Post Malone performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2023. Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — Thousands of attendees packed the Napa Valley Expo on Friday on the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. The weather cooperated for once, with highs in…

Brandi Carlile performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 21, 2019. Photos: Michael Smyth. BERKELEY — Sometimes everything just lines up. Something happens between an artist and the audience, and between the audience and the artist; something about the venue is just right; something in the artist’s…

An all-queer dark electronic pop girl band is a phrase that you don’t hear very often. L.A.’s MUNA has made the sub-genre official with their debut album, About U. Written and performed in the same vein as Haim and Lucius, the album is full of heartbreak, social justice and empowerment tempered with…

Photos: Diana Cordero SAN FRANCISCO — Jess Wolfe and Holly Lessig of Lucius sound a lot like their influences. Their sonics are rich, textured and glossy, and they echo that time in the ’80s when musicians like the Eurythmics, Lisa Stansfield, Shakespeare Sister and Paula Abdul transformed what could have become a gimmick into art. Lucius,…

Photos: Paige K. Parsons MOUNTAIN VIEW — Neil Young sat in with Metallica and My Morning Jacket served as Roger Waters’ backing band on the first day of the 30th annual Bridge School Benefit Saturday. Nine different artists performed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. The benefit aids…

The Flaming Lips perform at the 2014 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. A recap of the 2014 rendition of the festival in photos and more than two hours of videos! DAY 1 Typhoon performs at the 2014 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival…