The crowd for Thrice at City National Civic in San Jose on Nov. 2, 2017. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. Updated on 10 p.m., April 7. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that the state will fully reopen its economy on June 15 if hospitalization rates remain stable—and low—and people continue to…

The Chapel, closed, on the afternoon of March 17, 2020, the first day of a shelter-in-place to combat coronavirus. California health officials announced on Friday that indoor concerts, as well as other events, can resume on April 15. However, many don’t see the economic viability of doing so quite…

The Smashing Pumpkins perform at Oracle Arena (now Oakland Arena) in Oakland on Aug. 27, 2018. When will concerts return to such a high-density attendance? Alessio Neri/STAFF. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ineffable Music booked and oversaw 1,100 concerts at the five venues it either owns or at which…

K.Flay performs at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on April 15, 2019. Photos: Mike Dewald. SAN FRANCISCO — A sold-out crowd packed into the friendly confines of Bottom of the Hill to see K.Flay on an overcast Monday. It may have been the beginning of a long…

RIFF wants you to get out to more shows! To help you with that, here are our picks for where to go and who to see next week. RIFF’s video concert series features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best hidden gems the local music scene has to offer. If you’re…

Joel Reader performs at Bottom of The Hill in San Francisco on April 2, 2017. Gary Chancer/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Bottom of the Hill played host to a four-hour marathon of homegrown, old-school punk rock Saturday in honor of a musician who spent almost the entire night onstage. Joel…

SAN FRANCISCO — Jenn Wasner is no stranger to performing in front of a crowd, but not in this way. One half of Baltimorean indie rock duo Wye Oak, Wasner is on her first solo tour under the nom de guitar Flock of Dimes, and her tour van made a stop…