Clockwise from top left: Vivian Girls, KÁRYYN, NCT 127, Pearla, Monomotion and Nicole Bus. With so much music coming out at once, it’s easy to stick to what you know and avoid the intimidating ocean of tunes. Daunted music lovers can count on RIFF to deep dive for you.…

Photos: Lorenz Angelo Katy Goodman and Greta Morgan are the best of friends who spend as much time together as possible. Both are also successful musicians, who get to pick their work carefully, on their own schedules. That’s why Goodman, formerly of the acclaimed Vivian Girls and singer-songwriter for…

Fans of Greta Morgan and Katy Goodman have the two musicians’ love of punk music to thank for the upcoming joint tour of Goodman’s band La Sera and Morgan’s solo work in Springtime Carnivore. Late last fall, right before Morgan began recording her sophomore Springtime Carnivore record, Midnight Room,…