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…

Crowds at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on Sept. 3, 2021. Adam Pardee/STAFF. NAPA — It was just like in years past—for the most part—at BottleRock Napa Valley on Friday and early Saturday. There were the typical throngs of people young and old crowding the stages,…

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…

Joywave (L to R: Joseph Morinelli, Daniel Armbruster and Paul Brenner). Courtesy Eyvn Morgan. It took some time, but Joywave vocalist Daniel Armbruster says he’s looking forward to the return of a musical “normalcy.” Joywave at BottleRock Napa Valley 7:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3 Napa Valley Expo Tickets: Sold…

Attendees at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2019. Shawn Robbins/STAFF. You there! What have you been up to the last year and a half? Have you kept your mind fresh and your body trained? I ask because BottleRock Napa Valley is coming up…

Jon Batiste, courtesy. We’ve all been out of practice with navigating a massive music festival. Though you may have been lucky enough to enjoy live music at various points through the last tumultuous 18 months, a three-day festival in wine country is new again to all of us. To…

Gracie Abrams, courtesy Lauren Leekley. If the idea of pouring out your feelings about a past relationship to your current boyfriend feels it would be awkward, that’s not the half of it for Los Angeles singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams. Gracie Abrams at BottleRock Napa Valley 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3 Napa…

Nick Urata of DeVotchKa performs at SXSW in Austin, Tex. in 2011. Jane Hu/STAFF. Denver quartet DeVotchKa may not have released an album in three years, but its members have stayed busy, even during the pandemic. Violinist Tom Hagerman dove into the Suzuki method, teaching the instrument to children,…

Tiffani Thiessen and crew at the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 26, 2018. Courtesy. Chefs José Andrés and Guy Fieri, as well as Ayesha Curry and Dave Grohl were announced on Tuesday among the performers at BottleRock Napa Valley‘s Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage. Chefs Aarón Sánchez,…