Holy Wars photographed at Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2023 Mike DeWald/STAFF. SACRAMENTO — Holy Wars‘ sound, a genre-bending blend of hard rock, electronica, pop and industrial music, comes from the SoCal duo’s distinct palettes. The latest LP from vocalist Kat Leon guitarist Nicolas…

Holy Wars, courtesy. This week’s column offers lots of metal with Holy Wars and KYNG, Soft Play’s metal-tinged punk, Tim Montana’s country-tinged post-grunge, and rounding it out some pop by Alex Winston, an upbeat song of indistinguishable genre from Funke and the Two Tone Baby, and some new-wave by…

The Warning performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on May 5, 2023. SAN FRANCISCO — The Fillmore has played host to a who’s who of rock and roll legends over the years. Thursday, the venue welcomed a trio of the next rock wave. Led by Mexican sisters The Warning,…

Night Talks, courtesy. Soraya Sebghati wouldn’t really murder bandmates by slicing their throats with a straight blade, asphyxiating them with a belt or stabbing them to death with a butcher knife. She just likes to play the role of femme fatale. Night Talks 8 p.m., Friday Secret location in…