2025 (153 Posts)
- 3June
- ALBUM REVIEW: Sabrina Claudio finds self-love with ‘Fall In Love With Her’
- 3June
- Tuesday Tracks: HAAi, Braye, Cam, Cafuné and more
- 2June
- Festival La Onda pushes on despite setbacks on second day
- 1June
- Festival La Onda hits its stride with music for every generation
- 1June
- REVIEW Coldplay unlocks ‘Music of the Spheres’ at Stanford Stadium
- 31May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Pulp’s ‘More’ is a midlife masterpiece
- 31May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Finn Wolfhard breaks out with solo debut ‘Happy Birthday’
- 30May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Miley Cyrus finds ‘Something Beautiful’ on ambitious LP
- 30May
- REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar and SZA hold ‘grand’ spectacle at Oracle Park
- 29May
- REVIEW: Stray Kids find a home in the Bay at Oracle Park
- 27May
- INTERVIEW: Spacehog is back with a tour, in the meantime
- 26May
- Tuesday Tracks: Anand Wilder, Night Tapes, Avery Tucker, The Sophs
- 25May
- BottleRock Day 3: Noah Kahan, Cage the Elephant, 10 other Sunday highlights
- 25May
- BottleRock Day 2: Justin Timberlake, 4 Non Blondes, Benson Boone, 12 more highlights
- 24May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Garbage looks for the bright side on ‘Let All That We Imagine Be the Light’
- 24May
- BottleRock Day 1: Green Day, Sublime, Serena Williams and 9 more Friday highlights
- 23May
- Serena Williams, Trisha Yearwood invite BottleRock to a dinner party
- 23May
- ALBUM REVIEW: The National’s Matt Berninger unravels beautifully on ‘Get Sunk’
- 22May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Joe Jonas finds his mantra on ‘Music for People Who Believe in Love’
- 22May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Ty Segall shows yet another side on ‘Shining’
- 21May
- Promoter announces ticket details, on-sales for Grateful Dead anniversary shows
- 21May
- INTERVIEW: BEL finds a ‘Fresh Start’ in tapping small-town roots
- 21May
- REVIEW: Simple Minds unforgettable at East Bay Alive and Kicking tour stop
- 20May
- Hardly Strictly to kick off 25th year with Emmylou Harris nonprofit fundraiser
- 20May
- Tuesday Tracks: HUNNY, Coach Party, Coral Grief
- 19May
- Billie Eilish adds more Hit Me Hard and Soft dates, San Francisco tour closer
- 16May
- Thrive City Live Music Lunch provides soundtrack for return to work
- 14May
- REVIEW: The Go-Go’s perfectly imperfect at the Warfield
- 13May
- Tuesday Tracks: Stephen Day, St. Lucia, Trace Mountains
- 12May
- Serena Williams to appear at BottleRock Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage
- 11May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Chuck D flexes his lyrical mastery on ‘Radio Armageddon’
- 11May
- REVIEW: J Balvin goes on a career retrospective at SAP Center
- 10May
- REVIEW: Yo La Tengo offers varying volumes as it kicks off San Francisco residency
- 8May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Token tests its super fans with ‘Even in Arcadia’
- 7May
- PHOTOS: Denzel Curry delivers intensity at Fox Theater in Oakland
- 6May
- REVIEW: The Jesus Lizard brings order and chaos to the Fillmore
- 6May
- Tuesday Tracks: Provoker, Myd, The Happy Fits
- 4May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Counting Crows smooth like ‘Butter’ on ‘The Complete Sweets’
- 4May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Arcade Fire yearns to turn the page with ‘Pink Elephant’
- 4May
- PHOTOS: Empire of the Sun brings its new songs to the Greek
- 3May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Maren Morris heals with ‘Dreamsicle’
- 3May
- ALBUM REVIEW: Kaleo dives further into the American sound on ‘Mixed Emotions’
- 2May
- ALBUM REVIEW: 98 Degrees flex nostalgic muscle on ‘Full Circle’
- 1May
- PHOTOS: Smino gets groovy at the Warfield
- 30April
- Green Day partners with 7-Eleven on Slurpee flavor
- 29April
- Tuesday Tracks: Jawdropped, Gordi, Emily James
- 28April
- REVIEW: Josh Radnor shows vulnerability with his music at Great American Music Hall
- 26April
- The Warning gives the San Francisco 49ers an NFL draft day assist
- 26April
- ALBUM REVIEW: Lights bridges her past with her present on ‘A6′
- 24April
- REVIEW: Ichiko Aoba brings her luminescent wonderland to Fox Theater
2024 (618 Posts)
- 30December
- Tuesday Tracks: Our writers’ favorite tracks of 2024
- 28December
- INTERVIEW: ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ composer Mick Giacchino blasts off on an adventure
- 27December
- RIFF REWIND 2024: Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Babymetal
- 24December
- Our favorite concert photos of 2024, with Kanye West, Green Day and Chris Brown
- 23December
- INTERVIEW: Silly Goose gets serious despite some ‘Bad Behavior’
- 22December
- REVIEW: Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Arrested Development offer night of hip-hop nostalgia at the Warfield
- 20December
- Holiday Tracks: Some of our favorites from 2024
- 19December
- REWIND: Bored with Christmas music? Here are some better versions
- 17December
- Sweet Relief to honor Joan Baez, celebrate 30th anniversary at SF fundraiser show
- 17December
- Tuesday Tracks: DragonWulf, Ben Kweller, BERRIES
- 16December
- INTERVIEW: Dead Poet Society feels the ‘Hurt’ with new collab
- 14December
- REVIEW: Social Distortion goes deep on the third of five nights at the Fillmore
- 13December
- In the Name of Love concert to honor MLK Jr. through songs of Aretha Franklin
- 13December
- Pennywise to headline second Punk In The Park music and brew festival in May
- 11December
- REVIEW: Billie Eilish delivers on first of two-night run at SAP Center
- 10December
- BottleRock Napa Valley presale passes available before the holidays
- 10December
- Tuesday Tracks: Arima Ederra, Fusilier, Sebanstian Schub and Kyra Machida
- 9December
