September 11, 2026

Bands

Bands

Devo at Mosswood Meltdown, Oakland (July 19-20, 2025)

Best of the Fests: Mosswood Meltdown and Portola Music Festival

Robin Lapid May 21, 2025

Get ready for those tasty East Bay summer vibes: For my tastes, nothing says Hella Oakland more than the annual Mosswood Meltdown. This year’s weekend music fest takes place July 19-20 at Mosswood Park, natch, and, per usual, features the inimitable filmmaker and indie tastemaker John Waters as your cheeky host. This year, many of the acts are making their only Bay Area appearance at the fest, including DEVO, Osees, The Exploding Hearts, Shannon & the Clams. Also appearing are ‘90s riot grrrl band Bratmobile and Kreayshawn, who’s doing her first show in over a decade. You might be baking under that East Bay sun, but you’ll for sure be doing it in style.

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GWAR at Milwaukee Metal Fest (May 18, 2025)

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025

q65a7c5c26e9907 May 21, 2025

Here is a report of Milwaukee Metal Fest. The event took place over the weekend, May 16 to May 18 (with a pre-party kickoff on Thursday night) at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Trousdale at Fine Line (May 6, 2025)

Trousdale at Fine Line (05-06-2025)

vusleeper May 7, 2025

Downtown Minneapolis was abuzz with Twins fans streaming into Target Field, Sturgill Simpson holding down the fort at the Armory and Wolves fans showing up early at the Target Center for a playoff series against the Warriors. And at the Fine Line, a completely different fan base all dressed up in sparkles and bright colors, showing up early to cheer on a trio from the Golden State.

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