Chris Daughtry photographed at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2023. Mike DeWald/STAFF. SACRAMENTO — Chris Daughtry is all smiles as he and his band walk off stage at Aftershock Festival. It’s a sweltering day, testing the limits of the performers and gear alike. The band’s latest single, “Artificial”—from…

Daughtry performs at San Jose Civic in San Jose on March 17, 2022. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN JOSE — Rocker Chris Daughtry delivered on his promise of a hard-rock-heavy sixth album in Dearly Beloved, and that same energy translated to the stage at the San Jose Civic theater on Thursday.…

Daughtry. Courtesy photo. Chris Daughtry‘s enthusiam over his band’s upcoming sixth record is palpable. Speaking from his home in Nashville in a room decked out in superhero memorabilia, Daughtry is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to record the rest of his album, given the constraints of the pandemic. He’s digging…