Celeste Epiphany Waite. Photo: Siam. This week, we bring you a soul-stirring tune by Celeste, dreamy pop by Alice Phoebe Lou, folk from Myles Smith, rock by Matt Pond PA, jazzy funk by Butcher Brown and electronica from Rare DM. Celeste, “This is Who I Am” — This song…

Clairo performs at Frost Amphitheatre in Palo Alto, Calif. on Oct. 6, 2024. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Pop singer Clairo brought her soothing vocal melodies to Frost Amphitheater at Stanford on Sunday night for a stop on her Charm Tour. Singer-songwriter Claire Cottrill, who broke out in 2017 with…

Alice Phoebe Lou performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on April 12, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — South African singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou performed at The Fillmore on Friday, supporting her fifth album, Shelter. Lou kicked off the set on her acoustic guitar with “Halo,” “Shine” and “Open…

Clockwise from top left: Kalie Shorr, Elhae, Alice Phoebe Lou, Unusual Demont, DijahSB and carobae. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time…