Killswitch Engage performs at The Warfield in San Francisco on April 18, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive brought their co-headlining “Collapse The World” tour to The Warfield Thursday night. Killswitch Engage performs at The Warfield in San Francisco on April 18, 2019.…

Dance Gavin Dance performs at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on March 31, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Dance Gavin Dance explored the breadth of its influence at the beginning of the band’s North American tour at The Regency Ballroom. Dance Gavin Dance performs at The Regency…

Broods perform at August Hall in San Francisco on March 30, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — Broods brought their North American tour full of electro-pop sounds to August Hall in support of their latest album, Don’t Feed The Pop Monster. Broods perform at August Hall in San Francisco…

Simple Creatures perform at The Midway in San Francisco on March 29 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth debuted their new group, Simple Creatures, Friday at The Midway in one of just a handful of shows nationwide. And while fans of the two bands…

Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers perform at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on March 24, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Laura Jane Grace and Against Me! drummer and producer Marc Hudson brought their intimate side project The Devouring Mothers to Bottom of the Hill Sunday…

Catfish and the Bottlemen perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland on March 23, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. OAKLAND — Led by frontman Van McCann’s moves and inexhaustible hyperactivity, Catfish and the Bottlemen performed with stunning stage presence at their Fox Theater show Saturday. Catfish and the Bottlemen perform at the…

Foals perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland on March 22, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. OAKLAND — Foals incited a dance party when the English rockers brought their Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Tour to the Fox Theater on Friday. The Oxford band has two new albums in 2019:…

Metric performs at The Masonic in San Francisco on March 13, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Toronto indie rock band Metric and Mexico City psychedelic emo rockers Zoé brought their co-headlining tour to The Masonic Wednesday. Metric, led by the charismatic frontwoman Emily Haines, performed songs from its new…

James Blake performs at The Fox Theater in Oakland on March 12, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. OAKLAND — James Blake brought his Assume Form Tour into shape with hypnotic and ambient sounds at the Fox Theater Tuesday at the first of two concerts in Oakland. James Blake Khushi 8…

Jungle performs at The Fox Theater in Oakland on March 5, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. OAKLAND — Jungle pulled out its grooviest rhythms and brought the heat of a party to the Fox Theater on a chilly Tuesday. The London modern soul collective, carried by Josh “J” Lloyd-Watson and Tom “T”…