BEAT photo provided by the artist, Adrian Belew and Tony Levin photos by Paul Piazza Tyler King: Hello! How are you guys doing? Adrian Belew: We're good, how are you?

S.E.R.P.E.N.T Festival The Venue, Lincoln July 12, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza Slash and his traveling blues guitar road show called the S.E.R.P.E.N.T Festival recently played a show at the

Zeo Boekbinder Private Venue, Oakland July 10, 2024 Photos by Tyler King When I entered the side yard of the house that was hosting Zeo Boekbinder for the Bay Area

Beck Greek Theatre, Berkeley July 10, 2024 Photos by Nicole Baptista   Backed by the Berkeley Symphony, Beck graced the Greek Theatre’s stage to play some hits, honor his musical

Last month Baby Snufkin frontman Scrote (Angelo Bundini) woke up to a text from Adrian Belew, simply asking, "Baby Snufkin?" The two have worked together in various capacities for years,

High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California July 4 - 7, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza “Well, here we are in the mountains and we are going to play a mountainous

Totally Tubular Fest The Fox Theater, Oakland June 27, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Over the last few years there has been an upswing in festivals catering to the music

Styx and Foreigner Concord Pavilion, Concord July 1, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having last toured together way back in 2014, legendary classic rockers Styx and Foreigner announced the  Renegades and

Marissa Nadler Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco June 27, 2024 Photos by Geoffrey Smith The last time that Marissa Nadler put out a record was three years ago, 2021's magnificent

The singer/songwriter Zeo Boekbinder was a Bay Area native for many years. Originally part of the sibling duo Vermillion Lies, Zeo set out on a solo career fifteen years ago

Echo and the Bunnymen The Warfield, San Francisco June 6, 2024 Photos by Raven Divito Before I go about this review, I feel like a little bit of background is

The Stern Grove Festival is set to begin its 87th year of live music in its beautiful outdoor Sunday San Francisco setting in the city’s Parkside District. This year’s lineup

Vampire Weekend Greek Theatre, Berkeley Jun 15, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner To support their latest studio release Only God Above Us, long-time indie rock darlings Vampire Weekend recently announced a lengthy

Kamasi Washington Crest Theater, Sacramento June 5, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza Saxophone giant Kamasi Washington played Sacramento’s Crest Theater recently on an evening that at the time, had registered

Tedeschi Trucks Band and Little Feat The Greek Theatre, Berkeley June 1, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks have a unique reverence for the great songwriters

Red Hot Chili Peppers Toyota Amphitheatre, Wheatland June 2, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza The Red Hot Chili Peppers recently played Wheatland’s Toyota Amphitheater on their World Stadium Tour. The

Miki Berenyi Trio Great American Music Hall, San Francisco June 1, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner When the Miki Berenyi Trio took the stage at the Great American Music Hall,

Madness Fox Theatre, Oakland May 23, 2024 Photos by Raymond Ahner Having recently announced a string of US tour dates in support of their latest record Theatre of the Absurd Presents

BottleRock Festival Napa Valley Expo May 24 – May 26 2024 As the sun set over Napa Valley this Memorial Day weekend, BottleRock wrapped up another unforgettable three-day extravaganza of

Golden Road Gathering Placerville May 17 - May 119, 2024 Photos by Paul Piazza The second edition of the Golden Road Gathering happened recently at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.