Rachel Goodman’s favorite shows of 2022 include Wu-Tang Clan, LCD Soundsystem, Bikini Kill, Girl Talk, The House of Love, Trace Mountains, The Airborne Toxic Event and The War On Drugs. I was convinced I didn’t see many shows this year, but looking back I was dead wrong! So after…

Rachel Goodman’s top alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2022. L to R; Row 1: Fontaines D.C., Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Julia Jacklin, GIFT, The Linda Lindas. Row 2: Automatic, The Eaves, The National Parks, Ron Gallo, Love’n’Joy, Blitz Vega. Row 3: Bellows, Heart Racer, Oliver Marson, CVC, The Steens,…

Outside Lands stage times. Festival organizers released the schedule Thursday for the ninth annual Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park and added two new performers to the lineup in Felly and Haley Heynderickx. Headliners Twenty One Pilots, Child Gambino and Paul Simon will close down the Lands End main…

The Kills perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Oct. 6, 2018. Photo: Chloe Catajan. It is rare that I am ever in a camp of “bigger is better” when it comes to concerts, but sometimes, I really am. And sometimes, everything really is bigger and better in…

Kyle Kohner’s five-part series ranking his picks for the 50 best albums of 2017 takes a step closer to revealing the best of the best, as we continue the countdown with numbers 20-11. Missed everything up until now? Start at the beginning. 20. Toro y Moi – Boo Boo With uninspired attempts at…

Sofi Tukker As I finish this list from across the ocean in Australia, I can’t help but reminisce on what an unpredictable, and oftentimes sad year 2016 has been for music fans. Starting with the tragic passing of David Bowie in January: A fearless visionary, iconoclast and personal hero.…

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…

Festival organizers released the schedule Thursday for the ninth annual Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park. Headliners LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead and Lionel Richie will close down the Lands End main stage on the Polo Field on Aug. 5, 6 and 7, respectively. On the Twin Peaks stage in…