A Perfect Circle, Primus and Puscifer perform together during their Sessanta Tour concert at Rady Shell in San Diego, Calif. on April 18, 2024. Derek Tobias/STAFF. BERKELEY — There’s a variety of ways to spend a milestone birthday. You can take a trip, for example, or get together with…

Slayer performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Nov. 26, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. OAKLAND — The Bay Area, home to rise of thrash metal in the early ’80s, hosted a luminary of the movement Tuesday as giants Slayer rocked Oakland Arena one last time. The concert was one of…

Photos: Alessio Neri BERKELEY — The An Evening with Primus and Clutch tour came to a magnificent conclusion last night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. Funky Bay Area progressive metal band Primus concluded a short U.S. tour at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Friday. Singer-bassist Les Claypool was in a jovial mood, happy…

RIFF wants you to get out to more shows! To help you with that, here are our picks for where to go and who to see next week. RIFF’s video concert series features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best hidden gems the local music scene has to offer. If you’re…

Art design: Scott Hansen/ISO50 Bay Area musicians Thao Nguyen, Tune-Yards, Tycho, Primus and others will headline the largest-to-date Oakland Ghost Ship Fire benefit show Wednesday at the Fox Theater. The fire, which left 36 people attending an underground concert dead, shook the Bay Area’s DIY arts community and the country.…