RJD2 performs at the Cornerstone in Berkeley on Feb. 1, 2019. Photos: Karen Goldman. BERKELEY — Ramble Jon Krohn didn’t remember the last time he performed in Berkeley as RJD2, but he has a connection to the East Bay all the same. At his show at Cornerstone Friday, Krohn…

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,…