The Dandy Warhols Every musical decision Portland alt-rockers The Dandy Warhols have ever made, they’ve tried to make in an effort to rebel against what was expected not only of themselves, but of artists in general. BottleRock Napa Valley May 24 to 26 Napa Valley Expo Tickets: General admission…

Slothrust The new live action and hand-drawn animation video for “Peach” encapsulates the sort of magical vibe alt-rock trio Slothrust was searching for when writing and recording its 2018 album, The Pact. BottleRock Napa Valley May 24 to 26 Napa Valley Expo Tickets: General admission $160-$360. The video sees the…

Liz Cooper and the Stampede. The best laid plans often go awry, but sometimes they lead to something better. That holds true for singer-songwriter Liz Cooper, frontwoman of Liz Cooper and the Stampede. Cooper, a scratch golfer in high school, grew up on a trajectory to make a name…

Imagine Dragons perform at the Concord Pavilion in Concord on July 24, 2018. The band is one of six co-headliners at BottleRock Napa May 24 to 26. Photo: Kate Vides. NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley producers today unveiled the lineup for the seventh incarnation of their annual wine country festival,…

Moon Taxi performs at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 30, 2014. BottleRock Napa producers next week will sell a limited number of three-day tickets to the 2019 festival. The passes will be available in several categories, from general admission ($359) to VIP ($799), Skydeck ($1,599) and platinum pass ($4,250).…

Jam Cellars’ Butter Chardonnay NAPA — On this week’s episode of Rock’N Vino, Coco Sterzenbach and Mike DeWald take you behind the scenes of Napa’s JaM Cellars winery. Founded by John and Michele Truchard, JaM provides the perfect fusion of wine lifestyle with music culture. Geoff Whitman, the winery’s executive vice president…

B.R. Cohn Winery, site of Sonoma Harvest Music Festival GLEN ELLEN — After a three-year hiatus, the Sonoma Harvest Music Festival is making a comeback. With the help of B.R. Cohn Winery and BottleRock Presents, this year’s incarnation of the homegrown festival features The Avett Brothers and The Head and The Heart as…

Photos: Mike DeWald, Roman Gokhman and courtesy. NAPA — As a nearly full moon set Sunday night, the man of the hour—or the weekend—took the stage on the final day of BottleRock Napa Valley. Bruno Mars had been the buzzed-about headliner at BottleRock from the moment the festival lineup was announced…

The Killers. Photos: Chloe Catajan, Martin Lacey and courtesy NAPA — The Killers turned the heat up in Napa on the second day of BottleRock Napa Valley Saturday. The Las Vegas band may not have been responsible for the noticeable increase in sunshine, but it brought the glitz and glamor…

Muse performs at BottleRock 2018. Photos: Alessio Neri, Martin Lacey and courtesy NAPA — Muse electrified BottleRock Napa Valley during the first day of the annual festival with a blistering set chock full of the band’s biggest hits from throughout its 20-year-old catalog. Muse defined what it means to be…