Bill Kopp

Formed more than two decades ago, LSD and the Search for God return to the stage as shoegaze finds new resonance with a younger generation of listeners. at The Catalyst, January 15

Nora Brown, one of the youngest stars of bluegrass and old-time music is acclaimed for her fretless nylon-string banjo. Playing January 7 at Kuumbwa.

On his new album Wake the Dead, Chuck Prophet finds creative renewal through cumbia rhythms, collaboration with Salinas band ¿Qiensave?, and hard-earned perspective shaped by illness and recovery. 8pm on Dec. 28 at Moe’s Alley

Eddie Roberts and Simon Allen launched the New Mastersounds in 1999. Their soul/funk/jazz hybrid was an immediate hit in clubs throughout the UK. The New Mastersounds play at 8pm on Oct. 23 at Moe’s Alley

Bay Area resident and Redding native Roy Rogers is an acclaimed Delta blues musician and producer. His credits include work with a diverse array of celebrated figures.

Buzzcocks stand apart from contemporaries like Sex Pistols and The Clash, combining punk with a pop sensibility and an experimental bent..

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Launched in Oakland in 1974 and still going strong more than a half century later, Y&T carried the banner of hard rock and heavy metal.