- Lucius, others go back to the ’90s to benefit gun control nonprofit Everytown
- 7December
- Kingmakers of Oakland, MusiCares partner on hip-hop health outreach in Oakland
- 5December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Blackpink’s Rosé turns inward on solo debut ‘rosie’
- 5December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Dua Lipa, symphony dazzle on ‘Royal Albert Hall’ LP
- 5December
- Free wellness services for hip-hop artists and workers available Saturday
- 5December
- The 35 best albums of 2024: 10–1
- 4December
- The 35 best albums of 2024: 20–11
- 4December
- Zach Bryan, Kings of Leon to headline second Golden Gate Park show
- 3December
- British band Sports Team robbed in Vallejo on first day of tour
- 3December
- The 35 best albums of 2024: 35–21
- 3December
- Kendrick Lamar announces stadium tour with SZA, Oracle Park show
- 3December
- Tuesday Tracks: AMÉMÉ and Franc Fala, Dylan Cartlidge, UMI
- 2December
- REVIEW: Jordan Rakei puts South Africa in ‘The Loop’ in Joburg
- 2December
- RIFF RADIO: Winona Fighter cooks up debut, ‘My Apologies to the Chef’
- 30November
- Insert Foot: ‘Wicked’ fans singing in theaters is no laughing matter
- 30November
- REVIEW: Latto shows ‘It’s Givin’ in post-Thanksgiving concert
- 29November
- ALBUM REVIEW: ‘GNX’ continues Kendrick Lamar’s winning streak
- 28November
- REVIEW: Travis Japan feeling the love on sophomore LP, ‘VIIsual’
- 26November
- Tuesday Tracks: Elliot James Reay, Nico Vega, Robert Jon & the Wreck
- 25November
- INTERVIEW: Cyn balances planet ‘Valley Girl’ with family life
- 24November
- REVIEW: Aurora stays on mission at Bill Graham Civic
- 22November
- REWIND: Going to Coachella? Here’s some recommendations from an old guy
- 22November
- REVIEW: Halsey dazzles at Regency Ballroom with emotional depth, raw energy
- 20November
- REVIEW: Rise Against breaks out the deep cuts at The UC Theatre
- 20November
- PHOTOS: Rex Orange County ‘Finally’ returns to the Bay Area
- 19November
- Andrea Bocelli to host, perform at exclusive three-day experience in Napa
- 19November
- Post Malone and Jelly Roll team up for stadium tour, Oracle Park show
- 19November
- Tuesday Tracks: Ben Hazlewood, Superheaven, Flight Facilities and Sunny War
- 18November
- REVIEW: Michael Kiwanuka plays fatherhood cool on ‘Small Changes’
- 18November
- REVIEW: U2 dismantle, re-assemble and reissue their atomic bomb
- 18November
- K-pop stars Stray Kids announce North America dates, Oracle Park show
- 18November
- REVIEW: Elyanna fuses musical cultures at the Fox in Oakland
- 18November
- INTERVIEW: Tim Montana living up to his name
2023 (611 Posts)
- 31December
- REVIEW: Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew close out the year in the Bay Area
- 31December
- Insert Foot: The Nirvana Baby needs to embrace his place
- 30December
- RIFF REWIND 2023: Metallica, Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton
- 29December
- Deeper Dive: East African music about to have its moment
- 28December
- INTERVIEW: MTV icon Matt Pinfield and friends plug into rock ‘Power Hour’
- 27December
- Professor Music: Burner Herzog’s ‘Random Person,’ the album that saved me in 2023
- 26December
- REWIND: The Worst of 2023
- 25December
- Our favorite concert photos of 2023, with Taylor Swift, Karol G and Post Malone
- 24December
- Insert Foot: How will you celebrate Mickey Mouse emancipation day?
- 23December
- E-40 and Nef the Pharaoh draw hundreds to Vallejo toy giveaway
- 23December
- The 10 best K-pop songs of 2023
- 22December
- Holiday Tracks: Some of our favorites from 2023
- 21December
- INTERVIEW: Mermaid’s Brittany Campbell, Candace Quarrels turn music into a fairy tale
- 20December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Travis Japan has a lot to say on long-awaited debut, ‘Road To A’
- 19December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery for Dec. 19
- 18December
- INTERVIEW: Artist-producer Muzi goes on a South African road trip
- 17December
- Insert Foot: Leave the reverse racism whining behind
- 16December
- REVIEW: Stevie Nicks lets the jukebox play at Chase Center
- 16December
- REWIND: It’s time for another self-indulgent list of favorite songs!
- 13December
- RIFF wins five San Francisco Press Club awards
- 13December
- Interview: Gary Jules on the 20th anniversary of his ‘Mad World’ remake
- 12December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery for Dec. 12
- 11December
- Interview: Soul artist UMI on collaborating with V of BTS, their mutual fandom
- 11December
- INTERVIEW: Ayron Jones smells ‘Blood in the Water’ on latest tour
- 9December
- REWIND: Billie Holiday and four other bangers from 1941
- 8December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Nicki Minaj returns with a vengeance on ‘Pink Friday 2’
- 7December
- INTERVIEW: 311 finds the secret sauce in three decades of ‘Music’
- 5December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery for Dec. 5
- 4December
- REVIEW: SF can’t get enough of Depeche Mode at Chase Center
- 3December
- REVIEW: Jhené Aiko makes her onstage return at Oakland Arena
- 3December
- Insert Foot: Baby, it’s ain’t that cold outside
- 2December
- REWIND: With Spin̈al Tap coming back, enjoy these fictional bands
- 1December
- The 45 best albums of 2023: 45–21
- 1December
- The 45 best albums of 2023: 20–1
- 30November
- REVIEW: Gary Jules returns to the Hotel Cafe in L.A.
- 29November
- BottleRock announces Latin music festival weekend after main event
- 29November
- REVIEW: Neil Young puts obscure material in new light on ‘Before and After’
- 28November
- From Serengeti to studios: Nature’s influence on Tanzanian music
- 28November
- Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery for Nov. 28
- 27November
- INTERVIEW: Holy Wars keep up the fight on ‘Cult Classic’
- 26November
- Insert Foot: When did cross-dressing become a bad thing?
