Jack White and his band perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on June 4, 2022. Courtesy David James Swanson/Jack White. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Jack White may have a new album out, but it was his distinguished career with the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead…

The Kills perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Oct. 6, 2018. Photo: Chloe Catajan. It is rare that I am ever in a camp of “bigger is better” when it comes to concerts, but sometimes, I really am. And sometimes, everything really is bigger and better in…

Interpol performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Oct. 6, 2018. Photos: Chloe Catajan BERKELEY — A disco ball might seem like the last thing you’d pair with gloomy post-punk music, but Interpol made it work. Against a darkened Greek Theatre, the mirrored streaks of light gave scattered…

Photo: Celine Teo-Blockey SANTA BARBARA — The inaugural Starry Nites Festival, a two day event at the Live Oak Campground in the hills of the coastal, tourist town of Santa Barbara, offered a good time for music fans of all ages and musicians of all stripes, the weekend of of March…

RIFF wants you to get out to more shows! To help you with that, here are our picks for where to go and who to see next week, March 20 to 27. Our concert calendar features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best hidden gems the local music scene has to offer. If you’re…

Photos: Ian Young By all accounts 2016 was a shitty year. But amid the chaos were much needed distractions in the form of live music. This year I traveled to Iceland, Chicago, Indio, Los Angeles and Seattle to attend 110 shows and eight festivals, watching and photographing more than 250 bands. Here’s…

This is the second in a three-part series. Read the introduction to learn how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” in PART 1. Favorite Shows 2015 | Favorite Shows 2014 Favorite Shows 2013 | Favorite Shows 2012   13 – CHANCE THE RAPPER at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – Oct. 21 At…

Photos: Roman Gokhman, Adrian Jusue, Diana Cordero OAKLAND — As The Kills played Saturday at The Fox Theater in Oakland, a curtain draped behind them portrayed a nature scene: A volcano erupting amid a tropical setting with palm trees. Whether it was meant to serve as a nod to the…

Alison Mosshart and Jamie Jamie Hince of The Kills. Courtesy. Check out my complete story about the The Kills and their ever-busy vocalist-guitarist Alison Mosshart HERE. RIFF: On how despite their tinkering with their sound, the live show finds a link between new songs and old songs. Alison Mosshart: The beautiful…

Alison Mosshart on “The Walking Dead” soundtrack, courtesy. It’s two of everybody’s favorites: “The Walking Dead” and Alison Mosshart. The end result is one terrific soundtrack song. Mosshart and Arjes, a Nashville singer-songwriter and producer, have concocted one of those scenes you can already picture from the show. You…