The Paradox talks a rapid rise, EP 'Proceed With Caution, working with Travis Barker and bringing instruments back to the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Portola Festival closed its fifth edition Sunday with a day that belonged to Sweden. Zara Larsson brought her Midnight Sun tour to Pier 80 for its final summer stop and pulled Saturday ...

But don’t feel bad. She’s more talented than us, anyway. And she was built for this type of thing. The timing of Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters–her first record in eight years–may have been ...

Lionel Richie is again postponing his San Francisco concert, this time due to needing surgery to treat an irregular heartbeat ...

Miranda Lambert leans into disco on her new LP, pairing playful production and sharp songwriting with Ella Langley and Chris ...

The harrowing cadence opens Portals, the third album from alt-pop songstress Melanie Martinez. The 13-track album leans heavily into darkly vibrant art-pop. Upon hearing Martinez’s music, it feels ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. —It was at times unorthodox, but the opening night of the North American leg of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour was a joyous triumph. The first of two sold-out nights at ...

Em Beihold, Photo: Kirt Barnett. SoCal singer-songwriter and pianist Em Beihold has lyrics that have bounced around in her head for years. She doesn’t always write them down, but they linger. She ...

Noah Kahan performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2025. Photos: Matt Pang and Steve Carlson/STAFF. (Noah Kahan above courtesy). NAPA — BottleRock’s third and final ...

After first reuniting more than a decade ago and making a fourth album, As It Is on Earth, England-via-New-York rock band Spacehog returned to individual projects. The rockers responsible for ‘90s ...

It has been quite the creative renaissance for pop-singer-turned-best-selling-author Joanna “JoJo” Levesque. Levesque found early success, overcoming depression and addiction at home before falling ...

Ashley Cooke, courtesy Alanna McArdie. When Ashley Cooke says she went through a lot in 2024, she’s not just talking about a bad break-up or a record that underperformed. Tickets: $38 and up. The ...