- 25November
- ALBUM REVIEW: Peter Gabriel tones it down on “I/o”
- 25November
- REWIND: With Hall vs. Oates in the news, 4 other bands that hate each other
- 21November
- Rolling Stones announce ‘Hackney Diamonds’ North America tour, Levi’s date
- 21November
- REVIEW: Ellie Goulding captivates with the San Francisco Symphony
- 21November
- Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery for Nov. 21
- 20November
- Deeper Look: WWE creating its own rock and roll universe
- 19November
- SoCal goes goth as Darker Waves fest hits Huntington Beach
- 19November
- Insert Foot: Who should and shouldn’t be touring without dead bandmates
- 18November
- ALBUM REVIEW: Take That have more to give in ‘This Life’
2021 (735 Posts)
- 29December
- Our favorite concerts of 2021, starring Jon Batiste and Beck
- 28December
- INTERVIEW: Mongolian rockers The HU conquer the world, one festival at a time
- 27December
- RIFF’s best concert photography of 2021, starring Lil Baby and Lindsey Stirling
- 26December
- INSERT FOOT: 50 years in, Blue Bear School of Music is just getting started
- 25December
- REWIND: Merry Christmas! We got you five more awful Christmas songs
- 22December
- BroadwaySF cancels final ‘A Christmas Carol’ shows after COVID-19 cases
- 22December
- Bennett: ‘Blue Weekend’ by Wolf Alice; the album that moved me in 2021
- 21December
- 3 conductors to lead SF Symphony honoring the late Michael Morgan
- 21December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Dec. 21
- 20December
- Rachel Goodman’s top 35 alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2021
- 19December
- High Sierra Music Festival announces lineup, on-sales for rescheduled 30th anniversary
- 19December
- San Jose Jazz unveils 2022 Winter Fest lineup
- 19December
- REVIEW: Kamasi Washington brings frenetic enthusiasm to August Hall
- 19December
- Insert Foot: The worst nightmare this side of Costco
- 18December
- REVIEW: Metallica honors fans, history at first 40th anniversary show in SF
- 18December
- REWIND: It’s their 40th anniversary, so let’s listen to Metallica
- 17December
- PHOTOS: White Reaper, Taipei Houston kick off Metallica takeover at August Hall
- 17December
- REVIEW: CHVRCHES bring ‘Screen Violence,’ Wet Leg to Bill Graham Civic
- 17December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Roddy Ricch isn’t quite ready to ‘Live Life Fast’
- 17December
- In Memoriam: DMX, Charlie Watts and 30 other artists we lost in 2021
- 16December
- SF Mayor London Breed proclaims Thursday ‘Metallica Day’ on its 40th anniversary
- 16December
- REVIEW: Black Pumas welcomed at a sensational first night at the Masonic
- 15December
- Q&A: Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience on ‘Clash of the Cover Bands’
- 14December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Dec. 14
- 13December
- The 20 best hip-hop albums of 2021
- 12December
- Insert Foot: Lifting buildings and outlawing skiing: bad ideas to avoid
- 11December
- REWIND: We honor Michael Nesmith with five songs he wrote
- 10December
- Obituary: Michael Nesmith of the Monkees dead at 78
- 10December
- REVIEW: Juice WRLD reveals what it’s like to always be ‘Fighting Demons’
- 10December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 10-1
- 9December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Alicia hits just mediocre ‘Keys’ on new album
- 9December
- REVIEW: Monsta X enchanting on new English album ‘The Dreaming’
- 9December
- Q&A: Matt Nathanson going back to the ’90s with remake of U2’s ‘Achtung Baby’
- 9December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 20-11
- 8December
- REVIEW: Fleet Foxes commemorate lockdown with ‘A Very Lonely Solstice’
- 8December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 30-21
- 7December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Dec. 7
- 7December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 40-31
- 6December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 50-41
- 6December
- For the Golden State Warriors and the NBA, music is in the game
- 6December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Neil Young and Crazy Horse head back to the ‘Barn’
- 5December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 60-51
- 5December
- Insert Foot: Being unaware of mass looting a block away is no way to be a journalist
- 4December
- REWIND: The new plan is to become an Excel influencer with these songs
- 4December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 70-61
- 3December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 82-71
- 3December
- Interview: Yung Bae ‘straight up relaxin’ yet won’t stop creating
- 2December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 95-83
- 1December
- The 108 best albums of 2021: 108-96
- 30November
- REVIEW: New Found Glory delivers a pop-punk Christmas on ‘December’s Here’
2020 (757 Posts)
- 31December
- Hip-hop artist MF DOOM dead at 49
- 31December
- Daniel J. Willis: The worst of 2020 in music, and everything else
- 30December
- What will concerts look like in 2021? Our (not very) realistic predictions
- 29December
- Tuesday Tracks: RIFF’s best finds of 2020
- 29December
- The 22 concerts we missed most in 2020, starring Billie Eilish, BTS and Taylor Swift
- 28December
- Interview: San Francisco’s Rachel Garlin brings activism to the forefront
- 28December
- PLAYLIST: Behind the scenes with Roman Gokhman’s year in interviews
- 27December
- Insert Foot: Was there a flip side to 2020?
- 26December
- RIFF REWIND 2020: Run the Jewels, Taylor Swift and Poppy
- 24December
- SF Symphony’s Esa-Pekka Salonen awarded British honorary knighthood
- 24December
- In Memoriam: Eddie Van Halen and 24 other artists we lost in 2020
- 23December
- Rachel Goodman’s top 30 alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2020
- 22December
- Former Nico Vega members put Trump on blast for using their song
- 22December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Burner Herzog contains multitudes on ‘Big Love’
- 22December
- Holiday Tuesday Tracks: Your source for the best new holiday jams
- 21December
- Joaquin Cabello’s top 10 concerts of 2020, starring Motion City Soundtrack
- 21December
- Introducing Tatum Lynn: Indy pop artist driven by more than success
- 20December
- COVID relief to include $15B for music venues: The specifics
- 20December
- Insert Foot: Why should we care about Lauren Kwei and her naked photos?
