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We cover music and its impact on people. Run by journalists. In the SF Bay and beyond. Since 2016.

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Julia Bernicker picked Tuesday Tracks this week: • #FelixHill: “Circumstance” • #Bicep with #Eartheater and #Saskia: “Ultra” • #RivkahReyes: “Ugly Cry” • #Dawuna: “Wet Sheets / Lip Gloss” • #Threshold: “Stillwater” • #Maz: “Loveandpain” riffmagazine.com/tuesday-trac...

riffmagazine.comIsaac Eiger, Maz, Dawuna, Felix Hill: Tuesday Tracks | RIFFHopeful tidings from Isaac Eiger and BICEP, both sides of desire from Maz and Rivkah Reyes, yearning from Dawuna and rock by Felix Hill.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com digs deeper into its catalog at #SphereVegas on Oct. 24 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comMetallica digs deeper into its catalog at Las Vegas' Sphere on Oct. 24 | RIFFMetallica concluded it's fourth week at Sphere in Las Vegas with “The Outlaw Torn,” “The Call of Ktulu,” “Whiskey in the Jar” and more.

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ALBUM REVIEW: #Nickelback leans on Nashville for 'Everything Under the Sun' ✏️: Mike DeWald. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Nickelback tap Nashville for 'Everything Under the Sun'Nickelback finds Nashville inspirations, guest players and mature perspective on "Everything Under the Sun," without losing its rock core.

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ALBUM REVIEW: #EditorsBand find a new spiral back on 'Surface, Echo & Sound' ✏️: Roman Gokhman. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comALBUM REVIEW: Editors find a new spiral back on 'Surface, Echo & Sound' | RIFF Magazine"Surface, Echo & Sound" finds Editors reconnecting with their early post-punk sound but folding in two decades of evolution.

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REVIEW: #KaceyMusgraves embraces audience in radiant 360-degree style at Oakland Arena, with #Estevie | ✏️: Yoshi Kato. riffmagazine.com/reviews/kace...

riffmagazine.comKacey Musgraves embraces audience in 360-degree style at Oakland ArenaKaey Musgraves brought fun visuals, a compelling performance and open arms to the penultimate city on a three-month tour, with Estevie.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com digs deeper into its catalog at #SphereVegas on Oct. 24 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comMetallica digs deeper into its catalog at Las Vegas' Sphere on Oct. 24 | RIFFMetallica concluded it's fourth week at Sphere in Las Vegas with “The Outlaw Torn,” “The Call of Ktulu,” “Whiskey in the Jar” and more.

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REVIEW: #KaceyMusgraves embraces audience in radiant 360-degree style at Oakland Arena, with #Estevie | ✏️: Yoshi Kato. riffmagazine.com/reviews/kace...

riffmagazine.comKacey Musgraves embraces audience in 360-degree style at Oakland ArenaKaey Musgraves brought fun visuals, a compelling performance and open arms to the penultimate city on a three-month tour, with Estevie.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com digs deeper into its catalog at #SphereVegas on Oct. 24 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comMetallica digs deeper into its catalog at Las Vegas' Sphere on Oct. 24 | RIFFMetallica concluded it's fourth week at Sphere in Las Vegas with “The Outlaw Torn,” “The Call of Ktulu,” “Whiskey in the Jar” and more.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com digs deeper into its catalog at #SphereVegas on Oct. 24 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comMetallica digs deeper into its catalog at Las Vegas' Sphere on Oct. 24 | RIFFMetallica concluded it's fourth week at Sphere in Las Vegas with “The Outlaw Torn,” “The Call of Ktulu,” “Whiskey in the Jar” and more.

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REVIEW: #Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights in Oakland ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Jerome Parmer. riffmagazine.com/reviews/gees...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights at Fox Theater in Oakland | RIFF MagazineGeese returned to Oakland supporting "Getting Killed," with Cameron Winter’s deadpan humor and a set that kept pushing volume and tension.

