While there was disappointment about A Tribe Called Quest’s postponement turning into a total (and mysterious) cancellation, Metallica’s spectacle of a performance more than made up for it. A band that’s been touring off and on for more than 35 years doesn’t really have bad shows anymore, but even by…

On How Did We Get So Dark?, English hard rock duo Royal Blood aspires for rambunctious bombast, which unfortunately goes nowhere. The drums and bass outfit carries the heavy and deep influences of the Queens of the Stone Age and the White Stripes. The band follows a similar approach to the Black Keys, but…

Royal Blood performs at Slim’s in San Francisco on April 14, 2015. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. What makes a “guitar band,” anyway? Much has been made of U.K. rockers Royal Blood consisting of nothing more than a rhythm section. There’s drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist-vocalist Mike Kerr. The fullness of the…