- 19December
- REWIND: Pearl Jam, Beck and other minimally objectionable Christmas songs
- 18December
- HeadCount to hold daylong virtual fest for Georgia runoff election
- 18December
- Max Heilman’s 60 best metal albums of 2020: 10-1
- 17December
- SF Sketchfest announces Festpocalypse!, star-studded livestream fundraiser
- 17December
- ROCK’N VINO: Jen Janet takes hard rock dreams westward
- 17December
- Max Heilman’s 60 best metal albums of 2020: 20-11
- 16December
- Max Heilman’s 60 best metal albums of 2020: 30-21
- 16December
- INTERVIEW: Buzzy Lee, aka Sasha Spielberg, on writing music and painting dogs
- 15December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Dec. 15
- 15December
- Max Heilman’s 60 best metal albums of 2020: 40-31
- 14December
- ALBUM REVIEW: An old Beatle surprises with ‘McCartney III’
- 14December
- RIFF’s best concert photography of 2020, starring Tove Lo and KISS
- 14December
- Max Heilman’s 60 best metal albums of 2020: 50-41
- 13December
- REVIEW: MisterWives flourish in vivid ‘Superbloom’ live dream stream
- 13December
- Insert Foot: The holidays came early for Bob Dylan in 2020
- 13December
- Max Heilman’s 60 best metal albums of 2020: 60-51
- 12December
- REWIND: Five songs from the last 10 years, sort of
- 11December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Osees rearrange with ‘Panther Rotate,’ their third LP of 2020
- 11December
- REVIEW: Kid Cudi comes back down to earth ‘Man on the Moon III: The Chosen’
- 10December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift delivers second lyrical punch on ‘evermore’
- 10December
- Guest Column: SF Symphony’s Barbara Bogatin on music and hope
- 9December
- ALBUM REVIEW: M. Ward honors Billie Holiday on intricate ‘Think of Spring’
- 9December
- REVIEW: The Avalanches come down the mountain on ‘We Will Always Love You’
- 9December
- The 20 best hip-hop albums of 2020
- 8December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Dec. 8
- 8December
- REVIEW: Belle and Sebastian thank fans with ‘What To Look for In Summer’
- 8December
- The 75 best albums of 2020: 10-1
- 7December
- INTERVIEW: Rozzi gazes through “Orange Skies” to raise climate awareness
- 7December
- The 75 best albums of 2020: 20-11
- 6December
- Insert Foot: Know the difference between Dolly Parton and fascism
- 6December
- The 75 best albums of 2020: 30-21
2019 (762 Posts)
- 31December
- REVIEW: Dead & Company put on a one-of-a-kind show at Chase Center
- 31December
- Tuesday Tracks: RIFF’s best finds of 2019
- 30December
- Black and White: Gary Chancer’s favorite concerts of 2019
- 29December
- Devil’s advocate: The 50 best albums of 2019: 20-1
- 28December
- RIFF REWIND 2019: Lizzo, Gary Clark Jr., and Babymetal
- 28December
- Devil’s advocate: The 50 best albums of 2019: 35-21
- 27December
- Devil’s advocate: The 50 best albums of 2019: 50-36
- 25December
- Professor Music’s 20 futuristic albums for the 2020s
- 25December
- In Memoriam: Daniel Johnston and 14 other artists we lost in 2019
- 24December
- INTERVIEW: The Night Prior digs into emotion on ‘From Age’
- 24December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your holiday new music guide for 2019
- 23December
- PLAYLIST: Behind the scenes with Roman Gokhman’s year in interviews
- 23December
- Daniel J. Willis: The death of Dick Dale and the worst of 2019 in music
- 22December
- Joaquin Cabello’s top 15 concerts of 2019, starring Billie Eilish
- 21December
- REWIND: Music and ‘Star Wars’ have come a long way since 1977
- 21December
- Rachel Goodman’s top 25 alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2019
- 21December
- REVIEW: The Joy Formidable moans once more at The Chapel
- 20December
- Kyle Kohner’s 20 best hip-hop albums of 2019
- 19December
- Introducing Ayane Yamazaki: Japanese artist finds release in layers of pop
- 19December
- The 50 best albums of 2019: 10-1
- 18December
- Rock’N Vino: Joy Sterling prepares for her third act with Iron Horse Vineyards
- 18December
- The 50 best albums of 2019: 20-11
- 17December
- WATCH: Vagabon and Angel Olsen play “Every Woman” at the Fox in Oakland
- 17December
- REVIEW: Thurston Moore Group refines audacious noise at The Chapel
- 17December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Dec. 17
- 17December
- The 50 best albums of 2019: 30-21
- 16December
- Update: Chance the Rapper cancels ‘The Big Tour,’ including Chase Center show
- 16December
- The 50 best albums of 2019: 40-31
- 16December
- San Francisco Ballet marks historic 75th anniversary of ‘Nutcracker’
- 15December
- ALBUM REVIEW: Harry Styles gets fully monetized on ‘Fine Line’
- 15December
- The 50 best albums of 2019: 50-41
- 14December
- SLIDESHOW: Illenium concludes Ascend Tour with first of three hometown shows
- 14December
- REWIND: Sick of Christmas music already? Well, here’s five of the worst
- 13December
- REVIEW: She & Him unwrap a set of Christmas covers at the Fox
- 12December
- Noise Pop adds more artists to to 2020 lineup
- 11December
- PHOTOS: Jaden and Willow Smith bring contrasting styles to The Warfield
- 11December
- Rachel Goodman’s favorite concerts of 2019, starring Babymetal
- 10December
- Bikini Kill to play first Bay Area show in 25 years at Burger Boogaloo
- 10December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Dec. 10
- 9December
- Amelia Parreira’s favorite 20 pop songs of the decade
- 9December
- Molly Shannon, Phoebe Robinson, Jermaine Fowler, more added to SF Sketchfest lineup
- 9December
- REVIEW: DIIV plays with heart, practices obscurantism at The Fillmore
- 9December
- Max Heilman’s 50 best metal albums of 2019: 10-1
- 9December
- REVIEW: Lil Nas X makes a cameo, pop rules night at WiLD 94.9 Jingle Ball
- 8December
- REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots, Raconteurs lead Not So Silent Night at SAP Center
- 8December
- Max Heilman’s 50 best metal albums of 2019: 20-11
- 7December
