Lalin St. Juste of The Seshen photographed in her home in Oakland on July 18, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. Most if not all aspects of Lalin St. Juste’s life empower her to communicate, and the singer-songwriter takes advantage of her opportunities. When she’s not leading Oakland electro-soul band The…

Ghost & The City, courtesy. Although Ash Maynor started Ghost & the City in 2008, the current incarnation of the soulful jazz and trip-hop group is essentially a new beast. The large lineups of session musicians are no more, and the blues and big band influences have taken a…

The Soft White Sixties, courtesy. 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 new singles from all genres and backgrounds,…