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REVIEW: #KaceyMusgraves embraces audience in radiant 360-degree style at Oakland Arena, with #Estevie | ✏️: Yoshi Kato. riffmagazine.com/reviews/kace...

riffmagazine.comKacey Musgraves embraces audience in 360-degree style at Oakland ArenaKaey Musgraves brought fun visuals, a compelling performance and open arms to the penultimate city on a three-month tour, with Estevie.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com makes #SphereVegas feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Metallica makes Sphere feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | RIFFMetallica’s Oct. 22 Sphere show placed “Battery” and other classics with massive visuals on the seventh night of its Las Vegas residency.

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REVIEW: #KaceyMusgraves embraces audience in radiant 360-degree style at Oakland Arena, with #Estevie | ✏️: Yoshi Kato. riffmagazine.com/reviews/kace...

riffmagazine.comKacey Musgraves embraces audience in 360-degree style at Oakland ArenaKaey Musgraves brought fun visuals, a compelling performance and open arms to the penultimate city on a three-month tour, with Estevie.

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REVIEW: #ShabazzPalaces further Ishmael Butler's cosmic archeology on 'It's a Style Sport' ✏️: David Gill. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Shabazz Palaces continue cosmic archaeology on 'It’s a Style Sport'Shabazz Palaces' latest album, "It's A Style Sport," showcases the smooth philosophical inquiry of Digable Planets' Ishmael Butler.

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REVIEW: #KaceyMusgraves embraces audience in radiant 360-degree style at Oakland Arena, with #Estevie | ✏️: Yoshi Kato. riffmagazine.com/reviews/kace...

riffmagazine.comKacey Musgraves embraces audience in 360-degree style at Oakland ArenaKaey Musgraves brought fun visuals, a compelling performance and open arms to the penultimate city on a three-month tour, with Estevie.

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Q&A: #SebastienTellier brings his strange world closer on 'Kiss the Beast' ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. riffmagazine.com/interview/se...

riffmagazine.comQ&A: Sébastien Tellier brings his strange world closer on 'Kiss the Beast' | RIFFSébastien Tellier discusses "Kiss the Beast," working with Slayyyter and Niles Rodgers, and the personal contradictions behind the album.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com makes #SphereVegas feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Metallica makes Sphere feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | RIFFMetallica’s Oct. 22 Sphere show placed “Battery” and other classics with massive visuals on the seventh night of its Las Vegas residency.

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OUT TODAY: #Dawes, #Goose, #Lettuce, #Soullive members and others unite in #RainbowBody for a good cause ✏️: Mike DeWald.

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Dawes, Goose members and others unite in 'Rainbow Body' | RIFFMembers of Dawes, Goose and Lettuce unite as Rainbow Body, turning folk, funk, psychedelia and jam-rock into a conservation-minded debut.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com makes #SphereVegas feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Metallica makes Sphere feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | RIFFMetallica’s Oct. 22 Sphere show placed “Battery” and other classics with massive visuals on the seventh night of its Las Vegas residency.

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REVIEW: @metallica.com makes #SphereVegas feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | #Metallica ✏️: Layla Bohm. riffmagazine.com/reviews/meta...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Metallica makes Sphere feel built for metal on Oct. 22 | RIFFMetallica’s Oct. 22 Sphere show placed “Battery” and other classics with massive visuals on the seventh night of its Las Vegas residency.

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REVIEW: #ShabazzPalaces further Ishmael Butler's cosmic archeology on 'It's a Style Sport,' out tomorrow on @subpop.bsky.social ✏️: David Gill. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Shabazz Palaces continue cosmic archaeology on 'It’s a Style Sport'Shabazz Palaces' latest album, "It's A Style Sport," showcases the smooth philosophical inquiry of Digable Planets' Ishmael Butler.

