Clockwise from top left: Electric Guest, Skip Marley with H.E.R., Wild Nothing, Heart to Heart, Alex Kennedy and Mighty Oaks. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new…

Matthew “Cornbread” Compton was preparing to hop on a call with a reporter when his phone buzzed. Checking a text message from his Electric Guest bandmate, Asa Taccone, he learned that Taccone wouldn’t be unable to make the interview because he was just involved in a car crash. Electric…

RIFF wants you to get out to more shows! To help you with that, here are our picks for where to go and who to see next week. RIFF’s video concert series features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best hidden gems the local music scene has to offer. If you’re…

Photos courtesy: Andrew Jorgensen/Outside Lands Ten years in, the Outside Lands Music Festival has become one of the most iconic music gatherings in the U.S. Which other festival offers a top-notch lineup alongside giant lit-up cypress trees in a magical fairy forest in the middle of a bustling metropolis?…

SAN FRANCISCO — “It’s been five fucking years, man. Damn. And San Francisco was the first place to sell out.” Thus began Los Angeles band Electric Guest’s triumphant return to touring, as they hit the quaint stage at the Independent. Lead singer Asa Taccone (brother of the Loney Island’s…