La Luz The Chapel, November 14, 2021 Harlow's, Sacramento , November 15, 2021 Photographs by Ashleigh Castro After 2 years away from performing, the indie band La Luz reunited for

Courtney Barnett Fox Theater, Oakland December 12, 2021 All photos by Tom Dellinger. While there was a storm brewing outside on a wet Sunday night in Oakland, there was another

Mastodon and Opeth Fox Theater, Oakland December 2, 2021 All photos by Raymond Ahner. Metal heavy hitters Mastodon and Opeth recently joined forces for a quick fifteen date co-headlining tour,

Thundercat Ace of Spades, Sacramento November 29, 2021 Photos by Paul Piazza. Thundercat (aka Stephen Lee Bruner) headlined two consecutive nights of sold-out shows at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades recently.

GWAR Regency Ballroom November 21, 2021 All photos by Raymond Ahner. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Scumdogs of the Universe record, GWAR has embarked on the "Scumdogs 30th Anniversary

Daydream Accelerator Rob Garza Available from the usual places Jon Bauer contributed to this review. Rob Garza’s Daydream Accelerator melds musical styles to create a multi-faceted whole. Much like a

Planet Booty The Independent November 26, 2021 Photos by Nicole Baptista. Friday night booty calls were loud and proud on Divisadero, and that was because Oakland rump shakers Planet Booty

Rival Sons Warfield Theater November 11, 2021 All photos by Raymond Ahner. Celebrating the tenth anniversary of their 2011record Pressure and Time, Long Beach rockers Rival Sons kicked off the Pressure and

Cradle of Filth  Regency Theater October , 2021 All photos by Raymond Ahner. Wrapping up their Lustmord and Tourgasm U.S. tour with one final show at the Regency Ballroom in

Halloween Meltdown Mosswood Park October 16, 2021 All photos by Raymond Ahner With sixteen bands on the two day line-up, the first Halloween Meltdown took place at Mosswood Park in

Death Cab for Cutie with Illuminati Hotties Oxbow River Stage, Napa CA strong> October 23, 2021 Photos by Tom Dellinger It’s rare for rain to be an issue at outdoor concerts

Catch Prichard The Golden Bull, Oakland There are seemingly two types of bands, those that are easily defined by a genre and those who allude any notion of category, Catch

Branford Marsalis Quartet Miner Auditorium October 21, 2021 Photos by Jon Bauer. The Branford Marsalis Quartet captivated and delighted the Miner Auditorium audience at the SFJAZZ Center across four nights

The Gold Souls  Downtown Sounds Downtown Sound, the 2nd full-length release by The Gold Souls is an excellent follow-up to the band’s first release, Good to Feel. The stylistic Sacramento blues,

Phoebe Bridgers Greek Theatre, Berkeley October 16, 2021 Photos by Greg Chow (@gregchow). There was a feeling of excitement and anticipation in the air as one walked the winding path

City Morgue Regency Ballroom October 14, 2021 All photos by Geoff Smith. Trap-metal act City Morgue landed at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on Thursday, October 14th on the Hip-Hop oriented

Bob Mould August Hall October 1, 2021 Photos by Raymond Ahner Supporting his latest album Blue Hearts, which was released almost a year ago, iconic musician Bob Mould recently kicked off his

My Morning Jacket Greek Theatre, Berkeley September 25, 2021 Photos by Paul Piazza. Recently, My Morning Jacket returned as a headliner to the Greek Theatre in Berkeley for the first

Korn Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View September 11, 2021 All photos by Raymond Ahner Korn may have looked just a little different this time around, but that didn't stop the undisputed

Chvrches Screen Violence Glassnote Records After a bid for pop glory on Love Is Dead, Chvrches have returned to their classic sound found on Screen Violence, and the result is