Author Archives: Chloe Catajan
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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…
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Noise Pop: Palehound returns with A Place I’ll Always Go
Just a week-and-a-half shy of her North American tour, Ellen Kempner of Palehound starts to make necessary preparations for takeoff. Her checklist includes logistical tasks like counting merchandise and searching for a rental van. But other key essentials include squeezing in as many cuddle sessions as she can with…
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Valentine’s Day: The Lovemakers and Breakdown Valentine feeling the love
Olivia Barchard of Breakdown Valentine (L) and Lisa Light of The Lovemakers photographed on Jan,. 28, 2018. Photos: Chloe Catajan Lisa Light of The Lovemakers leads me and Breakdown Valentine’s Olivia Barchard into her music studio with a bottle of champagne in hand. Inside, the walls are painted a…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery
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
The Soft White Sixties, courtesy. 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,…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery
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…
