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Every week, a different writer picks favorites and shares what stuck out—often alongside what’s going on in their life. These were top picks: The Strumbellas, Muireann Bradley, Sassy 009, Ana Frango Eléctrico + Marcos Valle, @fanclubwallet.bsky.social & Girl Tones.
The Strumbellas, fanclubwallet, Girl Tones: Tuesday Tracks 2025 favorites
The Tuesday Tracks crew picked their faves. Enjoy the Strumbellas, bossa nova blenders Ana Frango Eléctrico and Marcos Valle, and more.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Every week, a different writer picks favorites and shares what stuck out—often alongside what’s going on in their life. These were top picks: The Strumbellas, Muireann Bradley, Sassy 009, Ana Frango Eléctrico + Marcos Valle, @fanclubwallet.bsky.social & Girl Tones.
Kiren Kaur’s pick is “Cotton Mouth” by @fanclubwallet.bsky.social, which feels like concluding a cycle in your life just in time for the new year.
#fanclubwallet joins Sassy 009, Muireann Bradley, Ana Frango Eléctrico + Marcos Valle, Girl Tones and The Strumbellas
#fanclubwallet joins Sassy 009, Muireann Bradley, Ana Frango Eléctrico + Marcos Valle, Girl Tones and The Strumbellas
The Strumbellas, fanclubwallet, Girl Tones: Tuesday Tracks 2025 favorites
The Tuesday Tracks crew picked their faves. Enjoy the Strumbellas, bossa nova blenders Ana Frango Eléctrico and Marcos Valle, and more.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Kiren Kaur’s pick is “Cotton Mouth” by @fanclubwallet.bsky.social, which feels like concluding a cycle in your life just in time for the new year.
#fanclubwallet joins Sassy 009, Muireann Bradley, Ana Frango Eléctrico + Marcos Valle, Girl Tones and The Strumbellas
#fanclubwallet joins Sassy 009, Muireann Bradley, Ana Frango Eléctrico + Marcos Valle, Girl Tones and The Strumbellas
Our Tuesday Tracks of the year are:
Ana Frango Eléctrico and Marcos Valle: “Não Tem Nada Não”
Muireann Bradley: “Clay Pigeons”
@fanclubwallet.bsky.social: “Cotton Mouth”
Girl Tones: “Burnout”
Sassy 009: “Tell Me”
The Strumbellas: “Skin of My Teeth”
Ana Frango Eléctrico and Marcos Valle: “Não Tem Nada Não”
Muireann Bradley: “Clay Pigeons”
@fanclubwallet.bsky.social: “Cotton Mouth”
Girl Tones: “Burnout”
Sassy 009: “Tell Me”
The Strumbellas: “Skin of My Teeth”
The Strumbellas, fanclubwallet, Girl Tones: Tuesday Tracks 2025 favorites
The Tuesday Tracks crew picked their faves. Enjoy the Strumbellas, bossa nova blenders Ana Frango Eléctrico and Marcos Valle, and more.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our Tuesday Tracks of the year are:
Ana Frango Eléctrico and Marcos Valle: “Não Tem Nada Não”
Muireann Bradley: “Clay Pigeons”
@fanclubwallet.bsky.social: “Cotton Mouth”
Girl Tones: “Burnout”
Sassy 009: “Tell Me”
The Strumbellas: “Skin of My Teeth”
Ana Frango Eléctrico and Marcos Valle: “Não Tem Nada Não”
Muireann Bradley: “Clay Pigeons”
@fanclubwallet.bsky.social: “Cotton Mouth”
Girl Tones: “Burnout”
Sassy 009: “Tell Me”
The Strumbellas: “Skin of My Teeth”
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF RADIO: Three Days Grace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds
Read about the improbable reunion of rockers Three Days Grace with the band’s founding vocalist, Adam Gontier.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
It's a great day to listen to Christmas tunes. Our NEW favorites include Leon Bridges with Norah Jones, Death Valley Girls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), Skillet, Sofia Talvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), Laufey, Fleet Foxes and more.
Laufey, Skiller, Fleet Foxes and Leon Bridges: Holiday Tracks | RIFF
We've been in the holiday spirit. Listen to these tunes by Laufey, rock band Skillet, Death Valley Girls, Jessie Wagner, Sullvn and more.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's a great day to listen to Christmas tunes. Our NEW favorites include Leon Bridges with Norah Jones, Death Valley Girls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), Skillet, Sofia Talvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), Laufey, Fleet Foxes and more.
