Author Archives: Chloe Catajan
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – June 26
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to sort through all that? RIFF does! We pooled our resources to find some of the best…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – June 5
THE WLDLFE, courtesy. We pooled our resources to find some of the best new singles from all genres and backgrounds, so you can find your newest earworm without all the drama. Enjoy this week’s hidden gems, including THE WLDLFE. George Taylor, “Come Follow Me Down” — Backed by muted minor…
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REVIEW: Modest Mouse dives deep into its catalog at the Fox Theater
Photos: Chloe Catajan OAKLAND — Modest Mouse took the Fox Theater stage to sound clips of birds chirping and rainfall, and the roars of a sold-out crowd. The Northwest indie rock greats broke into “The World at Large,” a staple off Good News For People Who Love Bad News. Modest Mouse…
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REVIEW: The Wonder Years lead the UC Theatre through Sister Cities
Photos: Chloe Catajan BERKELEY — The Wonder Years shook the UC Theatre grounds Wednesday with an energized 18-song set. Halfway through its tour, the Philadelphia pop-punk group was in the midst of promoting LP Sister Cities, released last month. Fittingly, the band opened with “Pyramids of Salt,” off the 2018…
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REVIEW: Juanes and Mon Laferte combine powerhouse forces at City National Civic
Photos: Chloe Catajan SAN JOSE — Juanes brought the last leg of his Amarte Tour to San Jose’s City National Civic Friday. With support from Chilean songstress Mon Laferte, the tour celebrated Juanes’ 2017 visual album Mis Planes Son Amarte (My Plans Are To Love You). Before unfolding a 21-song performance of…
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REVIEW: MGMT finds its way through the Little Dark Age at The Warfield
Photos: Chloe Catajan MGMT performs at The Warfield in San Francisco on May 15, 2018. SAN FRANCISCO — MGMT made its much anticipated return to the Bay Area Tuesday, for the first time in more than four years. Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser of The Middletown, Connecticut group brought their hybrid synth-pop…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery – May 15
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to sort through all that? RIFF does! We pooled our resources to find some of the best…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery – April 24
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to sort through all that? RIFF does! We pooled our resources to find some of the best…
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PHOTOS: Fleet Foxes bring whimsical soundscapes to the Greek
Photos: Chloe Catajan BERKELEY — As The Westerlies played its dreary tune “A Nearer Sun,” Fleet Foxes took the Greek Theatre stage Friday. The symphonic tones eventually turned into a single blare, cueing the Seattle folk-rockers to take over from there. Seamlessly, Fleet Foxes broke into full sound for …
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – April 3
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to sort through all that? RIFF does! We pooled our resources to find some of the best…
