Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO  — Midwest emo icon Mike Kinsella brought his deepest feelings and emotions to the Rickshaw Stop with his solo project Owen on Wednesday. One of the most influential names in the indie folk and emo scene, Mike Kinsella is the drummer for Cap’n Jazz, but is better…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — Despite just having released a new album a little more than a month ago, Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green decided to focus his solo acoustic tour on the 10-year anniversary of another record, Avalon. Green’s tour made a stop at the Great American Music Hall Sunday.  Even…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — Neurosis, the avant-garde Oakland band that has quietly influenced metal bands for more than 20 years, demonstrated the diversity of the metal genre Wednesday at the Great American Music Hall. Neurosis is a legend in the underground metal scene. Despite influencing many contemporaries, it itself hasn’t received…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — Emo legends The Get Up Kids returned to San Francisco after three years Sunday, playing Slim’s with new EP Kicker in hand. The concert was an exercise of satisfaction. The Get Up Kids helped to pioneered the emo sound with nostalgia, joy and melancholy. The band is…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — San Diego’s Chon brought its Super CHON Bros Tour to the newly opened August Hall Saturday night. The math rock band featured groovy guitar parts alongside complex harmonies at the sold-out show. The group had a synchronicity that allowed the crowd to easily keep up with its…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona DJ and producer Ghastly turned the Regency Ballroom crowd into a furious ball of energy just waiting to explode on Friday. Bringing his “Mystifying Oracle Tour” to the Bay, Ghastly used the opportunity to showcase his debut album of the same name. His use of…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — With no hesitation, The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die jumped from a quick soundcheck straight into its set at Slim’s Sunday. The sextet started with the whimsical “I’ll Make Everything,” off 2017 LP Always Foreign. Twinkling…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — Five long years had passed between albums for Kate Nash. It was too long of a wait for the U.K. singer-songwriter, said Nash, who released Yesterday Was Forever last month and hit the road promoting her fourth LP. Time was of the essence,…

Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — Protest the Hero brought its Fortress 10-year anniversary tour to a sold-out show at Slim’s on a bill of progressive metal bands that included Closure in Moscow and Thank You Scientist. The Canadian headliners played Fortress from start to end, beginning with “Bloodmeat,” “The Dissentience” and “Bone…