Billy Idol performs during Project Pabst at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Ore. on July 27, 2024. Photos: Leah Flores. By Ben Niesen PORTLAND, Ore. — Project Pabst returned to Tom McCall Waterfront Park after a seven-year hiatus on Saturday and revitalized the picturesque riverside with a lineup…

Shannon and the Clams, “The Moon is in the Wrong Place.” Oakland garage rock quartet Shannon and the Clams delivers profound reflections about life’s impermanence on its new album. Made in Nashville with Dan Auerbach, The Moon Is In The Wrong Place captures the raw emotion and creative energy…

Kim Gordon performs at Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland on July 2, 2022. Courtesy Meri Brin. OAKLAND — Impeccably dressed in a shiny black and white suit jacket, legendary filmmaker John Waters stood on stage in the gathering dusk amid towering oak trees and plummeting temperatures Saturday night to introduce…

Imagine Dragons perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2019. Photos: Norm deVeyra and courtesy. NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley and Imagine Dragons have come a long way since the two last crossed paths in 2014. For the festival, the annual music spectacle has become…

Shannon Shaw performs with Shannon and The Clams at The Fillmore on Feb. 15, 2018. Photo: Karen Goldman. We all know the festival grind: trying to fit as many performances as possible into a handful of days. Anyone who says that’s not overwhelming is a liar. This is why…