SF Musicians for LA The San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Conservatory of Music will present a special concert on March 8 with proceeds going to help people affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. SFCM Music Director and frequent SF Symphony guest conductor Edwin Outwater will lead…

Grace Potter, courtesy Adrien Broom. Bluesman Gary Clark Jr. and alt-rock musician Grace Potter will headline UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ 16th annual Notes & Words concert, which this year will take place at the Masonic in San Francisco on April 5. The benefit concert will include performances by vocal…

Raphael Saadiq, D’wayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley perform as Tony! Toni! Toné! at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, N.C. on Sept. 22, 2023. As NBA All-Star weekend approaches in San Francisco and Oakland, the Golden State Warriors and others taking part have been busy. On Tuesday, the Warriors announced…

“Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young.” The annual Bridge School Benefit concert may be a thing of the past, but Neil Young is still working to help support the Bay Area school that works with youths with speech impairments and physical disability. The latest fundraiser is a…

Gary Clark Jr. performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. on July 30, 2023. He will headline Mill Valley Music Festival in May. Derek Fisher/STAFF. Blues rock guitarist Gary Clark Jr. and funk and disco icon Nile Rodgers will headline the Mill Valley Music…

Chappell Roan performs during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. While the tone of the 2025 Grammy Awards was different, the annual celebration of music wasn’t a somber one. Host Trevor…

The Weeknd performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Aug. 27, 2022. Photo: Steve Carlson/STAFF. Hot on the heels of releasing a new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, R&B and pop star The Weeknd has announced a stadium tour that will span five months this spring and summer.…

Grammy trophies sit in the press room during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images. Following questions over whether the ceremony would even happen at all, the 2025 Grammy Award broadcast and ceremony will continue on as planned, just…

Katy Perry. Photo: Louisa Meng. Pop singer Katy Perry has announced U.S. concerts for her previously announced Lifetimes Tour. The new shows have been added in batches between previously announced shows in Mexico, Australia and in Europe. They include a show at San Francisco’s Chase Center on July 18.…

Shannon and the Clams perform during Project Pabst at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Ore. on July 27, 2024. Photo: Leah Flores. The producers of Oakland punk music and alternative culture festival Mosswood Meltdown on Thursday added several new acts, including Shannon and the Clams and La Luz,…