I’m excited to present my installment of RIFF’s year-end staff lists of the best albums of 2018. This year was one of transition and experimentation for artists, and I’ve used fairly simple criteria to narrow down my top 10 albums. These are the ones I found myself loading up…

Meg Myers performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2018. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Meg Myers brought her dramatic and enigmatic live show to August Hall for a dazzling Tuesday night performance, her first in the Bay Area in a number of years. Touring…

Illustration: Roman Gokhman Women are taking the reins in modern rock. This year has been full of chart-topping release from female artists who drive music forward. Sometimes overlooked, female-fronted rock bands are making some of the most challenging, aggressive and relevant songs on the rock charts. On this episode…

While Meg Myers has been a part of the alternative music scene for almost a decade, this last year has proven the most transformative for the young singer-songwriter. Myers’ latest LP, Take Me To The Disco (300 Entertainment), is a 46-minute ode to love and heartbreak that gives listeners an authentic…