Gangstagrass occupies a lane that sounds unlikely on paper and surprisingly natural in practice. The collective blends bluegrass instrumentation with hip-hop rhythms, pairing banjo rolls and fiddle runs with sharp lyricism and boom-bap backbone.
Warm up your ears in the heart of winter at the Bay Beats American Roots Concert on Saturday, April 4, in the Koret Auditorium. This exciting show features three top Bay Beats bands: the legendary The Crooked Jades, the world-renowned Evie Ladin Band and local folk star The Meredith Edgar Trio.
The Victorian building is set to become a 2,300-capacity venue, which the company says will showcase 'a wide range of artists'. The building dates back to 1896, when it was used as a theatre and opera house, before closing its doors in 1933. After that, it became a cinema - though this, too, closed in 1969.
Known for blending the warmth of her Latin American roots with the energy of Berlin's club scene, Kourtesis has quickly become one of electronic music's most exciting rising stars. Her debut album is a deeply personal project inspired by love, resilience, and hope, dedicated to her mother and the neurosurgeon who helped save her life.
While Modern Baseball co-vocalist Jake Ewald and bassist Ian Farmer have remained very busy with Slaughter Beach, Dog since MoBo's breakup, and drummer Sean Huber stayed active with Steady Hands, it's been a while since co-vocalist Bren Lukens has performed or really done anything at all in the public eye.
Terror remain a veteran hardcore band that is deeply involved with the current hardcore scene, and every band opening this tour is a band that's shaping the future of hardcore as we speak: LIHC ass-kickers Pain of Truth, Baltimore's charismatic End It, and LA youth crew revivalists Start Today.
Freight Brixton is an incredible rooftop in the heart of south London and will be a place for locals and the city beyond to come together and enjoy themselves with the best food, drink and music. I cannot wait for us to get this open - we have seen what creating these kinds of spaces can do for a community in Manchester, and we are all very excited to build something just as special in Brixton.
L.A.'s Spaghetti Cumbia, a five-piece party band that combines cumbia, punk rock, ska and their love for spaghetti western soundtracks a la Ennio Morricone.
After playing an invite-only show at the venue last week, Mitski officially began her six-show residency at The Shed on Monday night (3/2). She played a lot of her fantastic new album Nothing's About to Happen to Me and a bunch of older songs, including one from her 2012 debut Lush, "Pearl Diver."
Goldenvoice has announced its annual lineup of Coachella sideshows, "Goldenvoice Presents April," that have festival artists performing at various more intimate venues throughout Southern California in the days surrounding both weekends. This year's lineup includes: Tickets go on sale over the course of two weeks, starting on Friday, February 20 at 12 PM PT. See the full lineup below. GOLDENVOICE PRESENTS APRIL: 2026 LINEUP
No matter your interest, there are choices aplenty this weekend: Miami City Ballet and Palm Beach Opera; the 20th annual African American Film Festival and 40th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival; comedians Hannibal Buress and Zarna Garg; Monster Jam and WWE's "Smackdown"; Terence Blanchard and Oigovision Superjam; Styx and Boy George; tributes to Johnny Cash and the Bee Gees; Riverwalk Chili Cook-off and Science of Chocolate.
Today marks the return of Sonic Loveway, a captivating Valentine's Day event at San Jose City Hall Plaza. Presented by the San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with Opera San Jose, this gathering runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and invites everyone to celebrate love through music, art, and community connections. Whether honoring romance, friendship, or a passion for creativity, attendees find an evening filled with live performances and interactive elements that highlight the city's artistic spirit.
Valentine's Ball at the Embassy of Italy Get glammed up in your best ball attire for a romantic night in Verona. Waltz with your date across the ballroom floor, and then view a Roméo et Juliette opera performance. After the show, you can continue dancing to top 40 hits played by a DJ, and dine on Italian cuisine, including cannoli at the dessert buffet ($106+).
The husband-and-wife team of vocalist Jean and drummer Marcus Baylor have mined a rich vein of Black music where jazz, R&B, gospel and fusion coalesce, and the group featured on the Baylor Project's only Bay Area date includes trumpet great Freddie Hendrix and pianist Keith Brown, who's performed widely in the Bay Area with vocalist Jazzmeia Horn and alto sax great Kenny Garrett. Thursday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. The Freight. $39-$44
(For many Americans, it's also Presidents Day Weekend, a federal holiday on Monday, plural to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In Florida, the governor in January sidelined Lincoln and officially declared it Washington's Birthday Weekend, part of what Secretary of State Cord Byrd called a movement "to teach the next generation about the principles our Founding Fathers enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution." To quote the great Teddy Riley: "No diggity.")
