CHVRCHES perform at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2021. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Known more for their infectious brand of electro-pop, Scottish imports CHVRCHES turned in the synths for more traditional instruments of an arena rock worthy spectacle that lit up Bill Graham…

The best albums of 2021 include Adele, Chvrches, Sufjan Stevens and Angelo de Augustine, Halsey, Lil Nas X, J. Cole, Orla Gartland, Black Country, New Road, Aesop Rock and Blockhead, and Black Veil Brides. Down to the top 20. Whew! Now’s a good time for you to let us…

CHVRCHES’ “Screen Violence.” The pandemic forced so many of us live our day-to-day lives through screens. From the TV to cell phone and laptop, screens defined the digital isolation. So too did that mindset define the creation of the latest release from Scottish synth-pop trio Chvrches, Screen Violence, the fourth…

Chvrches perform at Sonoma Harvest Music Festival in Glen Ellen, Calif. on Sept. 21, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. GLEN ELLEN, Calif. — Alternative rock was the order of the day Saturday at B.R. Cohn Winery on the second weekend of the expanded Sonoma Harvest Festival. The second weekend had…

Chvrches performs at Golden Gate Park during Outside Lands on Aug. 11, 2018. Photo: Joaquin Cabello. Sonoma Harvest Music Festival producers Monday announced the lineup for the second annual event at Glen Ellen’s BR Cohn Winery. This year’s festival will take place on four days over two weekends in…

Happy Tartan Day! On April 6, 1320 the Declaration of Arbroath, demanding Scottish independence from Pope John XXII, was signed. It didn’t work. But it did potentially influence the Declaration of Independence, which was enough for future Congress-to-Lobbyist-pipeline poster boy Trent Lott to endorse it as a holiday celebrating Scotland and…

Quicksand performs at the Great American Music Hall on July 18. Dashboard Confessional, Thrice and others also made Joaquin Cabello’s list of favorite shows in 2018. Music has always been something substantial in my life, whether it was playing in bands or taking photos on and off-stage. It has been…

Florence and the Machine at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2018. Shawn Robbins. I can safely say that Outside Lands is the best large scale music festival running right now. Having been to my fair share of music festivals for about 10 years now, nothing beats…

Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on August 11, 2018. Photos: Shawn Robbins and Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Touting her new record, High As Hope, Florence and the Machine played her first U.S. show Saturday at Outside Lands with the new…

Scottish trio Chvrches began making waves in the indietronica scene with an energized take on the style in 2011. Though Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and lead vocalist Lauren Mayberry center their music around the most accessible side of keyboard-driven pop and electronic dance music bangers, punk undercurrents manifest through their…