- REVIEW: High On Fire burns and returns in ferocious triumph to The UC Theatre
- 7December
- Max Heilman’s 50 best metal albums of 2019: 30-21
- 7December
- REWIND: Recap the decade with our editor’s top Spotify song of each year
- 6December
- REVIEW: Pixies fire on all cylinders, dig deep into songbook at August Hall
2018 (651 Posts)
- 31December
- Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers celebrate 20 years at The Van Buren
- 31December
- The RIFF Tuesday Tracks writers pick their favorite finds of 2018
- 31December
- RIFF REWIND 2018: Childish Gambino, Bad Wolves and Ghost
- 30December
- Daniel J. Willis: The Worst of 2018 in Music
- 30December
- REVIEW: Sleep launches three-night residency at GAMH
- 30December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 50 albums of 2018: 10-1
- 29December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 50 albums of 2018: 20-11
- 28December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 50 albums of 2018: 30-21
- 27December
- In memoriam: Eight artists we lost in 2018
- 27December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 50 albums of 2018: 40-31
- 26December
- RIFF REWIND 2017: Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat and Jidenna
- 26December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 50 albums of 2018: 50-41
- 23December
- PLAYLIST: Behind the scenes with Roman Gokhman’s year in interviews
- 22December
- RIFF REWIND 2016: Bowie, Beyoncé, and—for one last time—Metallica
- 21December
- REVIEW: Thundercat storms 1015 Folsom with hard-hitting rhythm, smooth style
- 21December
- PHOTOS: Cults make groovy return to The Chapel
- 21December
- A year in live music travel with Chloe Catajan and Mike DeWald
- 21December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2018: 5-1
- 20December
- REVIEW: Redd Kross and Dale Crover Band keep it in the family at Slim’s
- 20December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2018: 10-6
- 20December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 100 Songs of 2018 (25-1)
- 19December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2018: Introduction
- 19December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 100 Songs of 2018 (50-26)
- 18December
- Holiday Tuesday Tracks: Your source for the best new holiday jams
- 18December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 100 Songs of 2018 (76-51)
- 17December
- Kyle Kohner’s top 100 Songs of 2018 (100-76)
- 17December
- WIN TICKETS: Get Real, A-Trak and Little Dragon at The Midway
- 16December
- Photographer Paige K. Parsons’ favorite concerts of 2018
- 15December
- REVIEW: Facing New York reunites for hometown show at Bottom of the Hill
- 15December
- Max Heilman’s Top 50 albums of 2018: 10-1
- 14December
- REVIEW: Thom Yorke ‘sighs from the depths’ in SLC ahead of SF show
- 14December
- High Sierra Music Festival announces initial lineup and on-sales
- 14December
- Max Heilman’s Top 50 albums of 2018: 20-11
- 14December
- RIFF REWIND 2015: Disturbed, Adele, Ghost and … Alexander Hamilton
- 13December
- REVIEW: Kurt Vile and the Violators mesmerize fans at the Fox
- 13December
- Max Heilman’s Top 50 albums of 2018: 30-21
- 12December
- PHOTOS: Atreyu Rickrolls through metalcore night at the Fillmore
- 12December
- Columnist Rachel Goodman’s favorite concerts of 2018
- 11December
- ‘New Wave: Dare To Be Different’ chronicles new wave radio revolution
- 11December
- Max Heilman’s Top 50 albums of 2018: 40-31
- 11December
- Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Discovery – Dec. 11
- 10December
- ALBUM REVIEW: LP epitomizes powerful pop-rock on ‘Heart to Mouth’
- 10December
- REVIEW: Nothing,Nowhere. drops a new kind of beat at Slim’s
- 10December
- PHOTOS: Thrice and Joaquin Cabello’s 9 other best concerts of 2018
- 9December
- REVIEW: Florence and the Machine rules Not So Silent Night in San Jose
- 9December
- Max Heilman’s top 50 albums of 2018: 50-41
- 8December
- REVIEW: Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul rock the Fillmore
- 7December
- PHOTOS: Louis the Child gets the “Weekend” started early at Bill Graham Civic
- 7December
- RIFF REWIND 2014: Sia, Hozier, Lindsey Stirling and Lil B
- 6December
- INTERVIEW: Grace Carter using her pain to fuel her passion
2016 (240 Posts)
- 31December
- In memoriam: 5 artists lost in 2016 and why we miss them
- 30December
- QUICK TAKES: Kid Cudi stumbles with ‘Demon Slayin”
- 30December
- The Top 5 music moments of 2016
- 29December
- Brandi Smith’s Top 5 albums of 2016
- 29December
- Photos: Paige K. Parsons’ nine best—and worst—concerts of 2016
- 28December
- GRMLN drummer Michael Massaro picks favorite 5 songs of 2016
- 28December
- Photos: Ian Young’s Top 16 concerts of 2016
- 27December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite interviews of 2016
- 26December
- Doc Robinson wraps nostalgia in golden indie soul
- 23December
- Album Review: James Edge and the Mindstep falls into patterns with Machines He Made
- 22December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2016: 7-1
- 21December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2016: 13-8
- 20December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2016: Introduction
- 19December
- The Sounds party like it’s 2006 at the Fillmore
- 19December
- Review & Photos: Metallica fades 2016 to black at the Fox
- 19December
- Video: Greta Morgan and Katy Goodman inspire each other
- 16December
- SWMRS to headline Ghost Ship fire benefit at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records
- 16December
- Quick takes: Post Malone cements his place with ‘Stoney’
- 15December
- Album Review: Ab-Soul balances his love and his addiction with ‘Do What Thou Wilt’
- 14December
- Review: Dandy Warhols energized at the Mystic
- 14December
- Interview: Warbly Jets prove they’re “Alive” with rocking debut single
- 13December
- Album Review: Neil Young sparks change with ‘Peace Trail’
- 12December
