Tag Archives: Kehlani
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Rexx Life Raj on his family history of activism, systemic racism, how to help
Rexx Life Raj photographed at the Berkeley Marina on Aug. 18, 2020. Matt Pang/STAFF. Additional photos by Pang and Karen Goldman/STAFF. Singer and rapper Rexx Life Raj has seen the world from quite a few angles in his life. From growing up in Berkeley and Vallejo, to playing offensive line…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – March 20
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 the best…
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Photos: Kehlani returns home and leads by example
Photos: Jay Demetillo BERKELEY — Kehlani grew up in Oakland and attended Berkeley High School, not too far from the Greek Theatre. At her sold-out show Friday, the second of two East Bay gigs this week, the R&B singer-songwriter drew massive cheers when she proclaimed, “I walked down this stage when I…
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs to headline TX’s Sound on Sound Fest
A year after organizers connected rock and Renaissance, Sound on Sound Fest will return to Sherwood Forest, just east of Austin, Texas. The second-annual event is scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 10-12. Coming off a four-year hiatus of touring and recording, NYC indie rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs will…
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Album Review: Post Malone cements his place with Stoney
Since bursting onto the scene with his 2015 hit, “White Iverson,” Post Malone has been grinding to cement his spot in today’s music scene. Releasing various singles and even a mixtape in May, Malone has fought to avoid being written off. Now, even with huge names like Childish Gambino, and…