Ha Ha Tonka performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 24, 2017. Photo: Alessio Neri Brian Roberts is lead singer of Ha Ha Tonka, a southern rock-infused band from the Ozarks named after a state park in Missouri. One would assume, based on stereotypes, that between tours…

Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — Old 97’s shared the new alongside the old Friday night as they took a walk down memory lane with a raucous crowd at the Fillmore, in support of their new record, Graveyard Whistling. During a nearly two-hour set, the band offered a heavy helping of songs…

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, March 20 to 27. Our concert calendar features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best hidden gems the local music scene has to offer. If you’re…

Ha Ha Tonka performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 24, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. Ha Ha Tonka, the Missouri southern indie rock quartet, is back with its fourth album, “Lessons,” and judging from the lead single, it’s another upbeat, mandolin-soloing effort. The album was inspired by the…

Ha Ha Tonka, courtesy: Jason Gonulson. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. The Oscar-nominated film “Winter’s Bone” portrays the Ozarks region of Missouri as dirt-poor, dreary and rampant with methamphetamine production. Brian Roberts, lead singer of Ha Ha Tonka, a southern rock and bluegrass band from the…