AUSTIN, TEXAS — Stepping foot on the grounds of McDade, Texas’ Sherwood Forest is akin to walking back in time. As the name suggests, the venue on the far-eastern outskirts of Austin is home to a Renaissance festival and features a giant keep, a Round Table, various wood caravans and a…

For San Jose’s Katie Joy and James Nobriga, it’s hard to say what came first: The romance or the music. “They both started the first day that we met because James heard me sing and that totally captured him,” says Joy. Changing Names album release show 7:30 p.m., Friday,…

For TIDES’ Dan Song and Innocent Tswamuno, the obstacles were evident from the outset. “We were pretty much outcasts,” said Tswamuno, explaining why the pair bonded at a 2009 Grammy music camp. “I was a year into the U.S. from Zimbabwe and I still was super awkward. Dan was…

Jerry Lee Lewis, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and Paul McCartney all on the same stage? It has happened, though perhaps not in a normal festival timeframe. They are just a few artists who’ve performed live at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies…

The Dandy Warhols perform at White Oak Music Hall in Houston on Oct. 13, 2016. Brandi Smith/STAFF. HOUSTON — Nine albums into their career, The Dandy Warhols are beginning to show their age, even as their new music harkens back to their beginnings. The Dandy Warhols 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17 The Fillmore…

When Scottish duo The Proclaimers take the stage of Great American Music Hall on Oct. 19, expect the vibe to be very different from the last time they played the historic room. “It was just Craig and I with a guitar,” explained Charlie Reid, Craig Reid’s twin brother and one half…

Scottish twins Charlie and Craig Reid, better known as The Proclaimers, are making a stop in San Francisco on their latest North American tour. They play the Great American Music Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The Proclaimers, Jenny O 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 19 Great American Music Hall Tickets:…

The first-ever Bear Music Fest will be nothing like its organizers originally brainstormed, and they say that’s how they would prefer it. “I think the best things in life come out of the limitations with which you’re presented,” says Kevin Merritt, the event’s executive producer. The idea pitched two…

When Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party fills the streets of the Mission District with live music, food and local art on Aug. 20, the fourth-annual event will do so with a clear goal: demonstrate that San Francisco can merge tech and the city’s traditional values. “We want to…