Clockwise from top left: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Pokey LaFarge, The Ballroom Thieves, DijahSB, Caleb Landry Jones and Piroshka. The freak-folk and neo-garage rock of Caleb Landry Jones, the hyphy vibes of Snotty Nose Rez Kids, the risk-taking of Pokey LaFarge, grownup feelings of Piroshka, hard-hitting message of DijahSB and lush…

The best albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): The Jayhawks, Lady Gaga, Royce da 5’9”, Poppy, MisterWives, The Weeknd, Donna Missal, Caleb Landry Jones, Songhoy Blues and Homeboy Sandman. Welcome back to RIFF’s top album countdown! If you’re here just to complain about the order or lack…

While known for acting roles in movies like “Get Out” (2017) and “X-Men: First Class” (2011), Caleb Landry Jones has long harbored musical ambitions. Other than the short-lived Robert Jones project in the 2000s, his relegated his ideas to the deep recesses of his mind and the occasional recording…