Needtobreathe performs at Paramount Theatre in Oakland, Calif. on May 8, 2024. Sean Liming/STAFF. OAKLAND — Bear Rinehart didn’t have to bring it up at all, but the frontman and guitarist of South Carolina rock band Needtobreathe clearly had to get the venue switch for his band’s Wednesday concert…

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on June 8, 2019. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. The producers of Moon Crush, touted as a “music vacation” in Florida, are inviting frontline workers to enter a giveaway for tickets and vacation accommodations to the physically distanced five-day…

No sentient soul could ever accuse Needtobreathe of laziness. Long before the band hit the road on its own headlining tour, the Grammy-nominated band opened for Train, Collective Soul and Taylor Swift. The band has crisscrossed the country, played international tours and braved outdoor festivals like Forecastle and Bonnaroo…