Clockwise from top left: Angel Olsen, Foals, Sharon Van Etten, Billie Eilish, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Oh Sees, The Highwomen, Bring Me The Horizon, Gary Clark Jr., and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Well, we’ve made it. The following 10 albums are the best we heard this year.…

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…

You Me At Six. Courtesy: Jordan Curtis-Hughes. English rock band You Me At Six is looking into the hopeful future of rock and roll on its latest album, VI, but it was a journey the quintet began with 2017’s Night People. You Me At Six Dreamers, Machinehart 8 p.m., Thursday, March…

Sheffield’s Bring Me The Horizon rose to prominence as one of hard rock and melatcore’s premier acts. The band combines punishing instrumentals, soaring melodies and intensity. Over the course of its past five albums, Bring Me The Horizon’s sound acquired more pop appeal but maintained some stylistic nods to…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — The room went dark, with the only light coming from rain drops sliding down glass, projected on the screen behind the stage. The cracks of a drum triggered the glass to crack as well. Bring Me The Horizon triumphantly took the stage for their…

Third Eye Blind in 1998. Photo: Otto Kitsinger 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, April 3 to 10. Our concert calendar features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best…

British hard rock band Bring Me The Horizon are bringing The American Nightmare Tour to the Warfield for two nights next week, and we have your passes to Tuesday’s show. Singer Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls and keyboardist Jordan Fish got their start as…