Sabrina Carpenter performs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada on Sept. 25, 2024. Courtesy Alfredo Flores. SAN FRANCISCO — Actress and recently minted pop star Sabrina Carpenter was fully in character at her Short n’ Sweet Tour stop at Chase Center on Saturday night. Performing on a stage dressed…

Alpha Wolf performs at the Warfield in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 30, 2024. Chloe Catalan/STAFF. Updated Nov. 5, 2024. A contracted security guard at Warfield Theatre in San Francisco has been placed on administrative leave following an odd mid-show confrontation with an artist that quickly turned physical. The…

Pauli The PSM, courtesy Steven Piper. The new single by Pauli The PSM, “Handsome,” is the flip side of a coin for “I Don’t Deserve You (Sunshine).” While August’s meditative song vulnerably questioned his relationship with his audience, the new one is a swaggering self-empowerment anthem he hopes listeners…

Phoneboy, courtesy. This week’s picks include propulsive, yearning tunes by Phoneboy and Michigander, a retro-sounding blend of music icons’ sounds by Rose City Band, a simmering southern rocker by Loose Cattle, a ’90s cover for a good cause by White Denim and a fun bop with a serious theme…

Hans Zimmer Live performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Oct. 3, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. OAKLAND — Fans of acclaimed film composer Hans Zimmer had waited seven years to see him perform; what was another two hours? Well… The attendees at the Thursday night concert at Oakland Arena were…

Orville Peck performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Sept. 27, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Country crooner Orville Peck didn’t tour at all in 2023, canceling shows to work on his mental heath. The masked singer-songwriter, born Daniel Pitout in South Africa and based…

NCT DREAM performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Sept. 14, 2024. Aaron Lee/STAFF. OAKLAND —K-pop fans can never have too much of a good thing. With its many members and lineup iterations, NCT remains an immensely popular draw. And NCT DREAM, its seven-member sub-group that brought its Dream…

(G)I-DLE performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Sept. 8, 2024. Aaron Lee/STAFF. OAKLAND — Though (G)I-DLE last performed in the Bay Area just a little over a year ago, the K-pop quintet brought a mostly different performance to Oakland Arena on Sunday at the second show of a six-date…

Journey performs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Aug. 28, 2024. Aaron Lee/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area rockers Journey brought their summer stadium tour, with co-headlining buddies Def Leppard and fellow locals Steve Miller Band to Oracle Park on Wednesday, even as long-time members Neal Schon and…

Kings of Leon perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Aug. 25, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. BERKELEY — The last time the Kings of Leon were due to perform in the Bay Area, it was in 2021, as the U.S. was exiting lockdowns and trying to find that new…