Clockwise from top left: Jon Batiste, Beck, Run The Jewels, Tinashe, The Eagles, The Black Angels, Jayhawks, Lucy Dacus, Eyelids and Fred Armisen. Staff and courtesy composite. Concerts began returning in 2021 as artists cautiously hit the road, still balancing their safety and health with their livelihoods. Some of…

The Eagles, courtesy Ron Koch. SAN FRANCISCO — For a band that put out only seven studio albums—six of those during the 1970s—The Eagles have retained a huge measure of popularity and fan love. Those who ventured to San Francisco Saturday night for the second performance of a two-night stand at…

The Eagles. Photo courtesy Ron Koch. Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, the original members of the Eagles, along with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill are bringing their Hotel California performances to San Francisco’s Chase Center on April 11 and 12 of next year. Each night’s concert will feature a Hotel…

Shawn Mendes performs at Poptopia at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 1, 2018. He’s nominated for Song of the Year for “In My Blood” at the Grammys, held Feb. 10. Photo: Alessio Neri. Tomorrow night is the 61st annual Grammy Awards. The music world is supposedly buzzing,…

L to R: Buckwheat Zydeco, Prince Buster, Phife Dawg, Jean Shepard, Don Buchla. Art: Roman Gokhman It’s safe to say that 2016 has been something of an all-around dumpster fire, especially when it comes to the sheer volume of iconic artists we’ve lost. The list of familiar and life-changing…