Queens of the Stone Age performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2023. Courtesy. SAN FRANCISCO — As Bay Area temperatures soared, Queens of the Stone Age brought their own heat to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Friday night. Josh Homme, the band’s frontman,…

Queens of the Stone Age, “In Times New Roman…” The music Joshua Homme’s band Queens of the Stage makes has often built around a combination of a very specific sonic intensity and clever wordplay meant to jostle listeners out of their seats. While the lineup has changed and the…

MNEK Like it or hate it, the carols of yesteryear and a handful of modern classics will dominate the airwaves until Christmas Day ends. It’s hard not to crack a smile when Vince Guaraldi or Frank Sinatra hits the ears, but where are this year’s the new tunes? Don’t…

Queens of the Stone Age, “Villains.” If there is one thing you can count on from Queens of the Stone Age, it’s not to count on anything staying the same. Their new album, Villains, continues that trend and even adds some synthesizers to the group’s normal heavy guitar-driven rock. Villains…