Foo Fighters perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on Sept. 5, 2021. Photos: Adam Pardee/STAFF with the exception of Foo Fighters (courtesy BottleRock Napa Valley). NAPA — With Sunday came the final day of BottleRock Napa Valley’s grand reopening. Despite the long layoff, everything seemed…

Miley Cyrus performs at BottleRock Napa on Sept. 4, 2021. Photos: Adam Pardee/STAFF unless otherwise noted. NAPA — Miley Cyrus has rebelled against the constructs that limited her for many years now, and that didn’t change at her co-headlining slot at BottleRock Napa Valley on Saturday. She used the…

The Highwomen perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on Sept. 3, 2021. Adam Pardee/STAFF. NAPA — After country star Chris Stapleton, himself a replacement to Stevie Nicks, suddenly became ill the day before BottleRock Napa Valley was to start, the festival’s producers acted quickly. They realized…

Rise Against performs at The Masonic in San Francisco on Aug. 22, 2021. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “I know I’ve been gone for what seems like forever, but I’m here now waiting.” The lyric may have been written some 15 years ago, but on Sunday night it seemed just…

The Black Crowes perform at Concord Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Aug. 21, 2021. Steve Carlson/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — The last time Rich and Chris Robinson played the Bay Area, it was on March 6, 2020. The recently reunited brothers had a fall tour planned to celebrate The Black…

Slug of Atmosphere performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Aug. 19, 2021. Karen Goldman/STAFF. BERKELEY — On “The Best Day,” rapper Slug (Sean Daley) of duo Atmosphere laments a bad day—nay, year—he’s having. The 2010 single, which came in the second half of the group’s show at…

SuperM performs at at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 1, 2020. Courtesy SM Entertainment. SAN JOSE —Composed of members from four groups, SuperM has been dubbed the “Avengers of K-Pop,” in reference to the Marvel Universe films. The seven-member group was plenty super at its nearly sold-out…

King Princess performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Jan. 21, 2020. OAKLAND — King Princess has found her audience on the “Cheap Queen Tour.” Brooklyn singer-songwriter Mikaela Mullaney Straus lapped up the adoration at her show at the Fox Theater on Tuesday. It was a packed house of doting…

Amber Liu performs at the Warfield in San Francisco on Jan. 18, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/Staff. SAN FRANCISCO — Los-Angeles-born singer-songwriter Amber Liu, formerly of successful K-Pop group f(x), was all smiles at The Warfield on Saturday, the second night of her second tour as a solo artist. Liu, who…

SAN FRANCISCO — “You must have really good taste in music,” said Preservation Hall Jazz Band bassist and tuba player Ben Jaffe shortly before midnight as the group and the remaining members of a second line parade that had just marched through the Fillmore to the stage synched up…