Rise Against performs at The Masonic in San Francisco on Aug. 22, 2021. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “I know I’ve been gone for what seems like forever, but I’m here now waiting.” The lyric may have been written some 15 years ago, but on Sunday night it seemed just…

Big Sean performs at The Masonic in San Francisco on March 23, 2017. Photos: Jose Saucedo. SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a common misconception that sex, drugs and partying are primary themes in rap music. Big Sean proved otherwise at The Masonic Thursday. The Detroit rapper known for opening up about…

Courtesy: James Minchin Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Leah Shapiro says new material is “in the works” for an eighth studio LP from the Lafayette, California-founded group, but the band has been on a complicated road to get there. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Death From Above 1979, Deap Vally 8…

Photos: Roman Gokhman SAN FRANCISCO — Brian Wilson wanted fans to have fun, fun, fun at Thursday’s show at The Masonic in San Francisco, but not too much. “Please be seated,” he said for the first of two times as the crowd rose to its feet after a rousing…

Photos: Nick DeCicco SAN FRANCISCO — If anyone thought time might soften Shirley Manson, think again. Manson’s stubborn, no-holds-barred, feminist views were on full display during Garbage’s two-hour Saturday at The Masonic. “Up yours, Donald Trump!” she shouted as a prelude to “Sex Is Not the Enemy.” That sounds on point…

Sleater-Kinney announced Monday a New Year’s Eve show set for Dec. 31 at The Masonic in San Francisco. After a nine-year hiatus, Portland, Oregon-based indie and riot grrrl rock trio returned to the stage in 2015 with No Cities to Love. The group played a pair of shows at The…