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Looking backward and forward at once, with fresh music from Dummy, #Nomi, #JohannaWarren, #NoLovefortheMiddleChild, #TheCoronas and #MarikaHackman. By Sery Morales.

riffmagazine.comNomi, Marika Hackman, The Coronas, Johanna Warren: Tuesday Tracks | RIFFDummy, Nomi, Johanna Warren, No Love for the Middle Child, The Coronas and Marika Hackman lead this week’s Tuesday Tracks.

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Q&A: #SebastienTellier brings his strange world closer on 'Kiss the Beast' ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. riffmagazine.com/interview/se...

riffmagazine.comQ&A: Sébastien Tellier brings his strange world closer on 'Kiss the Beast' | RIFFSébastien Tellier discusses "Kiss the Beast," working with Slayyyter and Niles Rodgers, and the personal contradictions behind the album.

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Looking backward and forward at once, with fresh music from Dummy, #Nomi, #JohannaWarren, #NoLovefortheMiddleChild, #TheCoronas and #MarikaHackman. By Sery Morales.

riffmagazine.comNomi, Marika Hackman, The Coronas, Johanna Warren: Tuesday Tracks | RIFFDummy, Nomi, Johanna Warren, No Love for the Middle Child, The Coronas and Marika Hackman lead this week’s Tuesday Tracks.

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#NoisePop Festival announces initial lineup with #Lambchop, #Deerhoof, #CarolineRose, #JessWilliamson, Stone Foxes and more riffmagazine.com/news/noise-p...

riffmagazine.comNoise Pop announces initial lineup with Lambchop, Deerhoof, Caroline RoseNoise Pop Festival has announced the first acts for its 2027 edition, led by Lambchop, Caroline Rose, Deerhoof and others.

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ALBUM REVIEW: #Dawes, #Goose, #Lettuce, #Soullive members and others unite in #RainbowBody for a good cause ✏️: Mike DeWald. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Dawes, Goose members and others unite in 'Rainbow Body' | RIFFMembers of Dawes, Goose and Lettuce unite as Rainbow Body, turning folk, funk, psychedelia and jam-rock into a conservation-minded debut.

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Noise Pop Festival announces initial lineup with Lambchop, Deerhoof, Caroline Rose, Jess Williamson, Stone Foxes and more riffmagazine.com/news/noise-p...

riffmagazine.comNoise Pop announces initial lineup with Lambchop, Deerhoof, Caroline RoseNoise Pop Festival has announced the first acts for its 2027 edition, led by Lambchop, Caroline Rose, Deerhoof and others.

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REVIEW: #Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights at Fox Theater in Oakland ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Jerome Parmer. riffmagazine.com/reviews/gees...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights at Fox Theater in Oakland | RIFF MagazineGeese returned to Oakland supporting "Getting Killed," with Cameron Winter’s deadpan humor and a set that kept pushing volume and tension.

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REVIEW: #ShabazzPalaces further Ishmael Butler's cosmic archeology on 'It's a Style Sport,' out Friday on @subpop.bsky.social ✏️: David Gill. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Shabazz Palaces continue cosmic archaeology on 'It’s a Style Sport'Shabazz Palaces' latest album, "It's A Style Sport," showcases the smooth philosophical inquiry of Digable Planets' Ishmael Butler.

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REVIEW: #Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights at Fox Theater in Oakland ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Jerome Parmer. riffmagazine.com/reviews/gees...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights at Fox Theater in Oakland | RIFF MagazineGeese returned to Oakland supporting "Getting Killed," with Cameron Winter’s deadpan humor and a set that kept pushing volume and tension.

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Sery Morales picked Tuesday Tracks this week: • #MarikaHackman: "33" • #Nomi: "right/left" • #JohannaWarren: "Automatic" • #NoLovefortheMiddleChild: "Frostbite" • Dummy: "N of 1" • #TheCoronas: " End The Day With You" riffmagazine.com/tuesday-trac...

riffmagazine.comNomi, Marika Hackman, The Coronas, Johanna Warren: Tuesday Tracks | RIFFDummy, Nomi, Johanna Warren, No Love for the Middle Child, The Coronas and Marika Hackman lead this week’s Tuesday Tracks.

