High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California June 29, 2023 - July 2, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza. The High Sierra Music Festival (HSMF) in Quincy celebrated its 31st year with

Fall Out Boy Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View July 5, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner As one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, Fall Out Boy brought some serious

IAMX DNA Lounge, San Francisco June 28, 2022 Photos by Tyler King IAMX, the project headed by mastermind Chris Corner, brought their Fault Lines Tour to the DNA Lounge in

Sepultura and Kreator Regency Ballroom May 28, 2023 Thrash metal legends Kreator and Sepultura joined forces for the Klash of the Titans tour, bringing along both Death Angel and Spirit

Rodrigo y Gabriela Mondavi Center, Davis June 4 2023 All photos by Paul Piazza Rodrigo y Gabriela were ensconced in the Mexican beach town of Zihuatanejo during the pandemic and

My Baby The Cornerstone, Berkeley May 24, 2023 Photos by Tom Dellinger At The Cornerstone in Berkeley last week, I had the opportunity to once again catch a band that

Mr. Bungle Fox Theater, Oakland May 24, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Recently on their first full tour in over 20 years, and after the success of their 2019 shows,

Joshua Tree Music Festival Joshua Tree May 18-21, 2023 Photos by Tom Dellinger As the rains of winter give way to spring time here in California, sunny days beckon and

The Damned Regency Ballroom May 20, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Celebrating the release of their twelfth studio record Darkadelic, The Damned made a triumphant return to San Francisco recently,

Love and Rockets The Fox Theater, Oakland May 21, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. It appears time travel may be possible after all, and evidence points to the nexus bridging

Gary Numan The Mystic Theater, Petaluma May 18, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner Gary Numan is no stranger to playing in Northern California over the last year in support of

Obituary UC Theatre, Berkeley May 18, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Florida Death metal legends Obituary recently announced a spring tour in support of their latest release Dying of Everything,

Golden Road Gathering El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville May 12-14 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza The very first Golden Road Gathering made its debut at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds

The Sisters of Mercy Flatline the Masonic The Masonic Theater May 17, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Those who lived through San Francisco’s underground music scene in the mid-late 80s,

Pixies The Fox Theater, Oakland May 4, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner The legendary Pixies kicked off the first leg of their 2023 North American tour by playing to a

Clutch The Regency Ballroom May 4, 2023 Photos by Paul Piazza It’s hard to imagine many bands that bring it live as strong as Clutch. More than 30 years into

Modest Mouse Ace of Spades, Sacramento May 6, 2023 Photos by Tyler King A lot of music fans have a first band that they fell in love with on their

Carcass UC Theatre, Berkeley April 28, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. On Friday, it was a great night to be a fan of extreme metal as Carcass, Municipal Waste, Sacred

Mastodon/Gojira Concord Pavilion, Concord April 20, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. Metal heavy hitters Mastodon and Gojira recently joined forces for the Mega-Monsters Tour, a 35-date co-headlining affair that will

Muse Oakland Arena April 14 , 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Long before Muse took to the stage at Oakland Arena it was apparent that the evening was going to