L to R: Gerald Casale, Josh Hagar, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh of DEVO perform at Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden on Aug. 10, 2023. The band will return to Mosswood Meltdown in July. Photo: Rune Hellestad, Corbis/Getty. Devo will return to headline Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland…

Tate McRae, Photo: Charlie Denis. Pop songstress Tate McRae on Thursday announced her third album, So Close To What, and a supporting 2025 tour that will arrive in the Bay Area in September. The album will be released on Feb. 21 via RCA Records. MCrae is releasing the first single,…

Linkin Park. Photo: James Minchin III. Hot on the heels of a return with two new members and a new album, alt-rock band Linkin Park has expanded its From Zero World Tour into 2025 with more than 50 shows worldwide. Starting in January, the tour will hit stadiums and…

Carin León performs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 6, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. Marco Antonio Solis, Carin León and Grupo Firme will headline the second La Onda Latin music festival over two days in Napa next summer. Once again taking place the weekend following BottleRock, on…

American Football performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on May 13 2019. The band will performing during Noise Pop Festival in March. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. Producers of the Noise Pop Music Festival have announced the initial lineup of the 32nd annual weeklong indie music event, which will take place…

My Chemical Romance performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Oct. 5, 2022. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. After performing The Black Parade in its entirety at the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, My Chemical Romance has announced it will perform the album on a short summer stadium…

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center in West Allis, Wis. on Nov. 1, 2024. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images. We know what you’re asking. What in the world is a local music publication doing…

Phil Lesh performs with Karl Denson at The Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael on Jan. 27, 2016. Alessio Neri/STAFF. Grateful Dead cofounding bassist Phil Lesh passed away early Friday morning, his family announced on social media. The virtuosic musician, who trained on violin and trumpet before helping the iconic…

Attendees at Festival La Onda, at the Napa Valley Expo on June 1, 2024. Sean Liming/STAFF. The producers of Napa’s Festival La Onda have announced another presale for the second annual two-day Latin music fest. This limited batch of tickets in several categories, from general admission to VIP tiers,…

Tyler, The Creator performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Oct. 29, 2021. Tyler, The Creator on Wednesday announced a 2025 world tour and a new album, CHROMAKOPIA, which he’ll release on Oct. 28. CHROMAKOPIA: THE WORLD TOUR kicks off on Feb. 4 and runs into September 2025.…