The Highwomen perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on Sept. 3, 2021. Adam Pardee/STAFF. NAPA — After country star Chris Stapleton, himself a replacement to Stevie Nicks, suddenly became ill the day before BottleRock Napa Valley was to start, the festival’s producers acted quickly. They realized…

The Mummies perform at Burger Boogaloo in Oakland on June 30, 2018. Karen Goldman/STAFF While the Mosswood Meltdown concert, an annual festival previously known as Burger Boogaloo, was postponed to July of next year, a special Halloween Meltdown will still take place over two days at Oakland’s Mosswood Park…

Joywave (L to R: Joseph Morinelli, Daniel Armbruster and Paul Brenner). Courtesy Eyvn Morgan. It took some time, but Joywave vocalist Daniel Armbruster says he’s looking forward to the return of a musical “normalcy.” Joywave at BottleRock Napa Valley 7:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3 Napa Valley Expo Tickets: Sold…

Attendees at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2019. Shawn Robbins/STAFF. You there! What have you been up to the last year and a half? Have you kept your mind fresh and your body trained? I ask because BottleRock Napa Valley is coming up…

Jon Batiste, courtesy. We’ve all been out of practice with navigating a massive music festival. Though you may have been lucky enough to enjoy live music at various points through the last tumultuous 18 months, a three-day festival in wine country is new again to all of us. To…

Gracie Abrams, courtesy Lauren Leekley. If the idea of pouring out your feelings about a past relationship to your current boyfriend feels it would be awkward, that’s not the half of it for Los Angeles singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams. Gracie Abrams at BottleRock Napa Valley 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3 Napa…

Tiffani Thiessen and crew at the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 26, 2018. Courtesy. Chefs José Andrés and Guy Fieri, as well as Ayesha Curry and Dave Grohl were announced on Tuesday among the performers at BottleRock Napa Valley‘s Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage. Chefs Aarón Sánchez,…

SF Sketchfest tribute to NBC’s ‘Superstore.’ Photos: Mike DeWald. SF Sketchfest will return to San Francisco from Jan. 7 to 23, producers announced on Tuesday. The 20th incarnation of the festival is also seeking local submissions to perform. Interested comedians or artists performing sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, improv,…

Emmylou Harris performs at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 6, 2019. Martin Lacey/STAFF. The producers of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass have canceled the annual free music festival for the second year in a row due to concerns around the rapidly spreading Delta variant…

Crimson Apple, courtesy Bjoern Kommerell. The four sisters in Crimson Apple play a dark and glossy brand of pop music, so it may seem surprising that the Oahu natives spent half a decade playing throughout the happiest place on Earth—Disneyland. Crimson Apple at BottleRock Napa Valley Sept. 3 (Festival…