Author Archives: Chloe Catajan
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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…
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REVIEW: New Politics start a feel-good movement at the Fillmore
New Politics perform at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2018. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — A steady drumbeat rolled in, and suddenly, it seemed as if everyone at The Fillmore was floating. New Politics kicked off its set Wednesday night with “Istanbul,” a hearty song off 2017…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – March 6
Tigers Jaw and Casey. 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 new singles from all genres and backgrounds, so…
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Noise Pop REVIEW: Girlpool brings ‘jubilation dream’ to life at GAMH
Photos: Chloe Catajan SAN FRANCISCO — “One, two, three, will you list it off to me?/ How you’re sorry you feel weird in a jubilation dream,” whispered Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad of Girlpool. Part best friends and part folk-punk band, the two led into their Noise Pop set…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Feb. 20
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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Noise Pop: Girlpool on storytelling and breaking in a new sound
As Girlpool, best friends Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad transform everyday moments into whimsical, folk-punk melodies that not only peek into the duo’s tight-knit universe, but also often hit close to home. Girlpool Field Medic, Rose Droll, Special Explosion 8 p.m., Wednesday Great American Music Hall Tickets: $18-$20. On…