What happens when you’re tortured for what feels like an eternity? What if you’re forced to deal with fame, love and lapses in creativity, all on top of the constant emergence of COVID variants and political turmoil? You learn to roll with the punches, around each lap of an…

MØ performs at The Fox Theater in Oakland on Feb. 9, 2019. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. SACRAMENTO and OAKLAND — Taking the stage in a black wide-brimmed hat, white cut-off tank-top and black jeans, MØ began her show at Ace of Spades in Sacramento on Feb. 2 with “Purple Like the Summer…

MØ. Ian Young/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO – Danish singer-songwriter MØ saved her new single, the Snakehips duet “Don’t Leave” for the end of her set at the Warfield Sunday night, but the rest of her set was also not without fireworks, as she crowd-surfed and even performed from the upper…

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…