Shaquille O’Neal, aka DJ Diesel, performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2023. Photo by Alive Coverage/Sipa USA. The evidence was all around that former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal was in the house. Hours before his Twin Peaks set, O’Neal’s…

Aespa performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2023. STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a first time for everything, even 15 years into a hugely successful music festival. South Korea’s aespa provided just that first at Friday’s opening night at…

Kurt Vile and the Violators perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Dec. 12, 2018. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has announced its second round of performers at the 2023 festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco The new additions include Kurt Vile & The Violators, Lilly…

Attendees at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Oct. 30, 2021. Courtesy. Outside Lands is bigger than ever in 2023, with a footprint that includes seven music stages in addition to the unique Cocktail Magic stage, Grass Lands, Beer and Wine Lands and Taste of the Bay Area. Even…

Chance the Rapper performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. on July 30, 2023. NAPA — The final day of Blue Note Jazz Festival brought headliner Chance the Rapper as well as Gary Clark Jr., PJ Morton, Mos Def, Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff,…

Robert Glasper, Dave Chappelle and Dwyane Wade share the stage at Blue Note Jazz Festival at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. on July 29, 2023. Derek Fisher/STAFF. NAPA — Thousands of jazz and hip-hop enthusiasts turned out to the Silverado Resort and Spa on Saturday on the second day…

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on June 8, 2019. They will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco this fall. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. The producers of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass have shared the initial lineup for the 2023 edition of the free…

Attendees at the opening day of the 2022 Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on June 12, 2022. Marisela Delgado/STAFF. San Francisco’s CBS television stations KPIX and KBCW will broadcast and livestream most Stern Grove Festival concerts this summer, starting with Sunday’s season-opening Snarky Puppy show at Sigmund Stern…

BottleRock Napa Valley JaM Cellars stage in 2023. Courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley concluded its 10th annual festival on Sunday and announced a presale for next year’s festival, which will be held from May 24 to 26 at the Napa Valley Expo. A limited supply of three-day general admission tickets…

Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 28 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. NAPA —The final day of a music festival often starts with relaxed vibes. Attendees at BottleRock on Sunday laid out blankets and took advantage of the mild weather. Many…