Poppy, “Zig.” Poppy has tested out just about ever corner of rock, from heavy metal to lo-fi, Kawaii metal and grunge. She’s left few stones unturned. Since the artist, born Moriah Rose Pereira, is an adventurer, she turned toward alt-pop on Zig to keep covering new ground. Zig Poppy Sumerian,…

The Smashing Pumpkins perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2022. Steve Carlson/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “Cherub Rock” was the dividing line. It was getting late in the Smashing Pumpkins’ almost two-hour set Tuesday night at Chase Center. Until then, the crowd was pretty evenly spaced, age-wise,…

Poppy performs at UC Theatre in Berkeley on March 8, 2022. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. Alt-rock shapeshifter Poppy returns with Stagger, the follow-up to 2021’s Flux and the singer’s first release on her new label. Stagger EP Poppy Lava/Republic, Oct. 14 8/10 Musically, the four-song set feels like a natural evolution from Flux, which…

Poppy performs at the UC Theatre in Berkeley on March 8, 2022. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. BERKELEY — The always enigmatic Poppy returned to the Bay Area on Wednesday, bringing her Never Find My Place Tour to the UC Theatre. The name was fitting for an artist who seems to thrive on not…

Poppy performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 22, 2020. Photos: Chloe Catajan SAN FRANCISCO — The opening night of any tour always brings some specter of intrigue and excitement. For pop and hard rock enigma Poppy, there was an extra shroud of mystery in…