Live Last read · last published · next check
This week’s mix features soulful alt-rock by Oh He Dead, laidback instrumental hip-hop by megiapa, an Appalachian traditional… The post Tuesday Tracks: Oh He Dead, megiapa, JP Harris, The War and Treaty appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
NAPA — To comprehend the velocity at which Izzy Escobar’s music career is skyrocketing, you need to look… The post INTERVIEW: Izzy Escobar’s surreal year keeps getting bigger appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
SAN FRANCISCO — Stern Grove Festival closed its 2026 season Sunday with a soul-heavy second day of Big… The post REVIEW: Al Green brings Memphis soul to Stern Grove’s season finale appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
Brandon Flowers’ third solo album is a striking departure from the arena-sized rock that has defined most of… The post ALBUM REVIEW: The Killers’ Brandon Flowers embraces Nashville on ‘Thrasher’ appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
“Everlasting Love.” Moondance.” “My Guy.” Whether Sam Smith means the echo, the titles tell you that Hazel Eyes… The post ALBUM REVIEW: Sam Smith is a romantic on ‘Hazel Eyes’ appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
Producer Bob Ezrin put his aural fingerprints all over the Jayhawks’ 2000 album, Smile, and those songs’ dizzying… The post ALBUM REVIEW: The Jayhawks play to their strengths on ‘Sanctuary Park’ appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
SAN FRANCISCO — Stern Grove Festival opened its Big Picnic Weekend on Saturday with a day centered on… The post REVIEW: Public Enemy brings the ruckus to peaceful Sigmund Stern Grove appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
Here’s a hot take: Weezer is a band we have entirely too many opinions about. Weezer (the Gold… The post ALBUM REVIEW: Weezer’s self-titled ‘Gold’ album is self-referential, too appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
BERKELEY, Calif. — Plenty of Grateful Dead and other jam-band shirts dotted the crowd Wednesday night at the… The post REVIEW: Tedeschi Trucks Band digs deep into blues, soul and jams at the Greek in Berkeley appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
SAN FRANCISCO — Interpol didn’t need to move much to command the stage at the Warfield on Tuesday… The post REVIEW: Interpol keeps a tight grip on first of two Warfield shows appeared first on RIFF Magazine .
