Avenged Sevenfold performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on Oct. 5, 2023. SACRAMENTO — Aftershock Festival returned to Discovery Park with an eclectic lineup of acts spanning rock and roll from heavy metal to punk, classic rock and more. Also returning was the Sacramento early fall…

Dance Gavin Dance performs at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on March 31, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Dance Gavin Dance explored the breadth of its influence at the beginning of the band’s North American tour at The Regency Ballroom. Dance Gavin Dance performs at The Regency…

Mike Shinoda performs at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Nov. 2, 2018. Courtesy of Shelby Carol. Additional photography by Mike DeWald. LOS ANGELES — Mike Shinoda returned to his hometown Friday for a homecoming show at Hollywood’s historic Palladium. Shinoda’s setlist spanned his career across his vast…