The Jungle Giants perform at The Independent in San Francisco on Feb. 25, 2020. Derek Simmons/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — For those worried that indie rock has gotten too serious as of late, The Jungle Giants led a three-band Noise Pop Music Festival lineup at the Independent on Tuesday that…

Eric Silverman, Courtesy photo. Eric Silverman had his initial brush with success as the guitarist with San Francisco indie pop band Heartwatch, but he’s finally back Friday with the release of his debut solo EP, a guitar-driven journey to his own roots. Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review,…

Injury Reserve performs at the New Parish in Oakland on Feb. 25, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. OAKLAND — For a festival with “noise” right there in the name, there was no more appropriate way to kick off than with Injury Reserve, one the noisiest alternative hip-hop groups making waves today.…

Lisa Loeb, Courtesy: Juan Patino. Lisa Loeb was in uncharted waters when, in 1994, “Stay (I Missed You)” rose to the top spot of the Billboard 100 chart. Loeb became the first artist without a record label to accomplish that feat. Looking back, she said she never imagined the…

Sinead O’Connor performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Feb. 7, 2020. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Taking the stage in a blue hijab and burqa, Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor walked onto the August Hall stage with her band, said a quick hello and while applause was still…

Walk Off the Earth, Courtesy: Andrea Hunter. It’s a typical day for Walk Off the Earth, so the Ontario, Canada band is working on multiple songs, filming a video and  making another song that will be used during hockey broadcasts—a sort of “Hockey Night in Canada,” vocalist-instrumentalist Sarah Blackwood…

SuperM performs at at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 1, 2020. Courtesy SM Entertainment. SAN JOSE —Composed of members from four groups, SuperM has been dubbed the “Avengers of K-Pop,” in reference to the Marvel Universe films. The seven-member group was plenty super at its nearly sold-out…

Justin Bieber late Monday announced the forthcoming release of a new album and a spring tour that includes a stop at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The album, Changes, will drop on Feb. 14. The accompanying Changes Tour kicks off May 14 in Seattle and hits the Bay Area…

King Princess performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Jan. 21, 2020. OAKLAND — King Princess has found her audience on the “Cheap Queen Tour.” Brooklyn singer-songwriter Mikaela Mullaney Straus lapped up the adoration at her show at the Fox Theater on Tuesday. It was a packed house of doting…

K-Pop supergroup BTS announced today that they will kick off a North American stadium tour with two shows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The “Map of the Soul Tour” follows six stadium shows that sold out in minutes in 2019. The tour will begin on April 25 and 26…