DeVotchKa performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on March 28, 2024. Tyler Wong/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — DeVotchKa brought their energetic show to Great American Music Hall on Thursday in the midst of their How It Ends 20th Anniversary Tour, marking a milestone for their celebrated album.…

Lil Uzi Vert performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Lil Uzi Vert was keenly aware of their space during their performance at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Wednesday. The Philadelphia rapper (who began using they/them pronouns last summer)…

MisterWives perform at The Warfield in San Francisco on October 11, 2023. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — MisterWives and Bishop Briggs performed at the Warfield on Wednesday as their co-headlining Don’t Look Down tour winds down on the West Coast. The New York pop band focused their set primarily on…

Lil Wayne performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on May 12, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Rapper Lil Wayne brought his Welcome to Tha Carter tour to the Masonic on Friday. The iconic rapper born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. could have played arenas, but chose much more intimate…

The Warning performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on May 5, 2023. SAN FRANCISCO — The Fillmore has played host to a who’s who of rock and roll legends over the years. Thursday, the venue welcomed a trio of the next rock wave. Led by Mexican sisters The Warning,…

Mastodon performs at Concord Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on April 20, 2023. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — Metal mainstays Mastodon and Gojira brought their Mega-Monsters Tour to the Concord Pavilion on Thursday, shaking the hills with driving beats and shredding guitars. Mastodon was appropriately ready for April 20 occasion with its…

Phish performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on April 17, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. BERKELEY — Legendary jam band Phish returned to the Greek Theatre for the first time since 2010 as the quartet kicked off a three-night stand on Monday. Due to the city’s 10 p.m. curfew, the…

Burna Boy performs at Oakland Arena on April 8, 2023. Italie Penaloza/STAFF. OAKLAND – After delivering a stellar co-headlining performance last weekend at Dreamville Festival in North Carolina, Afrobeat superstar Burna Boy dazzled Bay Area fans Saturday at Oakland Arena. He made it clear at Dreamville, which was live-streamed, that…

Static-X performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Feb. 25, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Industrial metallers Static-X returned to the Bay Area Saturday on the opening night of their Rise of the Machines tour. The massive 45-stop tour had twice been postponed due to the pandemic. The…

Lizzo performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 12, 2022. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — R&B superstar Lizzo brought her “Special” Tour to Chase Center Saturday night. The Detroit-born singer is in the midst of a massive arena tour in support of her latest album, also titled Special,…