Depeche Mode performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Dec. 3, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Depeche Mode brought their Memento Mori tour back to the Bay Area on Sunday, performing songs from throughout the band’s glossy songbook at Chase Center. The…

Young Fathers, courtesy. In this week’s Tuesday Tracks, Windser, Young Fathers and Joesef reminisce on days gone by, The Black Angels inspire a psychedelic trip, The Murlocs recount the start of a life of crime and Satin Jackets bring us back to the beach. The Black Angels featuring Lou Lou…

Serpentwithfeet performs at Treasure Island Music Festival at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2018. Photo: Chloe Catajan. Stop right there, cheaters! If you are just joining me for my countdown of the 50 best albums of 2018, go back to parts one and two to catch up and…

Blood Orange Kyle Kohner’s top 100 list countdown continues with numbers 75 through 51. Catch up with part one first and then dive in. 75. “This Is America” – Childish Gambino Inciting reactionary essays and theorized debates, Childish Gambino creates a piece of music that transcends a contagious chorus.…

David Byrne performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Aug. 22, 2018. Photos: Paige K. Parsons. I don’t usually rank my top 10 shows, but this year’s best show was so far above the rest, I decided to make it clear who was at the top:…

To label Young Fathers as a pop band may seem like a lazy cop out, but it’s also the best way to describe the Scottish trio’s eclectic styles. The self-described “psychedelic hip-hop electro boy band,” consisting of multi-instrumentalists Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and Graham Hastings, has proven its innate ability…