Hangtime Music Festival Placerville October 16-18, 2026 Photos by Paul Piazza The inaugural Hangtime Music Festival made its debut at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville recently. And not
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Golden Gate Park October 2-4, 2026 Photos by Paul Piazza The 26th edition of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass took place in Golden Gate Park during the first weekend of
Sex Pistols The Warfield October 14, 2026 Photos by Raymond Ahner and Dragonfly de la Luz The Sex Pistols at The Warfield was an unexpectedly feminist night. The legendary punk
Acid Bath Quarry Amphitheater Santa Cruz October 10, 2026 Photos by Raymond Ahner What happens when an absolutely stacked lineup consisting of Acid Bath, High on Fire, Melvins, and Windhand play
Xiu Xiu Gray Area, San Francisco October 8, 2026 Photos by Geoffrey Smith II Harrowing, yet satisfying: that is the best way I can sum up the live experience of
The Red Clay Strays Golden 1 Center September 11 Photos by Paul Piazza When The Red Clay Strays took the stage at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center in the midst of
Peter Hook and the Light The Warfield September 21, 2026 Photos by Raymond Ahner Peter Hook and the Light have been back out on the road for the last couple
Yano et Agatsuma Barbro Osher Hall September 14, 2026 Photos by Tyler King Beginning in September, the Japan Society of Northern California has begun a new concert series titled Arts
The Tear Garden The Independent September 15, 2026 Photos by Geoffrey Smith For a tour 40 years in the making and drawing from a catalog of a dozen releases, there
Benson Boone Golden 1 Center September 9, 2026 Photos by Paul Piazza Benson Boone, an artist who typifies the modern version of the road to major pop stardom in the
Public Image Ltd The Fillmore September 12, 2026 Hitting the shores of North America for the first time since 2018, icons Public Image Ltd (PiL) brought their multi-leg tour to
September 9, 2026 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco Words and photos by Geoffrey Smith II As a photographer first and writer second, I’m a sucker for bands with a
Goths? At Portola Festival 2026?! It's more likely than you think. If there's one thing I know about the folks in the goth subculture, it's that they aren't just goth
Angine de Poitrine The Independent August 19, 2026 Arguably the hottest band in the land right now, Quebec's experimental math rock darlings Angine de Poitrine made their San Francisco debut
Public Enemy Stern Grove August 15, 2026 Photos by Raymond Ahner The Stern Grove Festival capped off its 2026 (and 89th consecutive!) season with two beyond sold-out shows last weekend.
Tomahawk The Warfield August 14, 2026 Photos by Raymond Ahner Playing in San Francisco for the first time since 2013, Tomahawk returned to the city by the bay last week,
Violent Femmes Stern Grove August 2, 2026 Photos by Paul Piazza On a seasonally warm afternoon in Stern Grove, the Violent Femmes heated things up with a killer set of
Dark Star Orchestra at the Greek Berkeley Greek Theater July 31 and Aug 1, 2026 Photos by Mark Paniagua Where do we go from here? That has been a question
Born I Spirit Rock Meditation Center July 26, 2026 Photos by Robert Lyons What happens when a hip-hop concert becomes a meditation, a sound bath becomes a cypher, and a
Wisespread Panic Channel 24 July 21, 2026 Photos by Paul Piazza The beloved jam band Widespread Panic played a sold-out show at Sacramento’s Channel 24 on their recent West Coast