Row 1: Neil Peart, Riley Gale, Martin Birch, Peter Green, Lee Kerslake. Row 2: Ken Hensley, Pete Way, McCoy Tyner, Billy Joe Shaver and Bill Withers. Row 3: Little Richard, Eddie Van Halen, Ennio Morricone, Andy Gill and John Prine. Row 4: Florian Schneider, Fredderick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, Adam Schlesinger, Bones Hillman and…

Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Oct. 30, 2017. For me, this year proved that “Rocktober” really is the month to see some great concerts. My editors asked me to write about the shows I enjoyed most this year. While I don’t usually pick a hands-down…

Photos: Rachel Goodman OAKLAND — A sold-out crowd waited with anticipation for Midnight Oil to take the stage Saturday at the Fox Theater. It had been 15 years since the band had last played in the U.S. Frontman Peter Garrett departed the band in 2002 and became the environmental…