Anthrax Fox Theater, Oakland February 18, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Continuing to  celebrate their 40th (now 42nd) anniversary, New York metal legends Anthrax just wrapped up the second leg

Unsane The Ivy Room, Albany February 13, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Veteran Metal/Crossover/Post Punk New York trio Unsane have recently resurfaced, and are currently out on the road for a

Fitz and The Tantrums Regency Ballroom January 25, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner Fitz and The Tantrums (FATT) put a charge into a chilly San Francisco winter night with an

Sunn O))) Great American Music Hall January 24, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. Just when you think that they can't possibly add to their ongoing legacy, drone metal masters Sunn O))) have stripped down to

Homesick Festival 2023 UC Theatre January 20-21, 2023 Photos by Tyler King (Day 1) & Geoffrey Smith (Day 2) For the second year in a row, the UC Theatre in

Dry Cleaning August Hall January 21, 2023 Photos by Jennie Book. Dry Cleaning played a sold out show at San Francisco’s August Hall recently, with the South London foursome kicking

SF Jazz Resident Artistic Directors Reunion Concert SF Jazz January 14, 2023 Photos by Rick Swig On January 14th, to celebrate its 10th anniversary, SF Jazz brought together a monumental

Steel Panther The Fillmore Auditorium January 5, 2023 Photos by Raymond Ahner. With their forthcoming sixth studio album (On the Prowl) being released on February 24th, parody hair-metallers Steel Panther recently

Twin Temple Great American Music Hall December 30/31, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner. After a very eventful 2022 which saw them support Ghost and Volbeat, as well as their headlining

Let's Eat Grandma The Independent November 22, 2022 Photos by Geoffrey Smith II (IG -- @concertpotato) Let's Eat Grandma was a much-needed breath of fresh air in the realm of

Fishbone Great American Music Hall December 15, 2022 Photod by Raymond Ahner The legendary Fishbone recently announced their "Red Hot Holiday Tour," which saw them play 8 shows up and

W.A.S.P. The Regency Ballroom December 9, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner Hitting the road for their first U.S. tour in over a decade, Los Angeles metal legends W.A.S.P. recently hit

AFI Fox Theater, Oakland November 23, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner After postponing their Bodies tour earlier this year due to the still ongoing pandemic, California's own AFI finally returned to

Cannibal Corpse The Regency Theater November 21, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner Death Metal veterans Cannibal Corpse have hit the road in support of their fifteenth studio record Violence Unimagined,

Arcade Fire Bill Graham Civic Auditorium November 19, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner Not letting the recent allegations against vocalist Win Butler stop them, Montreal's Arcade Fire have been out

The Cult Ritualize The Warfield The Warfield Theater November 17, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner The Cult stormed through the hallowed Warfield in San Francisco, ripping a hole in the

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp Hard Rock Cafe, Wheatland November 10, 2022 Photos by Paul Piazza Jeff Beck recently played a sold out show at Wheatland’s Hard Rock Hotel and

Hangtown Festival Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley October 20-23, 2022 Photos by Paul Piazza The 11th annual Hangtown Music Festival was quite a memorable event. Four days of nonstop music

The Motet The Independent October 22, 2022 Photos by Kai Deering The Motet, the progressive funk machine from Denver, bounced through San Francisco, stopping long enough to funk things up

Scorpions Oakland Arena October 18, 2022 Photos by Raymond Ahner The ageless Scorpions brought their rock ‘n’ roll circus to the Oakland Arena, proving not only their staying power in