Glass Animals performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on Sept. 11, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Glass Animals brought their Tour of Earth to Shoreline Amphitheatre on Wednesday, performing a concert that blended music with science fiction. The Oxford, England rock and psych-pop band opened with…

(G)I-DLE performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Sept. 8, 2024. Aaron Lee/STAFF. OAKLAND — Though (G)I-DLE last performed in the Bay Area just a little over a year ago, the K-pop quintet brought a mostly different performance to Oakland Arena on Sunday at the second show of a six-date…

Carin León performs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 6, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO – Sonoran sensation Carin León brought his Boca Chueca Tour to Chase Center on Friday. Known for his evocative voice and charismatic stage presence, the singer-songwriter delivered a show that showcased…

Sum 41 performs at The Masonic in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 3, 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Pop-punk stalwarts Sum 41 brought their Tour of the Setting Sum—which the band has said will be its last—to the Bay Area on Tuesday for the first of two shows at…

Incubus, courtesy Shawn Hanna. Morning View may Incubus’ third album, but given the breakout success the band had coming off of 1999’s Make Yourself and “Drive,” it’s entirely plausible the pressures going into recording a follow-up could have been very similar to that of a sophomore effort. Instead falling…

Peso Pluma performs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Aug. 31, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Peso Pluma brought his much-anticipated “Éxodo” tour to Chase Center on Saturday for the second of two Bay Area shows. The Guadalajara, Mexico reggaeton Latin trap and corridos tumbados singer,…

Journey performs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Aug. 28, 2024. Aaron Lee/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area rockers Journey brought their summer stadium tour, with co-headlining buddies Def Leppard and fellow locals Steve Miller Band to Oracle Park on Wednesday, even as long-time members Neal Schon and…

Carlos Santana performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on Aug. 27, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Bay Area sons Carlos Santana and ’90s alt-rockers Counting Crows brought their co-headlining Oneness Tour to Shoreline Amphitheatre on Tuesday. On an unusually scorching day, Santana and his band (who…

Chaka Khan performs during Stern Grove Festival at Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco on Aug. 25, 2024. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The legendary Chaka Khan closed out the 87th Stern Grove Festival on Sunday afternoon, on the second of back to back Big Picnic fundraiser concerts for…

Mondo Cozmo, courtesy. Josh Ostrander, better known as Mondo Cozmo, has been working on a dream, to borrow a phrase from Bruce Springsteen. When it comes to the music industry, Ostrander has experienced it all, from signing a label deal to being dropped, breaking up a band and going…