Alanis Morissette performs at Concord Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Sept. 29, 2021. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Garbage photos: Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD — Alanis Morissette has such a powerful voice. More than 25 years after her breakthrough album, 1995’s Jagged Little Pill, you may forget how many hits that album begot…

Cat Power. Courtesy Eliot Lee Hazel. Photography was not permitted at this show. SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a rare intrigue when an artist can project timidity from within the limelight. Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, used her combination of mystique and warmth to create an atmosphere that was…

OAKLAND — When Charlyn Marie “Chan” Marshall, better known as Cat Power, emerged onto the indigo-lit stage at The Fox Theater on Tuesday night, she was almost ghost-like. Her spectral apparition, dressed in a long, flowing black robe seemed to float a little above the stage, lighter than air, as…

There’s nothing scarier to a cat lover than a feline friend gone missing. All those anxious hours spent worrying, walking the neighborhood, leaving a bowl of milk on the doorstep, wondering what happened to that beloved companion. Chan Marshall’s first studio album in six years and her 10th under…

The National performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 25, 2018. Photos: Jane Hu. BERKELEY — The National frontman Matt Berninger used to be nervous on stage. He’s even talked about the awkwardness of not knowing what to do with his hands. But Tuesday at the Greek Theatre,…

Photo: Celine Teo-Blockey SANTA BARBARA — The inaugural Starry Nites Festival, a two day event at the Live Oak Campground in the hills of the coastal, tourist town of Santa Barbara, offered a good time for music fans of all ages and musicians of all stripes, the weekend of of March…

Vivian Shih It’s “love and hate” week at RIFF. We’ve taken on the theme of Valentine’s Day to talk about both sides of love. Today. we asked our writers, photographers and editors about their favorite breakup songs. Additionally, we’ve partnered with talented artist Vivian Shih, who has illustrated some of…