Phoenix photographed at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, on June 10, 2017. Photo: Alessio Neri RIFF doubled in readership in 2017, and as editor-in-chief, so did my workload. As one of five people running our humble little publication on a day-to-day basis, while planning as far out as…

Photos: Alessio Neri NAPA — She may be a well-seasoned traveler, having moved with her family from the Philippines to Italy and then Hawaii before finally calling San Diego home, but reggae singer-songwriter Hirie still found an adventure traversing the streets of Napa on her visit recently, where she…

Warren G performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. NAPA — Sunshine and cool breezes were the true star on Friday at BottleRock Napa Valley. It was possibly the first moderate date at the festival in its five-year run at the Napa…

Courtesy: BottleRock Napa Valley How do you follow a line-up headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder and Florence and the Machine? If you’re the producers of BottleRock Napa Valley, you fill the void with Tom Petty and Foo Fighters, top it off with big names like Maroon 5, Macklemore, Modest Mouse and The…