Usher and Gwen Stefani shared top billing at Dreamfest, bringing pop and soul hits to Oracle Park for Salesforce’s annual ...

SAN FRANCISCO — It didn’t really seem like the best evening for a salsa dance party at Crepe Mertyl Garden at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco. It was cold and there was a steady drizzle that ...

AC/DC PWR/UP pop-up shop at Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco on Aug. 3, ahead of the band’s concert at Levi’s Stadium. Glenn Gumin/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — AC/DC fans can see stage props, pose for photos ...

Jennifer Finch performs with L7 in Brazil in 2025. Photo: Diego Castanho. Jennifer Finch, the bassist, vocalist and songwriter who helped define L7’s uncompromising punk and grunge sound, has died ...

OAKLAND — You could tell where the first day of punk and alternative culture festival Mosswood Meltdown was headed hours before it got there. By mid-afternoon, Mosswood Park had turned into a walking ...

There are musicians who burn brightly and then burn out, and others whose light illuminates, not glaringly but satisfyingly, over time. Rarer are the artists who have successfully done both, having ...

Fifteen years have passed since 2011’s Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, a gap shaped by relentless touring, an extensive writing process and frontman Mike Ness’ battle with cancer. It’s the kind of ...

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, courtesy. The San Francisco Symphony will open its 115th season this fall with a sweeping lineup that blends world premieres, major guest artists and a strong focus ...

Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 8, 2026. Photo by Kevin Mazur. Bad Bunny’s last album paid homage to Puerto Rico, but at the ...

BottleRock Napa Valley will again sell a limited number of advance tickets to next spring’s festival before the holidays. The holiday presale three-day general admission, VIP, Skydeck and and Marriott ...

Camaron Ochs (Cam). Photo: Szilveszter Mako. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that singer-songwriter Camaron Ochs, who researched psychology at UC Berkeley and Stanford, found even more layers to peel ...

Eric Church performs at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. on Nov. 7, 2025. Photos: Ian Cox/Rose Quarter. PORTLAND, Ore. — Is it a little ambitious to begin a concert by playing your newest album, front to ...