Sierra Hull and her band stopped by The Independent in San Francisco on Wednesday night. The Tennessee native gave the NorCal crowd a master class in bluegrass, newgrass, jamgrass, and jazzgrass, including several tunes from her 2025 release A Tip Toe High Wire.

Far Trio it’s not a band to rush into a moment. Over the past decade, the Buffalo base trio has built their reputation on live shows that balance raw energy with soulful restraint, inviting the audience to slow down and sink into the groove. The new single, “Here and Now” releasing September 10th, captures the same spirit in recorded form. It’s a track that feels both intimate and expansive.

By late summer in Los Angeles, the Forum has seen it all: Lakers championships, pop spectacles, hip-hop blowouts, and even spiritual revivals. On August 30th, it became home to two of America's strangest showmen — “Weird Al” Yankovic and Puddles Pity Party. Together, they turned the arena into a surrealist funhouse of parody, melancholy, and unexpected musical brilliance.

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse came to Berkeley Sunday night near the tail end of their summertime co-headlining "Good Times Are Killing Me Tour.” A groovy gathering of punk rockers, hippies, and freaks of all colors and ages assembled for the festivities in the venerable Greek Theatre.

Samantha Fish and her band rolled into the Aggie Theatre last night to present the 2025 Paper Doll Tour. Fish’s newest album release of the same name was a hot topic among fans with the anticipation of hearing the new material in a live concert setting. When Fish appeared on stage, the temperature in the room quickly pegged into the red. Dressed in all black with silver accents, she looked like a rock goddess on a mission to slay the audience into rock n’ roll submission.

John Butler released his 10th full-length studio LP on September 5th, 2025, marking his third in just two years. Prism is a return to John’s solo roots, though not to the style that defined his early solo work.

Stopping off at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theatre early on their VHS (X) tour, Ithaca powerhouse act X Ambassadors performed a show that emphasized their decade in the spotlight this weekend in front of a dedicated fanbase. Celebrating 10 years since the release of their breakthrough record, VHS, the group performed the career-defining album in its entirety, as well as many of the numerous other singles that have kept their work at the forefront of listeners’ hearts and minds throughout the years.

The sun was shining with a light breeze, not a cloud in the sky. Tonight at the Buchanan Commons, the Happy Campers threw an end-of-summer blowout known as Shakedown Saturday. Ironic this year, as downtown Buchanan has no streets at present. The fans didn’t care—this yearly event has become iconic and draws a large crowd that fills the venue.

On July 25th, Colorado was once again treated to an incredible night of music at the world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre, serving as the backdrop for living folk-rock legends Melissa Etheridge and The Indigo Girls.

Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma combined forces — mighty forces indeed! — for an appearance at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre on Saturday night. This extraordinary collaboration is part of the duo’s current “Sarabande Africaine” tour. The performance delivered on its promise to explore and illuminate the times and places where classical and African music intersected.