HÆLOS performs at The Independent in San Francisco on March 20, 2019. Photos: Shawn Robbins. SAN FRANCISCO — HÆLOS brought their Any Random Kindness Tour into fruition at the Independent Wednesday with cinematic and sprawling soundscapes. The London group is a culmination of modernistic trip-hop and lifting vocal harmonies derived…

Mereba 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 of…

Ra Ra Riot and Poliça were among the biggest names announced Tuesday for late shows related to next month’s Outside Lands Music Festival. The gigs take place from Aug. 4 to 7 at various venues within San Francisco. The shows announced Tuesday include: • Lapsley, Aug. 4, at California Academy…