- Review and Photos: Green Day the main attraction at Not So Silent Night Saturday
- 12December
- Interview and album giveaway: Kolkata dreaming with Parekh & Singh
- 10December
- Review & photos: Nineties pop punk makes comeback at Not So Silent Night
- 9December
- Oakland United concert brings Bay Area artists to support Ghost Ship fire victims
- 8December
- Metal stoners American Sharks work hard, play harder
- 7December
- Noise Pop adds The Joy Formidable, Rogue Wave, Hazel English and others to lineup
- 7December
- The Soft White Sixties: Our new EP, track by track
- 6December
- Interview: Chris Robinson Brotherhood in tune with Bay Area vibes
- 5December
- Austin-area’s Sound on Sound Fest announces 2017 dates
- 5December
- Photos: Lee Fields and the Expressions sway the crowd at Mezzanine
- 4December
- Beats Antique honor Ghost Ship fire victims in Oakland
- 2December
- Lee Fields & the Expressions: Old-school soul made for divisive times
- 1December
- Folk rockers Streets of Laredo find fuller sound on second album
- 30November
- Zak Starkey and Sshh Liguz deal with ‘Issues’ on SSHH covers album
- 29November
- BottleRock Napa Valley 2017 releases limited number of pre-sale passes
- 29November
- Video: Minna Choi makes her own Magik*Magik
- 28November
- Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis ‘slugging’ for power with Sad13
- 28November
- Photos: Jackie Greene marks year 36 with Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Nicki Bluhm and friends
- 23November
- Weezer’s Brian Bell taps into hooky heartbreak with The Relationship
- 22November
- Photos: Majid Jordan returns for phenomenal make-up show at the Regency Ballroom
- 22November
- Kiwi Gin Wigmore looking for mercy with forthcoming record
- 22November
- Win tickets to Jackie Greene’s birthday show at The Warfield
- 21November
- Review: Sturgill Simpson dialed-in at tour’s end in Oakland
- 18November
- Photos: Lucius revives art-pop ’80s at the Fillmore
- 18November
- SF Sketchfest 2017: Kids in the Hall, King of the Hill, several Bills
- 17November
- Review, photos, videos: Sleigh Bells push through the pain at the Mezzanine
- 16November
- Photos: Låpsley brings the soul to the Regency Ballroom
- 16November
- John Vanderslice: Art is always better undercooked
2015 (71 Posts)
- 23December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite interviews of 2015
- 22December
- Radio Roman: “Strand” – Agent blå
- 21December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2015: 5-1
- 18December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2015: 10-6
- 17December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2015: Introduction and special considerations
- 16December
- REVIEW: Muse bolsters reputation as arena powerhouse in Oakland
- 4December
- Julien Baker taught by her dad to make lemonade
- 24November
- INTERVIEW: PAPA returns with a middle finger salute to alt-radio
- 18November
- INTERVIEW: BØRNS is chemically dependent on love
- 11November
- Q&A: Peter Michel’s Hibou crafts a solo spell
- 27October
- FFS: A marriage, if Franz Ferdinand and Sparks knew what marriage was
- 15October
- Q&A: Lindsey Stirling’s advice to EDM artists
- 15October
- INTERVIEW, VIDEOS, PHOTOS: Marina and the Diamonds brings ‘FROOT’ to Oakland
- 12October
- INTERVIEW: MisterWives on love, their spirit animals and quitting their day jobs
- 9October
- Clean Bandit positioning to write with Chic’s Nile Rodgers
- 3October
- PHOTOS & VIDEOS: Duran Duran, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Clean Bandit at the Greek Theatre
- 28September
- REVIEW: AC/DC shakes San Francisco all night long
- 28September
- Q&A: Clean Bandit had a different ‘Rather Be’ before Jess Glynne
- 18September
- Radio Roman: “Moonlight” – Tracks (Jason Anderson)
- 17September
- HEARTWATCH puts the sunset to bed in San Francisco
- 11September
- NFL kicks off season at Justin Herman Plaza with Train and Ellie Goulding
- 24August
- Eliot Sumner makes a name for herself with her old name
- 17August
- REVIEW: Taylor Swift draws diverse crowd at Levi’s Stadium 1989 World Tour stop
- 13August
- Radio Roman, “Maggie, I’ve Been Searching For Our Son” – Craig Finn
- 11August
- Fantastic Negrito, wristbands and the Outside Lands resale market
- 10August
- Highlights from the 2015 Outside Lands Music Festival
- 6August
- Videos: The Vaccines at Slim’s – Aug. 5
- 5August
- Outside Lands: Shakey Graves in three acts
- 4August
- Q&A: Shakey Graves on his hated TV character and spirit animal
- 4August
- INTERVIEW: Benjamin Booker’s diary for the masses
- 3August
- Q&A: Benjamin Booker: Not a Deadhead
- 30July
- U2 announces HBO concert special and documentary
- 27July
- TV viewing habits with The Kills’ Alison Mosshart
- 24July
- REVIEW: Charli XCX, Bleachers and BØRNS at the Fox Theater in Oakland
- 21July
- Eight years in, Outside Lands cements a lasting legacy
- 2July
- Radio Roman: “Cataract” – Dirty Ghosts
- 28June
- INTERVIEW: Thomas Arsenault takes the long road with Mas Ysa
- 18June
- Found in Translation: Christine and the Queens
- 25May
- INTERVIEW: Echosmith feeling the familial love on the road
- 20May
- In third year, BottleRock Napa Valley attempts to move into the black
- 11May
- INTERVIEW: Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice on the band’s big break and touring in America
- 9May
- Photos and videos: The Sonics at The Fillmore – May 8
- 8May
- Q&A: Marina and the Diamonds on touring, writing and leading an army
- 5May
- INTERVIEW: Anthony D’Amato jumps with no safety net
- 1May
- The procrastinators: Seminal act The Sonics return with new album after 50 years away
- 29April
- Q&A: Reigniting The Sonics
- 26April
- Photos & video: Kacey Musgraves, the Lone Bellow and Humming House at the Fox Theater
- 18April
- Marina and the Diamonds with Christine and the Queens at the Warfield – April 17
- 15April
- Radio Roman: “Look Up” – Mas Ysa
- 10April
