience complete loss of creative identity and self being. Thankfully, Peter Frampton is not one of those. Carry…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (677+ words) On Sandbox, the All-American Rejects return to the sound that made them pop-punk staples in the 2000s " big hooks, sharp guitars riffs and emotional turbulence " while adding a more reflective edge that shaped the band with time and experience. Sandbox The…...