Photographer Joaquin Cabello’s favorite concerts of the year included Babymetal, American Football, Marina Diamandis, Anderson .Paak, Laura Jane Grace, Explosions in the Sky, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alexisonfire, the Jonas Brothers, Mineral, Incubus, Gouge Away, The 1975, Blink-182 and Billie Eilish. Taking pictures of artists might be one of my…

Tool performs at the Aftershock Festival on Oct. 13, 2019. Courtesy of Aftershock. SACRAMENTO — Northern California’s annual hard rock festival, Aftershock, continued its upward trajectory as one of the premiere national events for heavy music. What began back in 2012 as a one-day and one-stage event has ballooned…

Angels & Airwaves perform at The Warfield in San Francisco on Sept. 30, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — In the midst of his relentless search for UFOs, Tom Delonge brought his band Angels & Airwaves to The Warfield on Tuesday. Besides delivering songs and energy, he told stories and…

The title of Blink 182‘s newest album is slightly tongue-in-cheek and open to debate, as the band’s official discography starting point is often questioned. Considering the band’s 1994 demo Buddha as its first official studio release, diehard fans understand why the number is what it is. NINE builds on the foundation…

Twenty-One Pilots perform at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 11, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello and Martin Lacey. Outside Lands Music Festival lineups are always strong, but having Twenty One Pilots, Childish Gambino and Paul Simon closing each night was a…

Twenty One Pilots perform at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 9, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello, Holly Horn and Roman Gokhman. SAN FRANCISCO — The annual Outside Lands Music Festival kicked off Friday with Twenty One Pilots, The Lumineers and dozens…

P-Lo performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 9, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. Best: I fully expected to hate Blink-182. I wasn’t even a fan back in the ‘90s when they were new; they were poser pop-punk that was ruining…

Simple Creatures perform at The Midway in San Francisco on March 29 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth debuted their new group, Simple Creatures, Friday at The Midway in one of just a handful of shows nationwide. And while fans of the two bands…

Photos: Ian Young OAKLAND—If the first night of Not So Silent Night 2016 is any indication, the ’90s are back. Whether we like it or not. Performances by Blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World dominated the first night of Live 105’s Not So Silent Night and they more or less…