Some argue that a musician’s physical environment can affect their sound, how they approach music. Think, for example, of the punk rock scene …

Should the band launch into “Delta 88 Nightmare” when they take the stage at Golden State Theatre, fans will immediately recognize a local hook.

Too hungover to cook, bent on take-out dining, you roll through lonesome, abandoned streets, passing dark storefronts and closed restaurants. …

The face of alternative rock in 2015 isn’t macho or brooding behind a beard.