System of a Down performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Aug. 17, 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the many legendary hard rock acts with a connection with the City by the Bay, it’s not a typical tour stop on the hard rock and…

Poppy performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 22, 2020. Photos: Chloe Catajan SAN FRANCISCO — The opening night of any tour always brings some specter of intrigue and excitement. For pop and hard rock enigma Poppy, there was an extra shroud of mystery in…

Cold Cave performs at The Chapel in San Francisco on Feb. 17, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Cold Cave released its new single, “Promised Land,” on Friday and fans at The Chapel on Sunday were the first to hear it in an energetic performance that kept defining…