Melancholy motif.

Catch a 50th anniversary show at The Freight.

After winning a Grammy earlier this year, Oakland musician Fantastic Negrito has been traveling the world and writing new songs with a political bent.

Music, a manual, and a biography are up this month.

The point isn’t accuracy. It’s the primal pleasure of shedding one’s skin.

Iron Maiden to scorch Oracle with a fiery Book of Souls tour.

Hip-hop artist and educator Jahi resurrects themes from Public Enemy, surfacing life-affirming messages for our time.

See Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds at The Greek.

Music and memoirs round out the new releases.

Elvis won’t enter the building.