Radiohead performs at Outside Lands 2016. Che Holts/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Eight years after headlining opening night of the inaugural Outside Lands Music Festival, Radiohead returned Saturday to the event with a two-hour set that showed their range of abilities. Because of the way the event has grown and…

Click to view the full map The 72 music performers at the 9th annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival next month represent at least 10 countries and 16 of the United States. Despite the absence of Asian and South American artists, as well as the classical penguin stylings…

So many Noise Pop shows, so little time. The great thing about this music festival is that you can relatively easily club-hop to catch more than one of the acts you’re cited about on a given night. So I did something I haven’t done for a few years: Go to…

Some of MisterWives at Outside Lands 2015. I interviewed many talented musicians in 2015, so this list is not based on who gave me the best quotes or who is most-talented. This collection is based more on who I connected with the most and who I felt tried hardest…

Julien Baker, courtesy. Julien Baker is one of our favorite new artists, and RIFF had a brief chance to catch up with her by telephone. Baker will be making her San Francisco performance debut at Noise Pop, Feb. 25 at Bottom of the Hill. Catch up with my full interviews…