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REVIEW: #Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights at Fox Theater in Oakland ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Jerome Parmer. riffmagazine.com/reviews/gees...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Geese push chaos to the brink on first of two nights at Fox Theater in Oakland | RIFF MagazineGeese returned to Oakland supporting "Getting Killed," with Cameron Winter’s deadpan humor and a set that kept pushing volume and tension.

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ALBUM REVIEW: #Dawes, #Goose, #Lettuce, #Soullive members and others unite in #RainbowBody for a good cause ✏️: Mike DeWald. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Dawes, Goose members and others unite in 'Rainbow Body' | RIFFMembers of Dawes, Goose and Lettuce unite as Rainbow Body, turning folk, funk, psychedelia and jam-rock into a conservation-minded debut.

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REVIEW & VIDEOS: #DojaCat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performance, with #Latto | Their tour hits SF's Chase Center this Sunday. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. riffmagazine.com/reviews/doja...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Doja Cat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performanceDoja Cat brought Tour Ma Vie to Moda Center, blending '80s pop, jazz, rap and a fiery finale. Latto opened. The tour arrives in SF next week.

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Q&A: #SebastienTellier brings his strange world closer on 'Kiss the Beast' ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. riffmagazine.com/interview/se...

riffmagazine.comQ&A: Sébastien Tellier brings his strange world closer on 'Kiss the Beast' | RIFFSébastien Tellier discusses "Kiss the Beast," working with Slayyyter and Niles Rodgers, and the personal contradictions behind the album.

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REVIEW: #Hovvdy and #EmmaOgier find their own lanes in Portland, with The Chapel in SF up next ✏️: Layla Bohm. 📸: Matthew Fish. riffmagazine.com/reviews/hovv...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Hovvdy and Emma Ogier find their own lanes at the Aladdin in Portland | RIFF MagazineHovvdy brought "Big World" and older tunes to Aladdin Theater, while Emma Ogier previewed songs from her debut album. They play SF on Monday.

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REVIEW & VIDEOS: #DojaCat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performance, with #Latto | Their tour hits SF's Chase Center next week. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. riffmagazine.com/reviews/doja...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Doja Cat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performanceDoja Cat brought Tour Ma Vie to Moda Center, blending '80s pop, jazz, rap and a fiery finale. Latto opened. The tour arrives in SF next week.

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PHOTOS: #YoungMiko checks into San Francisco with her first arena tour stop ✏️: Starr Lee. riffmagazine.com/photos/young...

riffmagazine.comPHOTOS: Young Miko checks into San Francisco with her first arena tour | RIFF MagazineYoung Miko brought her first arena tour to Chase Center, delivering Latin trap, bold choreography and plenty of confidence

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REVIEW: #SaraBareilles embraces ‘Good Grief’ on first of two nights at Bill Graham Civic, with #CelisseHenderson ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jamie Balaoro. riffmagazine.com/reviews/sara...

riffmagazine.comSara Bareilles embraces ‘Good Grief’ on first of two nights in San FranciscoSara Bareilles brought grief, rage, humor and joy together for a cathartic performance at Bill Graham Civic, with Celisse Henderson.

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REVIEW & VIDEOS: #DojaCat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performance, with #Latto | Their tour hits SF's Chase Center next week. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. riffmagazine.com/reviews/doja...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Doja Cat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performanceDoja Cat brought Tour Ma Vie to Moda Center, blending '80s pop, jazz, rap and a fiery finale. Latto opened. The tour arrives in SF next week.

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REVIEW & VIDEOS: #DojaCat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performance, with #Latto | Their tour hits SF's Chase Center next week. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. riffmagazine.com/reviews/doja...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Doja Cat turns up the heat with genre-bending Portland performanceDoja Cat brought Tour Ma Vie to Moda Center, blending '80s pop, jazz, rap and a fiery finale. Latto opened. The tour arrives in SF next week.

