RIFF photographers’ favorite concert photos in 2022 included these shots of Post Malone, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Jaleh, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Lil Uzi Vert, Marina Diamandis, Rico Nasty, Royal Blood, Chris Stapleton, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kid Cudi, Too $hort and Caroline Polachek. We asked our photographers to share…

Kehlani performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Sept. 30, 2022. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. OAKLAND —  The East Bay’s own Kehlani made quite a splash in a triumphant return to the Bay Area during their stop at Oakland Arena on Friday evening. In their penultimate North American show on the Blue…

Lizzo performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Oct. 30, 2021. Adam Pardee/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — There was only one point in her show at Outside Lands on Saturday in which Lizzo was wrong. Lizzo. “I’m the worst headliner,” Lizzo said while coordinating a TikTok video with the…

Despite a wide array of similarities and having come up around similar times, punk and hip-hop have seen crossovers here and there with only a select few musical acts ever managing maintain a level of longevity or relevancy. Obvious examples that come to mind include The Beastie Boys and…

Kyle J. Kohner checks in with his own list of the best albums of the year. The first part includes ALCEST, Patriarchy, slowthai, Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats, Danny Brown, Tōth, Richard Dawson, Kim Gordon, Weyes Blood, Deliluh, Chasms, Better Oblivion Community Center, Chemical Brothers, Billie Eilish and Mount…

Our list of the 20 best hip-hop albums of 2019 includes Danny Brown, Post Malone, ECCO2K, Tinashe, Little Simz, Malibu Ken, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, slowthai, Maxo Kream, Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats, Clipping., YBN Cordae, Kate Tempest, Quelle Chris, Denzel Curry, Injury Reserve,…