As Switchfoot releases its 12th studio album, interrobang (the first since 2019’s Native Tongue) fans of the San Diego band will be stoked to hear the group’s continued love for its signature rock sounds. interrobang Switchfoot Fantasy, Aug. 20 7/10 The quintet employs a range of pop, alternative and gospel influences…

If you were a part of the youth-group, church-basement set, you may fondly remember the rise of alt-rockers Switchfoot from Christian act to a cross-over success. Led by Jon Foreman, Switchfoot sold over 2.7 million copies of its 2003 mainstream debut album. While enjoying the success, Foreman found himself…

Switchfoot performs at The Warfield in San Francisco on April 7, 2019. Click the photo for a slideshow. SAN FRANCISCO — San Diego alt-rock band Switchfoot, which released its 11th album, Native Tongue, last fall, brought its tour to The Warfield Sunday night. Switchfoot is marking its 20th year together,…

For San Jose’s Katie Joy and James Nobriga, it’s hard to say what came first: The romance or the music. “They both started the first day that we met because James heard me sing and that totally captured him,” says Joy. Changing Names album release show 7:30 p.m., Friday,…