Bob Mould performs at the Independent in San Francisco on May 14, 2016. SAN FRANCISCO — Banter isn’t really Bob Mould’s thing. He often says little between songs, preferring instead to let the performance do the talking. Even when he walked off stage at the end of Saturday night’s…

SAN FRANCISCO — After an on-stage meltdown in Salt Lake City, Utah, last week, alternative and punk rockers Beach Slang came into Tuesday’s gig at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco with some questions hanging in the air. During last week’s Utah stop, singer James Alex announced the group’s disbandment…