Photo: Che Holts SAN FRANCISCO — The sun had gone down on first day of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, and yet, the crowd at the Lands End main stage, where headliners LCD Soundsystem closed out the day, was, well, sparse for the time of day. At…

Photos: Nick Buckmaster Rapper-actor Ice-T brought his Art of Rap tour to San Francisco’s regency Ballroom Sunday night with Public Enemy, Naughty by Nature and other guests. The four-hours-long show featured a little something for all fans of classic hip hop. Naughty by Nature played the part of good-natured…

The producers of the BottleRock Napa Valley festival scored big when they booked Stevie Wonder, Florence and the Machine, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline the 2016 event, which takes place May 27 to 29 in downtown Napa. Even the undercards are impressive, with Grouplove, Death Cab…

The Flaming Lips perform at the 2014 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. A recap of the 2014 rendition of the festival in photos and more than two hours of videos! DAY 1 Typhoon performs at the 2014 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival…

Wye Oak performs at Phono del Sol in San Francisco on July 12, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Read more stories about Wye Oak, Nick Waterhouse and Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. Thao and the Get Down Stay Down performs at Phono del Sol in San Francisco on July 12,…

Foster the People perform during Live 105’s BFD festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on June 4, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Check out images from the 2014 Live 105 BFD festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The highlights included Foster the People and Bleachers. There are…

Franz Ferdinand performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on April 28, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Another terrific Bay Area show by Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand. No review of this one, as several hours later I was off to the hospital for the birth of my daughter. Franz Ferdinand performs…

Arcade Fire performs during Live 105 Not So Silent Night at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Dec. 7, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Photos and videos of Arcade Fire, Phoenix, Alt-J, Lorde, Bastille, NONONO, The Neighbourhood and The Colourist. Arcade Fire performs during Live 105 Not So Silent Night at Oracle…

Pearl Jam perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Nov. 26, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Pearl Jam played for nearly three and a half hours. One more song and people would have started to miss their trains. Happy Thanksgiving! Pearl Jam perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Nov. 26, 2013. Pearl…

Anna Calvi performs at the Independent in San Francisco on Nov. 17, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Anna Calvi performs at the Independent in San Francisco on Nov. 17, 2013. Check out a video of “Suddenly” here.  You can also find out how Calvi got to work with Noah and the Whale.…