Beartooth, “The Surface.” Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo set out on a different course while writing the band’s fifth album, The Surface. Coming off the dark and intensely personal Below just two years prior, he wanted to break away from despair and anguish. The resulting album is no less personal,…

Papa Roach performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2022. Photos courtesy Nathan Zucker and Steve Thrasher. SACRAMENTO — The third day of Aftershock Fest, on Saturday, was also a celebration of the artists who have been putting in the work for years, or in the case…

Beartooth “Below.” Columbus, Ohio’s Beartooth may revel in themes of misery, but frontman Caleb Shomo’s real goal is to have fun. Perhaps that’s why their brand of punk-influenced hard screamo is so effective. Beartooth’s fourth LP, Below, roars of frustration and antagonism and gives way again and again to wails…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — The room went dark, with the only light coming from rain drops sliding down glass, projected on the screen behind the stage. The cracks of a drum triggered the glass to crack as well. Bring Me The Horizon triumphantly took the stage for their…

Third Eye Blind in 1998. Photo: Otto Kitsinger RIFF wants you to get out to more shows! To help you with that, here are our picks for where to go and who to see next week, April 3 to 10. Our concert calendar features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best…