Asking Alexandria performs at the Warfield in San Francisco on March 1, 2018. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Even a stormy winter’s night couldn’t quiet the thunder of Asking Alexandria, who played the Warfield on Thursday night. The York, England band, with its hard driving guitar licks, powerful vocals, and…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford graduate and one-time Bay Area resident K.Flay returned to San Francisco Wednesday for the first time since she was nominated for two Grammy Awards, performing two a packed Fillmore. Kristine Flaherty used to perform much smaller venues throughout the Bay Area, at first…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — One of the original revivalists of the alt-rock movement of the early aughts, Maxïmo Park, returned to San Francisco with anew record in tow. While April’s Risk to Exist may not have the same buzz in the U.S. as  A Certain Trigger did in…

Photos: Gary Chancer MOUNTAIN VIEW — Fighting back tears, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds dedicated the band’s Tuesday show at Shoreline Ampitheatre to the people of Las Vegas, the band’s hometown. “They will never stop the music, they will never stop us,” Reynolds said before the band kicked into “It’s…

Photos: Gary Chancer MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Offspring and Sublime with Rome continue to blow fans away during the second leg of their tour, nearly rocking the Shoreline Amphitheater to the ground Wednesday. Nearing the end of their tour, both bands played the hits and kept the audience on its feet…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands packed into the Mission Saturday to see live music, purchase arts and crafts from local vendors and eat at numerous local food vendors during the fifth annual 20th Street Block Party. The event, sponsored by Noise Pop and benefiting the nonprofit Mission Language…

Photos: Gary Chancer Summer is winding its way down and so is another Warped Tour. The tour has made its way across the country and this weekend landed at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. As usual, fans got to sample every type of music from rock to screamo, and punk…

Melissa Etheridge performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2017. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Melissa Etheridge is not only a talented musician but also an iconic rock star. Etheridge showed just what has given her a long-lasting career in music Tuesday at the Fillmore. She…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — The emo community has had some memorable tours in recent years. In 2015, Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional hit the road together. The year after, Brand New regrouped and performed The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me in full across North America. Now…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — The cliche description of Aimee Mann‘s songs is that they are emotionally depressing, but her music is so much more than that. Listen closely and you’ll see she is literally a genius in her ability to write and sing about human emotions. Friday at the…