- Bay Area Grammy winner writes charity song with 900 contributors worldwide
2014 (102 Posts)
- 26December
- Radio Roman: “Careless” – Alex Winston
- 23December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite shows of 2014: 5-1, with Biffy Clyro
- 22December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite shows of 2014 – 10 through 6
- 18December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite shows of 2014: Introduction & special considerations
- 15December
- Photos and videos: Live 105 Not So Silent Night, Dec. 13, 2014
- 3December
- Photos & video: Fleetwood Mac at Oracle Arena in Oakland – 12/3/2014
- 30November
- Project AMPLIFI: San Francisco nonprofit brings musicians and causes together
- 24November
- Radio Roman: “Bad Blood” – Alison Mosshart & Eric Arjes
- 21November
- Photos & videos: Smallpools and Magic Man at the Independent, 11/20/2014
- 14November
- Photos and Video: First Aid Kit at the Fox Theater, Nov. 13
- 13November
- INTERVIEW: Smallpools dive from the high board
- 7November
- Photos and videos: Bleachers at the Independent on Nov. 6
- 5November
- Interview: Swedish duo First Aid Kit reaching peak after peak in 2014
- 3November
- Photos & videos: Weezer at Slim’s on Nov. 2
- 3November
- Q&A: First Aid Kit want to put a Band-Aid on your heart
- 26October
- Photos and videos: Charli XCX at Slim’s, Oct. 25
- 22October
- Photos & videos: Jessie Ware at The Chapel, Oct. 21
- 15October
- Interview: Kimbra breaks from Gotye’s shadow with ‘The Golden Echo’
- 13October
- Kimbra on her musical fashion sense and future collaborations
- 9October
- Photos & videos: Lily Allen, Lolawolf at the Fox Theater, Oct. 8
- 3October
- Interview: Irish singer Imelda May out to win over America
- 1October
- Interview: Zola Jesus embraces operatic past, escapes from L.A.
- 29September
- Lily Allen returns with more responsibilities, same identity
- 23September
- Radio Roman: “I Feel Everything” – Waters
- 16September
- Interview: Kopecky Family Band ‘Raising Kids’
- 16September
- Interview: Lykke Li learns from life experience, adjusts her goals
- 15September
- Quick Takes: U2 makes the grade on ‘Songs of Innocence’
- 12September
- Radio Roman: “Locomotion” – The Stone Foxes
- 10September
- WORLD EXCLUSIVE: How Bono found Lykke Li
- 5September
- Erasure’s Andy Bell on getting his mojo back
- 2September
- INTERVIEW: SF’s Cathedrals find balance in opposing forces
- 29August
- Radio Roman: “Pass the Rain” – Only Real
- 27August
- Radio Roman: “Run With The Wild Ones” – Jen Wood
- 24August
- Review, photos & video: Jack White earthshaking at Bill Graham Civic
- 22August
- Radio Roman: “Good and Ready” – Anthony D’Amato
- 18August
- Q&A: Vance Joy is today’s singer-songwriter, tomorrow’s librarian
- 15August
- Q&A: Night Terrors of 1927 prone to accidents, accidentally starting bands
- 12August
- Q&A: The Bots ride the gravy train with Damon Albarn
- 11August
- Outside Lands 2014 in photos and video
- 7August
- Radio Roman: “Come Friday” – Eliot Sumner
- 4August
- Interview: Glasgow’s Chvrches hurtling over growing pains
- 1August
- Outside Lands: Does Chvrches’ Iain Cook want to remake the soundtrack to ‘Star Wars?’
- 29July
- Interview: L.A. sisters Haim find connection with the City by the Bay
- 27July
- The Haim sisters on their favorite show, touring with their parents and the L.A. bar circuit
- 26July
- Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff continues to find inspiration in his past
- 25July
- Radio Roman, “Wings” – Field Report
- 23July
- Another Planet’s Allen Scott gears up for Outside Lands’ seventh year
- 23July
- Outside Lands a homecoming for performers with Bay Area ties
- 20July
- Artists with Bay Area ties reflect on Outside Lands
- 13July
- Photos and videos: Phono del Sol 2014
2013 (111 Posts)
- 16December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2013: The top 5
- 13December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2013: 10 through 6
- 12December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2013: 15 through 11
- 11December
- Radio Roman: “Oh! Whiskey” – Jimi Goodwin
- 11December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2013: Runners-up
- 10December
- Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2013: Introduction & special considerations
- 8December
- Photos & videos: Live 105 Not So Silent Night 2013 (Night 2)
- 4December
- Interview: Jagwar Ma: Chefs in the kitchen and the studio
- 27November
- Photos & Videos: Pearl Jam at Oracle Arena, Nov. 26
- 18November
- Photos & video: Anna Calvi at the Independent – Nov. 17
- 12November
- Interview: Jessie Ware talks pushing her live shows to the next level
- 8November
- Videos & pics: The Fratellis, The Ceremonies & Conway at Popscene – Nov. 7
- 7November
- Radio Roman: “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” (Nancy Sinatra cover) – Nico Vega
- 6November
- Radio Roman: “Lean” – The National
- 3November
- Interview: Scottish trio The Fratellis are back after breaking up
- 2November
- Charli XCX: ‘When I record a song, I see a music video. That’s how I know whether I’m connected’
- 31October
- The Fratellis’ Jon Lawler on side projects and future aspirations
- 29October
- Radio Roman: “The Monster” – Eminem feat. Rihanna
- 29October
- Radio Roman: “Free” – Rudimental feat. Emeli Sandé, Nas
- 29October
- Festive freakout: The Flaming Lips promise epic Halloween show
- 24October
- Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne on making songs for movies, working with Moby and Halloween costumes
- 21October
- Review, Photos & Videos: Sunday at Treasure Island Music Festival 2013
- 18October
- Photos & videos: Walk the Moon, the Mowgli’s, Smallpools – Oct. 17
- 17October
- Interview: The Sounds are ready for their hangover
- 15October
- Q&A: The Sounds’ guitarist won’t wait in airport lines
- 10October
- Interview: Holy Ghost! channels restless energy into new album
- 7October
- Q&A: Bryan Adams playing his hits bare
