Tired of the monotony of the music industry and the record-tour-repeat cycle, Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow followed up his critically acclaimed 2016 album, We Move, just nine months later with True Care this May. James Vincent McMorrow at Outside Lands Music Festival 3:50 p.m., Sutro stage Sunday, Aug. 13…

Photos courtesy: Andrew Jorgensen/Outside Lands Ten years in, the Outside Lands Music Festival has become one of the most iconic music gatherings in the U.S. Which other festival offers a top-notch lineup alongside giant lit-up cypress trees in a magical fairy forest in the middle of a bustling metropolis?…

What do you all massive festivals with multiple stages share in common? It’s always difficult to navigate and impossible to see every artist. Outside Lands, which released its daily stage time schedule today, is no exception. Just one of many conundrums: Gorillaz at Lands End or Alt-J at Twin Peaks? While RIFF can’t…

Bassist Brandon Asraf and drummer John Tacon met in middle school under inauspicious circumstances, immediately disliking each other. Brick + Mortar, Split Party, The Go Ahead 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8 Swedish American Hall Tickets: $12-$14. “I was a new kid in eighth grade,” said Asraf, one-half of New…

For an up-and-coming country artist, Kelsey Waldon doesn’t stay up-to-date on some of the biggest names in the genre. Instead, the Kentuckian puts her head down and focuses on gritty, straight-shooting, honest and organic country music. Kelsey Waldon, Blue Water Highway, Sikemor 8 p.m., Thursday The Hotel Utah Saloon…

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” That question is one of the earliest lessons in kindness and compassion that a lot of us were taught, at least by the TV. I have a hard time imagining Mister Rogers thriving in the current environment, though. I suspect he’d actually be drummed…

Annie Hart’s solo debut, Impossible Accomplice, is a subtle stroke of ethereal genius. Fresh off appearing twice on David Lynch’s Twin Peaks reboot with her New York dream-pop band Au Revoir Simone, Hart solidifies herself as a singular talent with her first solo album. Impossible Accomplice Annie Hart July…

Suburban Birds are a hazy, psychedelic and uniquely uplifting rock band from Salt Lake City. Three of the four members have been playing together since 2011. Following a self-titled debut EP released in 2015, for which they listed Tame Impala, Radiohead and The Zombies as influences, they hunkered down to record an…

Leopold and His Fiction, courtesy. Daniel Leopold’s residence history reads like a best-of for musically inspirational cities. Raised in Detroit, the frontman of Leopold and His Fiction spent a dozen or so years in San Francisco before he made the the move to Austin six years ago. Leopold and…

The last few months have been busy ones for New York pop band MisterWives. After completing their sophomore album, Connect the Dots, the band hit the road for the longest tour of their short careers, more than two straight months opening for Panic! At The Disco. MisterWives, Smallpools, Vinyl Theatre…