P!nk performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. 14, 2023. Imani Sires/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — P!nk has been performing her high-wire act for years, combining all the bombast of a massive pop spectacle with acrobatics galore, and yet it never fails to impress. At the first of…

Grouplove, “This is This.” It’s hard to come up with a more matter-of-fact way of responding to how the pandemic threw off everyone’s plans last year than the surprise  Grouplove release of This is This. The newest record from the band was announced Wednesday alongside the lead single—coming within one…

Empire of the Sun performs at Golden Gate Park at Outside Lands on Aug, 12, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. Sonoma Harvest Music Festival producers Monday announced the lineup for the third annual event at Glen Ellen’s BR Cohn Winery. This year’s festival will again take place on four days over…

Photos: Gary Chancer MOUNTAIN VIEW — Fighting back tears, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds dedicated the band’s Tuesday show at Shoreline Ampitheatre to the people of Las Vegas, the band’s hometown. “They will never stop the music, they will never stop us,” Reynolds said before the band kicked into “It’s…

Photos: Lorenz Angelo OAKLAND — The last time indie pop band Grouplove played the Fox Theater, vocalists Hannah Hooper, Christian Zucconi and co. were opening for Florence and the Machine in 2010. Hooper, a Bay Area native, paused Thursday night to reminisce about the experience. Judging by the fans’ reaction, very…

WATERS performs at BottleRock 2016 in Napa, California. Jon Ching/STAFF. This is a song Van Pierszalowski and co. have been playing for a while, but if you’re not from the Bay Area, or perhaps Los Angeles, you likely haven’t heard it yet. This is another tune that Grouplove fans are…

Van Pierszalowski (center) and WATERS, courtesy. Former indie-folk band Port O’Brien frontman Van Pierszalowski has been busy regrouping — and recovering from a turbulent few years. WATERS, Cathedrals 8 p.m. Thursday, July 10 The Chapel Tickets: $15. As 2012 crawled to a close, the San Francisco musician admittedly was…

Grouplove performs at the Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 14, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Grouplove performs at the Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 14, 2013. Catch a video of the band playing “Shark Attack” below. Grouplove performs at the Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 14, 2013. Grouplove…

Moon Taxi performs at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 30, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Check out photos and videos from the first BottleRock Napa Valley Festival at he Napa Valley Expo, held from May 9 to 12, 2013. Want to view all the videos, in order? The playlist is here. Thursday, May…

BottleRock 2013 lineup. Tickets for BottleRock Napa Valley are selling briskly, said Gabe Meyers, festival cofounder. Music fans will be coming from as far away as Japan, Australia, Germany and Great Britain. Those who have not already booked a hotel room in the region will be in for a…