Fridays on Front Street, a San Francisco block party, will return to the City on July 31. The admission-free event is ...

Cynthia Nabozny’s music career was gaining momentum at the end of the last decade. The Michigan-born, L.A.-based artist, who goes by Cyn, signed with Katy Perry’s label imprint, released an EP, toured ...

Zara Larsson performs during Radio 1’s Big Weekend at Herrington Country Park in Sunderland, England on May 23, 2026. Photo by Katja Ogrin/Redferns. One of the hottest pop stars of the moment, Zara ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. —It was at times unorthodox, but the opening night of the North American leg of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour was a joyous triumph. The first of two sold-out nights at ...

Bria Salmena, Photo: Matthew Tammaro. While Toronto-area native Bria Salmena partnered with several friends—some of whom she’s been making music with for years—for her new album, she describes the ...

In the polarized America of 2021, Prince’s perspective is more needed than ever. Finally unearthed, the lost Welcome 2 America album is a clear-eyed rebuke of the nation’s checkered history. It’s the ...

The harrowing cadence opens Portals, the third album from alt-pop songstress Melanie Martinez. The 13-track album leans heavily into darkly vibrant art-pop. Upon hearing Martinez’s music, it feels ...

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, courtesy. The San Francisco Symphony will open its 115th season this fall with a sweeping lineup that blends world premieres, major guest artists and a strong focus ...

I’ll just say it so you can move on if you need to butter your toast or let your cat out or something. I’m not a guitar player. And if I was, I’d probably try to play like Steve Jones. In a band. With ...

Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 8, 2026. Photo by Kevin Mazur. Bad Bunny’s last album paid homage to Puerto Rico, but at the ...

The San Francisco Symphony performs at Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on July 4, 2021. Courtesy Paige K. Parsons. San Francisco Symphony musicians and its board appear to have avoided a strike.

Em Beihold, Photo: Kirt Barnett. SoCal singer-songwriter and pianist Em Beihold has lyrics that have bounced around in her head for years. She doesn’t always write them down, but they linger. She ...