Noise Pop Festival organizers have announced the “25 to 25 Series,” a slate of curated music, film and art events leading up to the lineup announcement in November for the festival’s 2017 installment. Organizers will announce the “25 to 25” events in batches, with the first including Canadian punk…

Ra Ra Riot and Poliça were among the biggest names announced Tuesday for late shows related to next month’s Outside Lands Music Festival. The gigs take place from Aug. 4 to 7 at various venues within San Francisco. The shows announced Tuesday include: • Lapsley, Aug. 4, at California Academy…

Fred Armisen, Adam Devine, John Mulaney and Natasha Leggero were announced Tuesday to top the bill for the comedy lineup for this year’s Outside Lands Music Festival. Armisen is known for his roles on the IFC sketch comedy series “Portlandia” as well as being a former “Saturday Night Live”…

Photo: Jon Ching The music of San Francisco band Dangermaker may sound happier than it did in the past. The four piece pulls heavily from influences like The Killers, Interpol and their late ‘70s predecessors. It was a conscientious effort the band made by naming their last two EPs,…

Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Rós and California rapper Ice Cube were named June 14 as the headliners for the Treasure Island Music Festival. The festival, now in its 10th year, takes place Oct. 15 and 16 on the island. According to a press release, the 2016 installment will mark the final year on…

Machineheart performs at BottleRock 2016 at the Napa Valley Expo. Photos: Roman Gokhman. Stevie Scott’s name is the cherry on top of the sundae. The singer-songwriter and her band, Machineheart, is heavily influenced by Fleetwood Mac, and the comparisons made by music fans and critics are rivaled only by the band’s…

Three-by-three-by-three: Morgan Kibby sees her current work as White Sea in three sets of triptychs. The 32-year-old, formerly a songwriter and keyboardist in M83, was left wanting with the process of writing, recording and releasing her debut solo album, 2014’s In Cold Blood. So rather than approach her music…

Photos: Jon Ching Fans of New York pop sextet MisterWives were given a treat at BottleRock Napa Valley when the band busted out one of five new songs written for the record that will follow up debut album Our Own House. “The Machine” is bouncy, energetic and sharp-tongued like…

Atlas Genius. Roman Gokhman/STAFF and Jon Ching. Several thousand music fans who watched Atlas Genius play at BottleRock on May 28 didn’t know that the band considered cancelling their fiery performance. Singer-guitarist Keith Jeffery had a hay fever attack shortly after arriving in Napa the previous day. The pollen…

Jamie N. Commons. Photos: Jon Ching. Blues rock singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons is a man of many talents. Least-known among them is the ability to slip in and out of his native English accent and into his adoptive American Midwest and Southern tongues. That’s what happens after your father…