Our favorite new holiday songs come from The Philly Specials (Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata and Jason Kelce) with guest Travis Kelce; Josh Groban, David Shaw of the Revivalists, Ben Folds, Emile Mosseri and Julianna Barwick, Lyn Lapid, Kurt Vile, Yächtley Crëw, Jonathan McReynolds, Fantastic Cat and The Boy Detective.…

Joan Baez performs at Acoustic-4-A-Cure at The Fillmore in San Francisco on May 13, 2023. Steve Carlson/STAFF. Nonprofit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, which provides financial assistance to musicians and music industry workers in need or facing physical or mental health issues, disability or age-related struggles, will host a fundraiser…

In the Name of Love 2025, featuring the music of Aretha Franklin. Living Jazz and SFJAZZ have partnered to produce In the Name of Love, the 21st performance honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., this time through the music of Aretha Franklin. The event will take place on Jan. 18…

Randy Bradbury (L) and Jim Lindberg of Pennywise perform at Zitadelle Spandau in Berlin, Germany on June 8, 2024. The band will headline Punk in the Park San Francisco in May. Photo by Andrea Friedrich/Redferns. Pennywise and more than a dozen other bands will perform at the second Punk In…

BottleRock 2022, courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley will again sell a limited number of advance tickets to next spring’s festival before the holidays. The holiday presale three-day general admission, VIP, Skydeck and Platinum tickets will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. Additionally, American Express cardholders can get…

RIFF’s best albums of 2024 include Tyler, The Creator, Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Brittany Howard, Kamasi Washington, St. Vincent, The Cure, Jack White and Vampire Weekend. Our album reviews are the opinion of one writer, while this list is a survey of our entire…

RIFF’s best albums of 2024 include Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Magdalena Bay, Allie X, Kim Gordon, ScHoolboy Q, Kali Uchis, Adrianne Lenker, Knocked Loose and Clairo. If you haven’t read it yet, you should start at the beginning of our countdown. Caught up? Part two includes some big names…

Zach Bryan performs at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 31, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. The lineup for Outside Lands Music Festival 2025 has yet to be announced, but music fans now know who’s playing at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on the following weekend. Concert promoter Another Planet…

RIFF’s best albums of 2024 include Ariana Grande, Zach Bryan, Suki Waterhouse, Rosali, Doechii, Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson), Father John Misty, A.G. Cook, Fontaines D.C., Remi Wolf, Norah Jones, Pearl Jam, Maggie Rogers, Nilüfer Yanya and Ray Lamontagne. Never before has the music landscape been so fragmented. But…

Kendrick Lamar and SZA, courtesy Andre D. Wagner. Hot on the heels of releasing a new new album, Kendrick Lamar has announced a stadium tour with SZA for next spring that will see the all-world rapper performing at Oracle Park in San Francisco the week after Memorial Day. Tickets…