A year after organizers connected rock and Renaissance, Sound on Sound Fest will return to Sherwood Forest, just east of Austin, Texas. The second-annual event is scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 10-12. Coming off a four-year hiatus of touring and recording, NYC indie rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs will…

Sophomore albums are a tricky thing. A band often runs the risk of either sounding too similar or veering too far from its original sound. On Connect the Dots, MisterWives manage to masterfully push their sound, while staying true to their core. MisterWives, Smallpools, Vinyl Theater 7 p.m., Oct.…

When listening to New Order’s new live album, NOMC15, it’s phenomenal to think that most of the band has been playing together for more than 40 years. The reminders come in the tightly orchestrated introductions and delicate details layered under the synth and guitars. NOMC15 New Order May 26…

In many ways, Anna Coogan is as surprised by her latest release, The Lonely Cry of Space and Time, as anyone else. The album tackles deeply personal and hotly political topics in what one might describe as a rock opera. Anna Coogan  5 p.m., Sunday, June 25 Acoustic Den Cafe…

Listening to “Dragonfly,” the opening track on Pumarosa’s debut album, it’s easy to imagine how the song could fill the abandoned Italian theater in which the band honed their sound. With bass riffs that would echo off cavernous walls, distortion that might vibrate from floor to ceiling and frontwoman…

Back in early 2015, long-time Bay Area singer-songwriter Kacey Johansing suffered an emotional loss: a falling out with her two main collaborators. In the aftermath, she says she felt as though her musical community was gone. The Hiding Kacey Johansing June 2 “It was a pretty rough time,” says Johansing, formerly…

Dreamcar, courtesy Steve Erle. The fate of a supergroup is never certain. After all, there tend to be more Monsters of Folks and SuperHeavys than Creams or Travelling Wilburyses. Davey Havok (of AFI and Blaqk Audio) and all the members of No Doubt who aren’t Gwen Stefani have been…

When Joe Goddard hits the stage at Public Works next week, Hot Chip fans can expect a wholly different show. The band’s longtime frontman just released his solo album, Electric Lines, which we called “dance music from his heart.” As high energy as ever, Goddard’s solo show focuses more on…

You could call it “pop.” Or maybe “dance.” Even “mystical.” Lydia Ainsworth’s second album, Darling of the Afterglow, seems to defy labels, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Lydia Ainsworth 8:30 p.m., Saturday Swedish American Hall Tickets: $13-$15 “I feel like there are a lot of bands today…

The Afghan Whigs have never lacked in sensuality. From 1993’s Gentlemen to 1998’s 1965 and even 2014’s Do to the Beast, Greg Dulli’s lyrics are often seductive and enticing. It should be noted that approach continues on the band’s latest effort, In Spades, with a twist; Ever the lyricist,…