Slayer performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Nov. 26, 2019. The reunited band will headline Aftershock Festival this fall.  Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. The grassy, tree-lined fields of Sacramento’s Discovery Park will again reverberate with the thunderous circle pits of the hard-rock-centric Aftershock Festival this October. This year’s edition of…

St. Vincent performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 23, 2021. She will perform an AfterDark show during BottleRock Napa Valley in May. Steve Carlson/STAFF. The producers of BottleRock Napa Valley revealed the festival’s adjacent night shows, called “AfterDark shows.” They’ll once again take place across the…

SZA performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on March 14, 2023. She will headline Sol Blume in Sacramento this spring. Matt Pang/STAFF. Grammy-nominated artists  SZA and Snoh Aalegra, as well as Kaytraminé—the duo of Kaytranada and Aminé—will headline hip-hop and soul music festival Sol Blume in Sacramento this May.…

The B-52s perform at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Nov. 1, 2018. Gary Chancer/STAFF. Dance rockers The B-52s will headline annual Oakland summer punk music festival Mosswood Meltdown in July. The two-day celebration of alternative music and culture will return to Mosswood Park on July 6 and 7,…

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony perform during halftime of a game between the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2024. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Noise Pop on Tuesday announced the final slate of acts performing at the annual music festival, including headliner…

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hosts quiz show “Let’s Make a Poop!” with Michael Winslow, Adam Savage, Rob Schneider, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Amber Ruffin and Dave Hill during SF Sketchfest at Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2024. Courtesy Jakub Mosur. SAN FRANCISCO — Triumph…

Fleet Foxes perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on July 10, 2022. The band will headline Mill Valley Music Festival in 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. Indie folk band Fleet Foxes and roots rockers Greensky Bluegrass will headline the Mill Valley Music Festival in May, producers announced on Tuesday. The…

Pearl Jam performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on May 12, 2022. The band will headline BottleRock 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Stevie Nicks and Maná will join more than 75 acts scheduled to perform at BottleRock Napa Valley on Memorial Day weekend. The 11th iteration of…

Bad Bunny performs at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 14, 2022. Matt Pang/STAFF. The producers of BottleRock have unveiled a new Latin music festival that will take place the weekend after its flagship event at the Napa Valley Expo. The two-day Festival La Onda will take place using…

Darker Waves festival in Huntington Beach, Calif. on Nov. 18, 2023. Courtesy. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — The inaugural Darker Waves turned out to be totally tubular, as thousands of fans – who still deeply love the ‘80s – turned out to see Tears for Fears, New Order, Human League…