Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to sort through all that? RIFF does! We pooled our resources to find some of the best…

Cardiknox sit down for an interview after their set at The New Parish in Oakland on July 21, 2016.. Lorenz Angelo/STAFF. “Where are you from?” A question simple to answer for most musicians, but one that trips up dance pop duo Cardiknox. Vocalist Lonnie Angle and guitarist-keys man Thomas…

Photos: Lorenz Angelo Four fantastic female-fronted performers took the stage at an Oakland Popscene at The New Parish Thursday.  Led by New Jersey-raised singer-songwriter Phoebe Ryan, the lineup also included Seattle-New York-Los Angeles dance pop duo Cardiknox (come back next week for an interview and video), Oakland native Frankie…

Carly Rae Jepsen performs at the Warfield in San Francisco on Feb. 27, 2016. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — What showmanship! Carly Rae Jepsen had the stage presence of someone who has been at it for more than a decade, and a bunch of fun songs (read: Not just “Call…