Photos: Kyle Kohner LOS ANGELES — “How is our sound still working?” Cut Copy frontman Dan Whitford joked after a brief downpour interrupted the Aussie trio’s ’80s-inspired synth-pop set Saturday during the Air & Style festival at Exposition Park, near the USC campus. The rain sent many scurrying toward any available…

Ahmad Jamal SFJAZZ this week announced the lineup for the 36th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival and 2018 Summer Sessions concert series. The festival lineup includes Ahmad Jamal, Irma Thomas, Tuck and Patti, Marcus Miller, Brian Blade Fellowship, Julian Lage Trio, Amadou & Mariam, Broken Shadows and Soweto Kinch. Summer Sessions shows include soul…

AUSTIN — With 2,000 acts from more than 60 countries, SXSW may have the most intimidating music festival schedule on the planet. The festival’s mission of discovery means that each attendee’s experience varies greatly from the next—it’s simply impossible to conquer. Researching the acts in advance and choosing wisely…

Bruno Mars cleaned up at the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The show began with a spirited, high-powered performance from Kendrick Lamar as he staged a medley of songs from his Grammy-winning album, DAMN., with brief appearances from Bono and The…

The Family Crest, Travis Hayes, M. Lockwood Porter and T Sisters are among the Bay Area artists who have contributed to a new North Bay Fires charity compilation record produced by Bay Area producer Scott Mickelson. All proceeds from After The Fire, Vol. 1, and the two upcoming record…

  The Killers. Courtesy: Rob Loud The producers of BottleRock Napa Valley have released the daily lineups for the annual festival, which kicks of May 25, as well as the individual day ticket prices and on-sale, on Wednesday. The individual ticket on-sale follows all three-day tickets selling out within one…

Photo: Alessio Neri While other festivals may be leaning more than ever on pop acts and solo artists, the 2018 edition of BottleRock Napa Valley is doubling down on guitar bands. The three-day music and wine extravaganza returns to the Napa Valley Expo May 25 to 27 for its sixth annual run…

Ty Dolla $ign, Shabazz Palaces, Toro Y Moi and a handful of others have been announced as the final acts performing at the 26th annual Noise Pop Music Festival, between Feb. 19 and 25. The new additions include Madlib—who, like Toro Y Moi will perform a DJ set—Jay Electronica, Built to Spill’s Doug…

Marking the end of an era in the Bay Area, Entercom Radio, which in November merged with CBS Radio, has rebranded KITS 105.3 to “The New Alt-105.3.” The radio station had been known as Live 105 for more than 30 years. The move was part of a large shake-up of Bay…

Run the Jewels perform at the National Civic Center in San Jose on Feb. 2, 2017. A diverse group of musicians ranging from REM to GWAR issued an open letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday opposing his plan to end net neutrality. About 280 musicians and 69…