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REVIEW: #Hovvdy and #EmmaOgier find their own lanes in Portland, with The Chapel in SF up next ✏️: Layla Bohm. 📸: Matthew Fish. riffmagazine.com/reviews/hovv...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Hovvdy and Emma Ogier find their own lanes at the Aladdin in Portland | RIFF MagazineHovvdy brought "Big World" and older tunes to Aladdin Theater, while Emma Ogier previewed songs from her debut album. They play SF on Monday.

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REVIEW: #SaraBareilles embraces ‘Good Grief’ on first of two nights at Bill Graham Civic, with #CelisseHenderson ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jamie Balaoro. riffmagazine.com/reviews/sara...

riffmagazine.comSara Bareilles embraces ‘Good Grief’ on first of two nights in San FranciscoSara Bareilles brought grief, rage, humor and joy together for a cathartic performance at Bill Graham Civic, with Celisse Henderson.

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REVIEW: #FrankCarter leads #SexPistols through a ferocious Warfield return, with #Starcrawler ✏️: Glenn Gumin. 📸: Jerome Parmer. riffmagazine.com/reviews/sex-...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Frank Carter leads Sex Pistols through a ferocious San Francisco setSex Pistols returned to the Warfield with Frank Carter, ripping through 'Never Mind the Bollocks' and punk staples, with Starcrawler.

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REVIEW: #Hovvdy and #EmmaOgier find their own lanes in Portland, with The Chapel in SF up next ✏️: Layla Bohm. 📸: Matthew Fish. riffmagazine.com/reviews/hovv...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Hovvdy and Emma Ogier find their own lanes at the Aladdin in Portland | RIFF MagazineHovvdy brought "Big World" and older tunes to Aladdin Theater, while Emma Ogier previewed songs from her debut album. They play SF on Monday.

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Q&A: #AshleyCooke takes Pleasanton roots on the road as her country career takes off ✏️: Roman Gokhman. riffmagazine.com/interview/as...

riffmagazine.comQ&A: Ashley Cooke takes Pleasanton roots on the road as her career takes offAshley Cooke talks about returning to Pleasanton, her new album, connecting with fans and finding success ahead of her Portland concert.

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REVIEW: #SaraBareilles embraces ‘Good Grief’ on first of two nights at Bill Graham Civic, with #CelisseHenderson ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jamie Balaoro. riffmagazine.com/reviews/sara...

riffmagazine.comSara Bareilles embraces ‘Good Grief’ on first of two nights in San FranciscoSara Bareilles brought grief, rage, humor and joy together for a cathartic performance at Bill Graham Civic, with Celisse Henderson.

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PHOTOS: #YoungMiko checks into San Francisco with her first arena tour stop at Chase Center ✏️: Starr Lee. riffmagazine.com/photos/young...

riffmagazine.comPHOTOS: Young Miko checks into San Francisco with her first arena tour | RIFF MagazineYoung Miko brought her first arena tour to Chase Center, delivering Latin trap, bold choreography and plenty of confidence

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OUT TODAY: @fontainesdc.bsky.social paint a bleak picture on #DopamineChamber. #FontainesDC play Bill Graham Civic in SF on May 12. ✏️: Kellan Miller. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

riffmagazine.comREVIEW: Fontaines D.C. paint a bleak picture on 'Dopamine Chamber' | RIFFFontaines D.C. explore escapism and hedonism with sleek instrumentation and a multitude of captivating moments.

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PHOTOS: #YoungMiko checks into San Francisco with her first arena tour stop at Chase Center ✏️: Starr Lee. riffmagazine.com/photos/young...

riffmagazine.comPHOTOS: Young Miko checks into San Francisco with her first arena tour | RIFF MagazineYoung Miko brought her first arena tour to Chase Center, delivering Latin trap, bold choreography and plenty of confidence