If you were holding out hope Imagine Dragons would course correct after Smoke and Mirrors, then you will probably be disappointed with the latest offering by the Las Vegas band. With EDM-like beats set to random pulses of the electric guitar, Evolve, cannot decide if it wants to be pop or rock, and ends…

Royal Blood, “How Did We Get So Dark?” On How Did We Get So Dark?, English hard rock duo Royal Blood aspires for rambunctious bombast, which unfortunately goes nowhere. How Did We Get So Dark? Royal Blood June 16 The drums and bass outfit carries the heavy and deep influences…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — Modest Mouse mixed new and old material throughout the band’s two-hour set Saturday at the Masonic, but the final setlist left some fans wanting more. The show concluded a two-day tour in the San Francisco Bay Area. After opening with “Dramamine,” followed directly by…

Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art marks a new direction for the Black Lips. The flower punk group has been reduced to the core duo of Cole Alexander and Jared Swilley, working alongside producer Sean Lennon. The group has kept the gritty, edgy garage roots that were a staple from the beginning, and…