Let’s admit that 2016 was a rough year. But one of the bright spots was great music. Here’s our top 5 music moments of 2016. 1. Hip-hop artists dropped surprise albums The year was full of surprise, especially politically, socially and globally. Music, on the other hand, had some of the best surprises, particularly in…

Post Malone, “Stoney.” Since bursting onto the scene with his 2015 hit, “White Iverson,” Post Malone has been grinding to cement his spot in today’s music scene. Releasing various singles and even a mixtape in May, Malone has fought to avoid being written off. Now, even with huge names like…

Photo: Che Holts SAN FRANCISCO — The sun had gone down on first day of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, and yet, the crowd at the Lands End main stage, where headliners LCD Soundsystem closed out the day, was, well, sparse for the time of day. At…