Weezer performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland on April 10, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. OAKLAND — As the four members of Weezer stood at a microphone in front of the stage at Oracle Arena—dressed in striped jackets and boater hats—and performed a barbershop quartet version of “Beverly Hills,” it…

When RIFF talked to Weezer’s Brian Bell about his band The Relationship last November, to say he was excited about the group’s forthcoming album would have been an understatement. A smile spread across his normally stoic face, Bell beamed when he talked about the music he and his band…

A day before Brian Bell of Weezer drops his upcoming album with new group The Relationship, the band is playing The Rickshaw Stop. The Relationship, Cotillon 8 p.m., Thursday, April 20 The Rickshaw Stop Tickets: $12-$14 “I really just wanted a band of friends. I wanted something to do that was fun,”…

Brian Bell and The Relationship. Brian Bell is certainly no stranger to a music festival stage. With Weezer, the guitarist and songwriter headlined dozens of festivals all over the world. However, when his new band, The Relationship<, took the stage at Austin’s Sound on Sound Fest earlier this month,…

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Stepping foot on the grounds of McDade, Texas’ Sherwood Forest is akin to walking back in time. As the name suggests, the venue on the far-eastern outskirts of Austin is home to a Renaissance festival and features a giant keep, a Round Table, various wood caravans and a…