Lake Street Dive, courtesy. Akie Bermiss says Good Together, the new album by Lake Street Dive, is all about joyful rebellion against the heaviness of the world right now. The band knew it wanted to focus on keeping the music fun, according to the keyboardist and vocalist. Lake Street…

Clockwise from top left: Christian Lee Hutson, Pentatonix, Vivian Green, Crowder, Moonalice and Rachael & Vilray. Ho Ho Ho! The Tuesday Tracks team is feeling the holiday spirit; especially since our inbox has been filling up with hundreds of Christmas and Hanukkah songs starting all the way back in…

“We’re like baseball and hotdogs/ You’re Ferris Bueller and I’m your day off,” sings Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive on “Know That I Know,” possibly the best lyric to encapsulate the mood and style the band’s crafted on its newest album, Obviously. From start to finish, the record…

Photos: Mike DeWald, Roman Gokhman and courtesy. NAPA — As a nearly full moon set Sunday night, the man of the hour—or the weekend—took the stage on the final day of BottleRock Napa Valley. Bruno Mars had been the buzzed-about headliner at BottleRock from the moment the festival lineup was announced…

RIFF wants you to get out to more shows! So we’re curating a running compilation of concerts that we know our readers will be interested in checking out. Our concert calendar features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best hidden gems the music scene has to offer. If you’re looking for…