Amber Run Great American Music Hall November 15, 2019 Photos by Kylie McCormick There is something special about catching a band’s first show in a city. Anticipation, excitement, the trials

Dinosaur Jr. Slim’s October 30, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner People stood shoulder to shoulder to watch Dinosaur Jr. play some nostalgic goodies. The noisy guitar band is a 90s

The Adicts August Hall October 28, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner British punk stalwarts The Adicts recently tore their way up and down the west coast, playing eight shows in

Hangtown Festival Placerville October 24-27, 2019 Photos by Paul Piazza As the weekend of the 9th Annual Hangtown Music Festival was fast approaching, there were some unprecedented challenges looming on

GWAR Regency Ballroom October 17, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Earlier this year intergalactic metallers GWAR announced they are headlining the Use Your Collusion tour, with Sacred Reich, Toxic Holocaust,

Finneas August Hall October 15, 2019 Photos by Kylie McCormick Finneas is no stranger to a stage, in fact he has graced some of the most iconic stages around the

Amon Amarth The Warfield October 25, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Metal fans were treated to four of Sweden’s best heavy metal bands on Friday night at the Warfield Theater

Morrissey Bill Graham Civic Auditorium October 3, 2019 If I were to ask you who would prompt fans to stand in line over night in anticipation of seeing a performance

Thom Yorke Greek Theater, Berkeley October 18, 2019 Photos by Nicole Baptista Spastically swirling across the stage, Thom Yorke’s lime green socks peeked out from white Velcro shoes. Like a

Rock The Ship USS Hornet, Alameda October 19, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner The seminal East Bay-based punk rock record label Pirates Press Records recently celebrated their 15-year anniversary by

Jónsi & Alex Golden Gate Theatre October 14, 2019 Photos by Nicole Baptista The audience sat in absolute silence. Gold light haloed the Wordless Music Orchestra and Choir. A giant

The Who Chase Center Oct 9, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Amidst some serious uncertainty as to whether or not front man Roger Daltrey would be able to perform, The

Stu Larsen The Independent October 8, 2019 Photos by Kylie McCormick Outside of The Independent is a black and grey bus; tightly parked it almost blends into the evening street.

Obituary and Abbath UC Theatre, Berkeley October 5, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Earlier this year Florida death metal heavyweights Obituary announced a 24-date run of fall shows, bringing along

Babymetal The Warfield 10/4/19 Photos by Marc Fong While on paper the idea of combining cute Japanese girl-group pop with hyper-speed metal might not seem possible, Babymetal demonstrated on Friday

Greta van Fleet Bill Graham Civic Auditorium October 2, 2019 Photos by Raymond Ahner Rock wunderkinds Greta Van Fleet (GVF) returned to San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic just a bit

Gary Clark Jr. w/ Fantastic Negrito Greek Theater, Berkeley September 28, 2019 Photos by Paul Piazza Gary Clark Jr and his band played the Greek Theatre recently on autumn’s first

Post Malone Golden 1 Center  September 17, 2019 Photos by Paul Piazza The day before Post Malone played his first ever headlining show at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, the

Brandi Carlile Greek Theatre, Berkeley September 21, 2019 Photos by Nicole Baptista Elegant stage drapes backed Berkeley’s Greek Theatre—bright light morphed the color from blue to purple to red. There

Of Monsters and Men Fox Theater, Oakland September 24, 2019 Photos by Nicole Baptista Icelandic powerhouse Of Monsters and Men crashed onto the scene in 2011 with their mega popular