Manchester Orchestra performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on July 18, 2023. Courtesy Ed Davis. SAN FRANCISCO — Midway through an intense performance, Andy Hull, lead singer and guitarist of Manchester Orchestra, stopped to let the audience take over the chorus of “The Gold.” The band dropped out,…

Manchester Orchestra, “The Valley of Vision.” As if the new Manchester Orchestra project, The Valley of Vision, isn’t enough for the ears, it ramps up the layers visually with a 180-degree virtual reality film that achieves great beauty by simply allowing the recipient to interpret it their own way.…