You Me At Six performs at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on March 7, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — English rockers You Me At Six brought their new album, VI, to the Great American Music Hall Thursday with a performance that blended the new album’s…

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…

New Politics perform at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2018. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — A steady drumbeat rolled in, and suddenly, it seemed as if everyone at The Fillmore was floating. New Politics kicked off its set Wednesday night with “Istanbul,” a hearty song off 2017…

Dreamers formed in New York, which gave the rock trio an appreciation for punk rock. They currently reside in Los Angeles, which has given them a collaborative spirit they rarely got elsewhere. New Politics Dreamers, The Wrecks 7:30 p.m., Wednesday The Fillmore Tickets: $27.50. Lead singer and guitarist Nick Wold,…

Los Angeles alt-rock and electropop trio DREAMERS swear they didn’t write a song called “Drugs” to glamorize substance abuse. The song isn’t even about any controlled substance. Still, it didn’t stop organizers of one festival to kick the band off its lineup, bassist Marc Nelson recalled in an email interview…

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers perform at BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa on May 28, 2017. NAPA — Tom Petty may have largely stuck to the hits at BottleRock Napa Valley Saturday, but the sheer quantity of those familiar songs spoke volumes about Petty’s amazing songbook. After opening with…