Independent San Francisco Bay Area live-entertainment company Another Planet Entertainment (APE) in partnership with the City of San Francisco and the Department of Recreation & Parks is excited to announce the next installment of its free concert series for 2024 with American rock act Portugal. The Man with support SNACKTIME.  The show will take place Friday, September 20 at Civic Center Plaza.

This holiday season, fans of Barenaked Ladies are in for a treat with the worldwide vinyl debut of the Canadian alt-pop icons’ bestselling album, Barenaked for the Holidays. First released in 2004, the 20-track album blends original tunes (“Christmas Pics,” “Hanukkah Blessings,” “Green Christmas”) and seasonal classics (“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “I Have a Little Dreidel,” “Auld Lang Syne”), with a heavy dash of the band’s signature wit.

In a shocking turn of events, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., long regarded as an environmental activist and a staunch Democrat, is rumored to be making an announcement in Phoenix this Friday, August 23rd, 2024, that could shake the political landscape to its core. Speculation is swirling that RFK Jr. is preparing to drop out of the presidential race and endorse Donald Trump, the twice-impeached former president who led the insurrection on January 6th, 2021, and still falsely claims the 2020 election was stolen from him.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces a third round of performers for the 2024 edition of the festival to take place at San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday October 4 to Sunday October 6. Now in its 24th year, the free music festival with over 70 artists performing on six different stages will once again present an eclectic bill of top performers spanning an array of genres.

Nothing’s like Zero. Forty years ago, guitarist Steve Kimock and drummer Greg Anton went into a studio and recorded what was to become the inception of the repertoire for the band Zero. As one of the innovators of improvisational jam band music, Zeroi s a Bay Area musical institution. The band has played more than 1,300 concerts across the country, being joined onstage by such luminaries as Jerry Garcia, John Cipollina, Derek Trucks, Martin Fierro, Nicky Hopkins, and John Kahn.

The Jauntee are excited to announce the release of the fourth installment in their live album series, 'Jaunts of Our Lives, Vol. 4', now available through Regime Music Group. This album showcases the band's exceptional improvisational skills and musical prowess, which they bring to life nightly on tour. Each performance by The Jauntee offers a unique experience, featuring unexpected moments, fresh jams, meaningful covers, and accessible songwriting.

Today, the legendary jazz group The Bad Plus announces their new album Complex Emotions out November 8 via Mack Avenue Records, their first release with the label. They’ve also shared the high-energy first single “French Horns” featuring a ferocious melody that seems to ping-pong from one corner of the room to another.

Acclaimed California rock band Dawes have shared their new single, “Still Strangers Sometimes,” available everywhere now. Co-produced by brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith alongside longtime friend Mike Viola, the track marks the latest single from Dawes’ upcoming ninth studio album, Oh Brother, arriving on Dead Ringers via Secretly Canadian Distribution on Friday, October 11. Pre-orders are available now.

Connecticut-based rock quintet Goose has announced the release of Live At The Fox Theatre, a recording captured over the band's three-night run at Atlanta, GA’s historic Fox Theatre earlier this summer, available now on all streaming services. A limited-edition 5-LP hardcover box set vinyl release of the June 22 performance – including five single jacket-colored LPs and an exclusive booklet – is available for pre-order. You can watch their June 22nd sold-out performance on their YouTube page now.

Phish opened Mondegreen, their first festival in nine years, on Thursday, August 15, 2024. The event took place at The Woodlands, a well-known festival venue in Dover, Delaware, adjacent to Dover Motor Speedway. The band delivered two sets of blissful joy in this lush, green setting, much to the delight of fans.