Leon Bridges, “Leon.” Leon Bridges’ 2021 album, Gold-Diggers Sound, expanded on the soulful feeling of his first two records with some new electronic elements, making for an exciting and fresh body of work. With his new self-titled, Leon, though, he’s returned to the more traditional sounds of his first…

Lizzo performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2023. Steve Carlson/STAFF. NAPA — The impact was quick, if not immediate. The tension and excitement had been building, people jockeying for position and moving in as close to the stage as they could. With…

A Place To Bury Strangers, courtesy. The haunting vocals of Jacqie Rivera, the balls-to-the-walls guitar playing by A Place To Bury Strangers, the funky grooves of Leon Bridges and Khruangbin, and catchy hooks of Daisy Glaze make the cut for this week’s Tuesday Tracks. We round out this list…

The best albums of 2021 include Evanescence, Vince Staples, Julien Baker, Lindsey Buckingham, Black Midi, Lucy Dacus, Leon Bridges, Faye Webster and Shame. Best of 2021 Welcome to the sixth part of the top 50 albums of the year, according to the RIFF staff that reviewed hundreds this year.…

Simply put, Leon Bridges has one of those voices that is just plain beautiful and works in any situation. From appearances in “Big Little Lies” as Reese Witherspoon explains her fracturing marriage to her daughter through the lyrics and medley of “River,” to “Texas Sun” and its countless appearances on…

You probably don’t need a reminder, but 2020 is a weird year. The Room Ricky Reed Nice Life, Aug. 28 6/10 As the national lockdown in the United States enters it’s sixth month, musicians have been busy completing their lockdown albums. Taylor Swift’s surprise release is of course the…

Paul Simon performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 11, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey and Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — The third and final day of Outside Lands 2019 featured music legends Paul Simon and Mavis Staples in addition to…

Three years after the release of Coming Home, 28-year-old Leon Bridges breaks from the traditional bluesy sound he pursued on his debut, smoothly sailing into funky territory with his sophomore album, Good Thing. Gone are the 1960s R&B beats and the smooth rasp reminiscent of Marvin Gaye and San…

The Black Keys perform at Outside Lands 2015 in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Photo: Paige K. Parsons. If you attended this year’s installment of the Outside Lands Music Festival, you likely have already a list of your top favorite moments. But if you’re still trying to make up…

Courtesy: Outside Lands Deep in the vegetation of Golden Gate Park, among the tens of thousands of attendees at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in 2012, beside the fairytale-like “houses” peddling chocolate – hot, cold, hardened and molten – and next to a carnival sideshow with clowns,…