- 2October
- Videos & photos: Noah and the Whale at the Fillmore – Oct. 1
- 2October
- Interview: Dublin’s Little Green Cars postpone college to tour the world
- 27September
- Photos & videos: Depeche Mode at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Sept. 26
- 21September
- REVIEW: Bastille, Little Daylight, Nightmare and the Cat – Sept. 19
- 19September
- Interview: Noah and the Whale applies newfound togetherness to ‘Heart of Nowhere’
- 17September
- Q&A: Aussies The Rubens will talk to “one million people” to win over America
- 15September
- Photos and video: Grouplove at The Independent, Sept. 14
- 12September
- Interview: Anastasia Dimou of Cruel Black Dove relocates to Austin, reemerges with Feathers
- 9September
- Interview: The Colourist: Creepy is cool
- 6September
- Q&A: Catching up with ZZ Ward at The Fillmore
- 1September
- Photos, Videos: Front Porch Music Festival at Wente Family Vineyards, Aug. 31
- 29August
- Radio Roman: “Street of Dreams” – Frankie Rose
- 25August
- Jessie Ware on her festival experiences
- 18August
- Quick Takes: The Rubens, ‘The Rubens’
- 15August
- Quick Takes: Franz Ferdinand, ‘Right Thoughts Right Words Right Action’
- 12August
- Photos, videos: Outside Lands 2013 – Saturday, Aug. 10
- 12August
- Photos, videos: Outside Lands 2013 – Sunday, Aug. 11
- 10August
- Photos, videos: Outside Lands 2013 – Friday, Aug. 9
- 5August
- Interview: MS MR began in secret, but the band’s not a secret anymore
- 4August
- MS MR’s Game of Thrones theories, international upbringings and collegiate shortcuts
- 4August
- Interview: Garifuna Collective keeps Belizean music alive
- 3August
- Interview: African nomad guitarist Bombino used to herd goats
- 3August
- Interview: The National’s Matt Berninger discusses new documentary, embracing the band’s chemistry
2012 (66 Posts)
- 29December
- Roman Gokhman’s 10 favorite concerts of 2012
- 5December
- The Recording Academy statement on the passing of jazz great Dave Brubeck
- 4December
- Interview: For Imagine Dragons, going nonstop pays off
- 2December
- INTERVIEW: Metric’s Emily Haines on the magical collaboration with Lou Reed
- 30October
- Duran Duran bassist’s autobiography: for “people that have never played the Oakland Coliseum – on drugs.”
- 22October
- Interview: Matt & Kim support animal shelters with ‘Lightning’
- 17October
- Interview: Allen Stone influenced by Stevie Wonder, his faith
- 15October
- Interview: On new album, Stars reclaim vision of ‘The North’
- 13October
- Interview: Macklemore is rocking fresh beats and vintage style
- 11October
- Q&A: Torquil Campbell of Montreal pop band Stars loves the Fillmore, fatherhood and SF
- 9October
- Interview: Australia’s The Presets reemerge with first album in four years
- 8October
- Review: Imagine Dragons at Great American Music Hall, Oct. 8
- 6October
- Photos & Videos: Madonna at HP Pavilion in San Jose
- 6October
- REVIEW: Florence and the Machine at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Oct. 5
- 4October
- Interview: Dirty Ghosts hit their stride, begin working on new album
- 2October
- Dave Grohl says Foo Fighters need to go away and dream it all up again
- 1October
- Interview: 25 years on, Chuck D and Public Enemy still fighting the power
- 28September
- Interview: British quartet Alt-J having fun on the road in America
- 24September
- Interview: Reunited ‘90s alt-rockers Garbage thoroughly digging the indie life
- 8September
- Review: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at the Greek, Sept. 7
- 7September
- Interview: The Hives refuse to go back to roots with new album
- 2September
- Review: The Mountain Goats, The Dodos at Front Porch Music Festival
- 23August
- Interview: The more the merrier for The Family Crest
- 13August
- Outside Lands 2012 in photos, videos, interviews with Two Gallants, Jukebox the Ghost
- 8August
- Review & Videos: Fang Island at Great American Music Hall, Aug. 7
- 7August
- Interview: Kristen Schaal part of Outside Lands’ spotlight on comedy
- 6August
- Interview: PAPA singer-drummer shuts window to one band, opens door to another
- 4August
- Review: Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train” comes back after all at The Independent
- 1August
- Outside Lands 2012: Metallica, Neil Young lead local artists in festival’s fifth year
- 31July
- Interview: Of Monsters and Men break from Iceland’s isolation
- 15July
- Radio Roman: Passion Pit, “Gossamer”
- 6July
- New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem preps for album release with Indy show
- 4July
- Interview: Marina and the Diamonds uses style to convey irony
- 1July
- Review: Young the Giant, Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear at Oysterfest
- 30June
- Foster the People bring pumped-up beats, Mayer Hawthorne, Kimbra to the Greek
- 13June
- Review: Here We Go Magic, Harriet at the Independent
- 11June
- Interview: Politics change the Temper Trap’s tone on new album
- 6June
- Interview: Walk The Moon discuss growing up, having the “song of the summer”
- 5June
- Interview: Collective Soul rocks on with ‘Dosage’ tour
- 4June
- Review: The Head and the Heart, The Moondoggies, The Family Crest at the Fillmore
- 29May
- Interview: Grouplove goes from Greek isle to concert stage
- 28May
- Interview: K.Flay on balancing hip-hop and electronica, Brooklyn and SF
- 21May
- Interview: The Head and the Heart going from open mics to 3 nights at The Fillmore
- 15May
- Radio Roman: Patti Smith, “Banga”
- 4May
- Review: The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys at Oracle Arena
- 4May
- Obituary: Adam “MCA” Yauch of Beastie Boys
- 2May
- Review: Yukon Blonde and Together, We Can Rule the Galaxy at Cafe Du Nord
- 1May
- INTERVIEW: Snow Patrol battles to smash image as balladeers
- 30April
- Q&A: How The Pierces broke up for a day, then found international success
- 27April
- REVIEW: Coldplay lights up HP Pavilion in San Jose
