Pop group Katseye will bring its newly announced WILDWORLD TOUR to Oakland Arena this fall as part of a massive arena run.

In the 1980s, the Bay Area thrash metal scene was less a community than a proving ground. Bands fought for attention in half-empty clubs. Fans booed weak performances. Some musicians burned out.

But don’t feel bad. She’s more talented than us, anyway. And she was built for this type of thing. The timing of Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters–her first record in eight years–may have been ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. —It was at times unorthodox, but the opening night of the North American leg of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour was a joyous triumph. The first of two sold-out nights at ...

Shakira performs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on June 30, 2025. Derek Fisher/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Colombian pop icon Shakira brought a party to Oracle Park on Monday during a memorable return to ...

The new LP—PetroDragonic Apocalypse or Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation—is a good enough metal album to attract fans who’ve never heard ...

Our favorite new holiday songs come from Alex Hall, Little Big Town, Fleet Foxes, The Doohickeys, Death Valley Girls, Skillet, Laufey, Leon Bridges with Norah Jones, Tracy Bonham, Jessie Wagner with ...

Morocco-born, Manitoba, Canada-raised artist Faouzia Ouihya has been making music for the better part of a decade, racking up millions of streams alongside awards for her songwriting and her powerful ...

The forearms of Matt Maeson are tattooed with a foreboding message: “Born a sinner,” says one. “Die a martyr,” concludes the other. The statement itself may be pure rock and roll, but that was not the ...

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, courtesy. The San Francisco Symphony will open its 115th season this fall with a sweeping lineup that blends world premieres, major guest artists and a strong focus ...

Post-punk from A Place To Bury Strangers, rock from Metric, Getdown Services and Leyla Ebrahimi, an anthem by Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, sonic longing by Post Sex Nachos and avant-garde ...