Billy Strings, “Highway Prayers.” Virtuosic bluegrass musician Billy Strings keeps up his hot streak on Highway Prayers, the singer-songwriter’s fourth album. The Michigan native is known for his Hendrix-like acumen on both banjo and guitar, but on the record, he delivers as an adept songwriter as well. Highway Prayers…

Post Malone performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2023. Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — Thousands of attendees packed the Napa Valley Expo on Friday on the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. The weather cooperated for once, with highs in…

Clockwise from top left: Aurora, Billy Strings, Honeyblood, Bon Iver, Sum-41, Tool, Opeth, 100 gecs, Subhumans and Lizzo. Welcome back to RIFF’s year-end album roundup! If you’re joining us just now, start with part one. Our album review staff is pretty musically diverse, which might explain why Opeth, Bon…