Jonas Brothers perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. 8, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Conventional wisdom would say that the first time Chase Center would truly shake and rumble would be caused by Steph Curry draining a 3-pointer or Draymond Green blocking a dunk.…

Lana Del Rey performs at the Hearst Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Oct. 6, 2019. Photos: Roman Gokhman. BERKELEY — In what is likely to be known as the show of the 2019 season at the Hearst Greek Theatre, in terms of attendance, Lana Del Rey delivered even more…

Death Cab for Cutie performs at Sonoma Harvest Music Festival in Glen Ellen, Calif. on Sept. 22, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey/Staff. GLEN ELLEN, Calif. — Alt-rock was on the menu for Sunday’s fourth and final day of the second annual Sonoma Harvest Music Festival. Bands brought riffs, urgency, energy…

Chvrches perform at Sonoma Harvest Music Festival in Glen Ellen, Calif. on Sept. 21, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. GLEN ELLEN, Calif. — Alternative rock was the order of the day Saturday at B.R. Cohn Winery on the second weekend of the expanded Sonoma Harvest Festival. The second weekend had…

Janet Jackson performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2019. Photos: Gary Chancer. SAN FRANCISCO — Rarely does a performer set such high expectations, dip low into serious mediocrity, then pull off such an epic, mid-career comeback the way Janet Jackson did Saturday night at Chase Center.…

Mumford & Sons perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — One year, they were playing Popscene to a couple hundred people. Fast forward a decade, and they were being handed the John Steinbeck Award by two of the Bay Area’s premier…

John Mayer performs at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019. Photos: Steve Carlson. SAN FRANCISCO — About a third of the way into the first of his band’s two sets at Chase Center, John Mayer decided to look at himself as an outside observer. Not…

The Dave Mathews Band performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept 10, 2019.Photos: Gary Chancer. SAN FRANCISCO — Who knew that “Back in Black” and “Stayin’ Alive” were essentially the same song? Dave Matthews Band and its frontman have made a living out of experimenting—both in the studio and…

K.Flay performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Sept. 7 2019. Photos: Chloe Catajan OAKLAND — K.Flay, made her triumphant Bay Area return Saturday night at the Fox Theater in her biggest headlining stage production to date in the first week of her Solutions Tour. The artist, who’s…

SAN FRANCISCO — No matter the sum of money, cutting-edge construction or fancy amenities packed into a new venue, its soul is built through the collective shared moments that happen inside. The buzz for the opening of Chase Center had been tremendous, but could the high-profile venue deliver on…