Kyle J. Kohner checks in with his own list of the best albums of the year. The first part includes ALCEST, Patriarchy, slowthai, Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats, Danny Brown, Tōth, Richard Dawson, Kim Gordon, Weyes Blood, Deliluh, Chasms, Better Oblivion Community Center, Chemical Brothers, Billie Eilish and Mount…

Photos: Alessio Neri OAKLAND — Around the time she began writing her own songs for the first time, Melbourne singer-songwriter Carla dal Forno lived in a house that was supposedly haunted. Her music reflects that haunted feeling, and she put that on full display at her Noise Pop show at the…

Austra performs at the Mezzanine in San Francisco on Feb. 11, 2017. SAN FRANCISCO — Austra‘s Katie Stelmanis started her show at the Mezzanine by singing Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s most famous tune, “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” as a tribute to the victims of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire. Her set was arranged…