NAIMA performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2024. This story was first published in the M-A Chronicle.  NAPA, Calif. — Among wine moms, rock bands and DJs emerges a 14-year-old and her guitar. “I’m NAIMA,” she tells the crowd before diving into…

Ed Sheeran performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2024. Photos: Steve Carlson/STAFF and Matt Pang/STAFF. NAPA — It was just a couple of songs into Ed Sheeran’s headlining BottleRock set when he told a story of his first hit, “The A Team,”…

Pearl Jam performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2024. Photos by Matt Pang/STAFF and Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — It may not have been Sunday, but the Church of Pearl Jam was in session as dusk fell over the Napa Valley Expo. It’s…

Stevie Nicks performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2024. Courtesy. All other photos: Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — After dropping from the BottleRock Napa Valley lineup in 2021 due to continued Covid concerns, Stevie Nicks was due to return. That finally came to…

John Taylor and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran and Chef Andrew Zimmern appear at the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2023. Steve Carlson/STAFF. With just days remaining until music fans descend on the Napa Valley Expo for 2024’s…

Nelly performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2021. Adam Pardee/STAFF. Nelly might have sold half his music catalog last summer, but the rapper has more new music up his sleeve. This year he also has plenty of performing in store. Before releasing his new album,…

Grace McKagan, courtesy. When her punk band the Pink Slips broke up during the early part of the pandemic and Grace McKagan set out as a solo artist, she wanted to show off a different, softer side of her music. Her first solo EP, 2022’s Heart of Hearts, showed…

St. Vincent performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 23, 2021. She will perform an AfterDark show during BottleRock Napa Valley in May. Steve Carlson/STAFF. The producers of BottleRock Napa Valley revealed the festival’s adjacent night shows, called “AfterDark shows.” They’ll once again take place across the…

The Offspring performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2021. They play at BottleRock Napa this May. Courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley announced its lineup this week. Odds are, I’ll once again be covering at least one day. Every year I swear it’s my last because of my…

Pearl Jam performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on May 12, 2022. The band will headline BottleRock 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Stevie Nicks and Maná will join more than 75 acts scheduled to perform at BottleRock Napa Valley on Memorial Day weekend. The 11th iteration of…