The producers of BottleRock Napa Valley don’t like to make fans wait. Monday they released the daily lineups for the annual festival, which kicks of May 26, as well as the individual day ticket prices. Maroon 5 headlines Friday. The same day includes hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and a handful…

U2 is still working on Songs of Experience, the awaited follow-up to 2014’s Songs of Innocence, but this morning announced a shortened two-month stadium tour during which the band is expected to perform songs off its groundbreaking 1987 album The Joshua Tree. The album will be played in full, from start…

Photo: Brandon Jernigan The year 2016 officially turned dreadful with the death of David Bowie, but the world’s shared grief temporarily provided a Band-Aid. In San Francisco, Popscene commemorated the icon with a tribute show. One of the bands on that bill was Dangermaker, which played a terrific cover…

The producers of the BottleRock Napa Valley music and wine festival today announced the lineup for the 2017 incarnation of the event, which will take place May 26 to 28 at the Napa Valley Expo. The 80-plus artist lineup will be headlined by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Foo…

L to R: Buckwheat Zydeco, Prince Buster, Phife Dawg, Jean Shepard, Don Buchla. Art: Roman Gokhman It’s safe to say that 2016 has been something of an all-around dumpster fire, especially when it comes to the sheer volume of iconic artists we’ve lost. The list of familiar and life-changing…

Oakland pop punk band SWMRS will headline a Ghost Ship fire benefit concert at record store and label 1-2-3-4 Go! Records Sunday. “There is no accurate way to describe the hole that is forever left in our scene and our city by this devastating catastrophe,” singer Cole Becker said in…

Art design: Scott Hansen/ISO50 Bay Area musicians Thao Nguyen, Tune-Yards, Tycho, Primus and others will headline the largest-to-date Oakland Ghost Ship Fire benefit show Wednesday at the Fox Theater. The fire, which left 36 people attending an underground concert dead, shook the Bay Area’s DIY arts community and the country.…

The producers of Noise Pop announced additional artists added to the 25th iteration of the popular music festival, which takes place in a dozen venues throughout San Francisco and Oakland. The additions are highlighted by Rogue Wave, who will perform a set of 1980s covers to coincide with their recent album…

Soul rockers The Soft White Sixties may have moved from the Bay Area to Los Angeles a year ago, but they have stayed busy. Besides touring seemingly constantly, making several returns to San Francisco, they had time to record a new EP. The Ocean Way was released Friday and has…

Sound on Sound Fest in McDade, Texas Another weekend of rock and Renaissance is on the books for 2017, organizers of the Austin-area Sound on Sound Fest announced on Monday. The three-day music festival is scheduled for Nov. 10, 11 and 12 at Sherwood Forest Faire, a Renaissance fair…