Pearl Jam performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2024. Photos by Matt Pang/STAFF and Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — It may not have been Sunday, but the Church of Pearl Jam was in session as dusk fell over the Napa Valley Expo. It’s…

Muse performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2022. Photos courtesy Steve Thrasher, Nathan Zucker and Aftershock Fest. SACRAMENTO — Aftershock’s final day was defined by a trio of bands tapped with replacing original headliner Foo Fighters, who were forced to drop out following the death of drummer…

Kai Neukermans of The Alive performs with Pearl Jam at Oakland Arena in Oakland on May 13, 2022. Photos courtesy Melissa Lampe. Editor’s note: The Alive consists of three teens still in high school, yet the Bay Area trio has been playing to large crowds for the better part…

Foo Fighters perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on Sept. 5, 2021. Photos: Adam Pardee/STAFF with the exception of Foo Fighters (courtesy BottleRock Napa Valley). NAPA — With Sunday came the final day of BottleRock Napa Valley’s grand reopening. Despite the long layoff, everything seemed…

The Alive (formerly known as The Helmets), courtesy. Early-arriving BottleRock fans have, over the past couple of years, become accustomed to getting their faces melted off—not from overcooked quiche and other brunch menu items, but by a group of head-banging kids called The Helmets who were equally as good…