John 5 @ the Guild Theatre (Photo: Kevin Keating)

Attending a John 5 concert isn’t just a night out; it’s an odyssey into the very soul of modern guitar mastery. His performance at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, CA this past Friday night, was a breathtaking showcase of virtuosity and showmanship...

Rise Against @ the UC Theatre (Photo: Sean Reiter)

BERKELEY, CA - It had been just over a month since Rise Against took the stage at Aftershock 2024 in front of 40,000 or so metal fans when they returned to the Bay Area Tuesday night for a sold-out audience at Berkeley’s UC Theatre Taube Family Mu...

Danny Elfman @ the Shoreline Amphitheater (Photo: Kevin Keating)

In a masterful display of artistic versatility, Danny Elfman delivered a concert that seamlessly wove together the many threads of his extraordinary career at the Shoreline Amphitheater this past Sunday night. The stage design reflec...

David Gilmour (Photo: Jill Furmanovsky)

If you’re an avid visitor to our site, you’ll know that our focus is typically on the musicians and artists who perform across the Bay Area, but rarely do we focus on the touring crew members who make our favorite artists look and sound as good as they do. E...

David Gilmour @ the Hollywood Bowl (Photo: Randall Michelson/Live Nation-Hewitt Silva)

Hollywood, CA - Last night, legendary guitarist David Gilmour transformed the storied Hollywood Bowl into a temple of progressive rock, delivering a mesmerizing three-hour performance that proved his guitar wiza...

Robin Finck @ the Blossom Music Center, Ohio (Photo: Kevin Keating)

Acclaimed artist and composer Danny Elfman is set to bring his electrifying live show 'From Boingo, to Batman, to BigMess, and Beyond' to the Shoreline Amphitheater on Sunday, November 3rd. Among the talented musicians joining him...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Golden Gate Park (Photo: Sean Reiter)

If a documentary were made about this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, it would no doubt include a sensationalist tagline of “The Quest for Shade” or “The Battle for Hydration.” San Francisco’s biggest (and free) music fes...

Kacey Musgraves @ the Chase Center (Photo: Sean Reiter)

Kacey Musgraves delivered the good Tuesday night at Chase Center with a concert that championed inclusion and diversity and demonstrated the wide scope of her reach that has extended her beyond country and into the pop stratosphere. Her “Deep...

Lucinda Williams and her band & Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs @ the Fox Theater (Photo: Sean Reiter)

Monday night saw Mike Campbell and Lucinda Williams entertain a wildly enthusiastic audience at Oakland’s Fox Theater as they joined forces on their “Alone and Together: Come Hell or High Water” ...

Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, and Tony Levin of BEAT @ the San Jose Civic (Photo: Kevin Keating)

SAN JOSE, CA - In a night that can only be described as a progressive rock fan's wet dream, the supergroup BEAT took the stage of the San Jose Civic, delivering a two-set, two-hour performance ...

Everclear @ August Hall (Photo: Sean Reiter)

Everclear launched their Fall Tour at San Francisco’s August Hall on Friday Night with Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack providing opening support on a terrific triple bill. On a night filled with a catalog of fan-favorites, Everclear frontman...

Pat Monahan of Train @ Shoreline Amphitheater (Photo: Kevin Keating)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - On a perfect evening in Mountain View, California, the 2024 Summer Road Trip Tour featuring Yacht Rock Revue, REO Speedwagon and Train had the ideal weather and backdrop to showcase their classic pop rock hits...

Future & Metro Boomin @ the Oakland Arena (Photo: Freebandz)

OAKLAND – Hip-hop fans were in for a treat this past Wednesday when they got to see one of the biggest producer and rapper duos live. Future and Metro Boomin are coming off the heat of releasing the two album series WE DON’T TRUST YOU an...

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard @ Oracle Park (Photo: Sean Reiter)

Journey was the middle act of the big 3-headliner concert at Oracle Park on Wednesday, but they came out ready to own the night in their hometown. After Steve Miller Band had started the show with a terrific exploration of Miller’s cata...