John Legend performs with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 23, 2024. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Twelve-time Grammy winner and EGOT-holder John Legend brought his “An Evening with John Legend: A Night of Songs and Stories” tour to Davies Symphony Hall…

John Legend, courtesy. John Legend will join the San Francisco Symphony for two concerts this July. The Grammy winner will perform “A Night of Songs and Stories” on July 23 and 24. The shows will include orchestral arrangements of his hits like “All of Me,” “Ordinary People” and “Tonight,”…

R&B songsmith John Legend found inspiration from a number of places during the creation of his seventh studio album, Bigger Love. Legend drew upon the love of his wife, his family and the rich history of Black music that influenced his development as an artist, also choosing to release…

Caitlyn Smith photographed at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 25, 2018. Photos: Martin Lacey. For every star Music City churns out, there are 100 other artists struggling to break through. Even many of the success stories have rough beginnings, like Chris Stapleton, Margo Price or Maren Morris, all of…

  Illustration: Vivian Shih It’s “love and hate” week at RIFF. We’ve taken on the theme of Valentine’s Day to talk about both sides of love. We’re starting off with my favorite love songs, but there are some caveats: These are only since 1980. There’s a whole bunch of really…

Chance the Rapper. Matt De Mello/STAFF. The other day I wrote an column on where we, not just as a country, but as a world, go from here. That piece was unique for RIFF. Ours is not a political publication. However, some events transcend politics. Many of us are nervous, some…