Imagine Dragons is bringing its biggest North American headlining tour ever to the Bay Area this fall.  The Grammy-winning band’s stop at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View is scheduled for Oct. 20, two days before its “Loom” tour wraps up at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Named after the pop rock group’s upcoming studio album, due out June 28, the “Loom” tour is expected to kick off on July 30 in Camden, N.J.   General ticket sales for the local date begins at 10 a.m. Friday, April 26.  Imagine Dragons’ forthcoming nine-track album is anchored by the energetic lea ..read more

In the wake of tragedy, the only place Shannon Shaw could think to go was a bean field in Aurora, Ore. It was there, in the early morning of Aug. 22, 2022, that the powerhouse singer’s fiancé, 41-year-old Joe Haener, was killed in a truck collision near his family’s farm. Known in the Bay Area music scene as a drummer and percussionist, Haener’s sudden death occurred just months before he and Shaw were scheduled to be married in her hometown of Napa. “It became very symbolic in a lot of ways,” Shaw said of the site. “It was such a shocking juxtaposition between life and death. His family and I ..read more

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan want to make Bay Area fans sweat during their upcoming tour stop. The co-headliners are scheduled to bring their Sweat Tour to Chase Center on Oct. 20. Following stops at Kia Forum in Inglewood on Oct. 15 and Viejas Arena in San Diego on Oct. 18, the San Francisco show is the artists’ only Northern California date before the end of their two-month tour, which concludes on Oct. 23 in Seattle. Ticket presales begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 25, with general onsale starting at 10 a.m. Friday, April 26. Their joint tour is scheduled to open in Detroit on Sept. 14, squee ..read more

Angel Olsen is setting out on a trip down memory lane for her upcoming solo tour, and Northern California audiences get first access.  The indie rock singer’s Songs From the Archive Tour is set to begin at Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma on Sept. 8. She then plans to stop at a handful of intimate venues across the country before closing the tour in Red Bank, N.J., on Sept. 30. During the shows, Olsen plans to delve into her catalog and revisit deep cuts spanning more than 10 years’ worth of EPs and albums. A ticket presale starts at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, and general sa ..read more

Looks like Northern California fans are among those whom rapper-producer duo Future and Metro Boomin are learning to trust again.  The musicians plan to bring their upcoming We Trust You Tour to Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center on Sept. 3 and Oakland Arena on Sept. 4 in support of their collaboration albums “We Don’t Trust You” and “We Still Don’t Trust You,” released on March 22 and Friday, April 12, respectively.   The tour is scheduled to begin in Kansas City on July 30, hitting arenas across North America all summer long before wrapping up in Vancouver on Sept. 9.  Cas ..read more

Oakland jazz guitarist Calvin Keys, an essential force on the Bay Area jazz scene for five decades, died Sunday at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley surrounded by friends and family. He was 82.  Keys suffered a major stroke on April 13 and was actively preparing for a string of high-profile gigs, including his debut as a co-leader at the Newport Jazz Festival this summer with Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist and producer Terrace Martin. In the Bay Area, Keys was best known as a bandleader who launched his independent recording career with 1971’s “Shawn-Neeq” on Oakland-based B ..read more

The work of an artist isn’t necessarily to create something that has never been seen or heard before. Often the creative spark is in the synthesis of one’s unique experience and perspective into something that bridges past and future.  Few contemporary pop artists embody, and leverage, this notion more successfully than Icelandic Chinese pop/jazz musician Laufey (pronounced Lay-vay), who is set to perform a run of three sold-out shows at the Masonic in San Francisco from Thursday to Saturday, April 11-13. The 24-year-old has gone from an unknown freshman studying cello performance at Bost ..read more

Orville Peck is bringing his Stampede Tour to the Bay Area for one night only.  The alt-country rock singer, whose signature fringed mask keeps his offstage identity private, is planning a stop at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Sept. 27. He is slated to be joined by country singer-songwriters Nikki Lane and Emily Nenni.  Ticket presales begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, with the general sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5. The South Africa native also plans to release his new single, “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond Of Each Other,” on Friday. The track is a cover of La ..read more

Mountain Winery has announced a lineup full of laughs and notable music acts for its 66th summer concert series.  British singer-songwriter Seal is scheduled to kick off the season on May 5, followed by Beatles alum Ringo Starr and His All Star Band on May 24, Tony Award-winning  “Dear Evan Hanson” actor and singer Ben Platt on June 23 and “Forever Young” rocker Rod Stewart with performances on Aug. 13-14.   A loyalty club presale begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, with general ticket sales starting at 10 a.m. on April 5. Those who purchase tickets to four or more shows in ..read more

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