Papa Roach performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2022. Photos courtesy Nathan Zucker and Steve Thrasher. SACRAMENTO — The third day of Aftershock Fest, on Saturday, was also a celebration of the artists who have been putting in the work for years, or in the case…

Yungblud, “Yungblud.” U.K. artist Dominic Harrison, better known as Yungblud, always keeps fans guessing as to his next move. The singer’s 2020 album, weird!, was a boisterous alt-rock romp that treaded into the waters of pop-punk. What a difference a couple years makes! Yungblud Yungblud Locomotion/Geffen, Sept. 2 8/10 His…

Sheffield, England alt-rockers Bring Me the Horizon have an ambitious plan for the release of their forthcoming album, opting to release the record in three EPs. The first installment, Post Human: Survival Horror, could stand on its own merit. Nine tracks and a host of high-profile collaborations make the record immediately…

Yungblud photographed during Warped Tour at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on July 21, 2019. Photo: Chloe Catajan. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — There’s little room for middle ground when it comes to U.K. singer-songwriter Dominic Harrison, better known as Yungblud. Harrison’s bold, outspoken and audacious personality makes him an…

Circa Survive performs at the 25th Anniversary Warped Tour at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on July 21, 2019. Photos: Gary Chancer. MOUNTAIN VIEW — The 25th and possibly final iteration of the Vans Warped Tour, dubbed by some as “punk rock summer camp,” went out with a…

Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to sort through all that? RIFF does! We pooled our resources to find some of the best…

Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles electropop duo FRENSHIP returned to the Bay Area for its first performance since Outside Lands on Wednesday. Headlining a special night of Popscene at Rickshaw Stop, James Sunderland and Brett Hite appeared grateful to draw a crowd. “I see a lot of familiar faces…