Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy performs live at The Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco in 1978. Photo by Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images. Nov. 5 is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction day. So it’s time to remember once again that the Rock and Roll Hall…

The Messthetics perform at The Chapel on April 22, 2019. Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — As the Messthetics took The Chapel stage on Monday night, bassist Joe Lally gave a shout out to the legendary San Francisco music magazine Maximum Rock and Roll and the Black Lives Matter…

Wayne Kramer of MC5 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2018. Photos: Shawn Robbins. SAN FRANCISCO — A half century ago, when MC5 (the Motor City Five) burst onto the scene, America was in crisis. Ideological differences were tearing the nation apart. Racism was everywhere. Cities…