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Fleet Foxes, Little Big Town, Jessie Wagner + Rocco Of The Snow, and The Doohickeys. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
Laufey, Skiller, Fleet Foxes and Leon Bridges: Holiday Tracks | RIFF
We've been in the holiday spirit. Listen to these tunes by Laufey, rock band Skillet, Death Valley Girls, Jessie Wagner, Sullvn and more.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Fleet Foxes, Little Big Town, Jessie Wagner + Rocco Of The Snow, and The Doohickeys. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Laufey, Elvis Francois ( @doctor-elvis.bsky.social), Chamomile And Whiskey, and Sullvn. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
Laufey, Skiller, Fleet Foxes and Leon Bridges: Holiday Tracks | RIFF
We've been in the holiday spirit. Listen to these tunes by Laufey, rock band Skillet, Death Valley Girls, Jessie Wagner, Sullvn and more.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Laufey, Elvis Francois ( @doctor-elvis.bsky.social), Chamomile And Whiskey, and Sullvn. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
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#DamonStoudamire never having watched game 7 of the 2000 WCF (neither have I!) and coach Mike Dunleavy's play-by-play memory of that game 25 years ago were two big takeaways from the Trail Blazers' team reunion at Moda Center on Monday.
Gokhman: Reliving Portland Trail Blazers' brush with destiny, Kobe-to-Shaq
The Portland Trail Blazers celebrated their 1999-2000 team favored to win a championship. Roman Gokhman remembers the joy and the agony.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#DamonStoudamire never having watched game 7 of the 2000 WCF (neither have I!) and coach Mike Dunleavy's play-by-play memory of that game 25 years ago were two big takeaways from the Trail Blazers' team reunion at Moda Center on Monday.
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF RADIO: Three Days Grace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds
Read about the improbable reunion of rockers Three Days Grace with the band’s founding vocalist, Adam Gontier.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Skillet, Sofia Talvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), Alex Hall and Joanne Shaw Taylor. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
Laufey, Skiller, Fleet Foxes and Leon Bridges: Holiday Tracks | RIFF
We've been in the holiday spirit. Listen to these tunes by Laufey, rock band Skillet, Death Valley Girls, Jessie Wagner, Sullvn and more.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Skillet, Sofia Talvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), Alex Hall and Joanne Shaw Taylor. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF RADIO: Three Days Grace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds
Read about the improbable reunion of rockers Three Days Grace with the band’s founding vocalist, Adam Gontier.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Leon Bridges with Norah Jones, Death Valley Girls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), Teen Mortgage and Tracy Bonham. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
Laufey, Skiller, Fleet Foxes and Leon Bridges: Holiday Tracks | RIFF
We've been in the holiday spirit. Listen to these tunes by Laufey, rock band Skillet, Death Valley Girls, Jessie Wagner, Sullvn and more.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Our favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by Leon Bridges with Norah Jones, Death Valley Girls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), Teen Mortgage and Tracy Bonham. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
REVIEW: 4 Non Blondes return to San Francisco with new songs and no apologies ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Steve Carlson.
4 Non Blondes return to San Francisco with new songs, no apologies | RIFF
Linda Perry and 4 Non Blondes skipped most of the nostalgia at their return to San Francisco, at Great American Music Hall.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
REVIEW: 4 Non Blondes return to San Francisco with new songs and no apologies ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Steve Carlson.
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF RADIO: Three Days Grace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds
Read about the improbable reunion of rockers Three Days Grace with the band’s founding vocalist, Adam Gontier.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF RADIO: Three Days Grace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds
Read about the improbable reunion of rockers Three Days Grace with the band’s founding vocalist, Adam Gontier.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
Alt-pop from #AliceMerton, heavygaze punk from #MXLONELY, bluegrass by #TheLowestPair, electronica by @midorihirano.bsky.social, avant-pop by #ViennaVienna, jazz by #JulianLage and Afro-Appalachian music from #MonRovîa. Lucinda Alvarez Johnson picked this week.
Mon Rovîa, Midori Hirano, Julian Lage: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
Bluegrass from The Lowest Pair, intricate electronica by Midori Hirano, jazz by Julian Lage, Afro-Appalachian music from Mon Rovîa and more.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Alt-pop from #AliceMerton, heavygaze punk from #MXLONELY, bluegrass by #TheLowestPair, electronica by @midorihirano.bsky.social, avant-pop by #ViennaVienna, jazz by #JulianLage and Afro-Appalachian music from #MonRovîa. Lucinda Alvarez Johnson picked this week.
REVIEW: #4NonBlondes return to San Francisco with new songs and no apologies ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Steve Carlson.
4 Non Blondes return to San Francisco with new songs, no apologies | RIFF
Linda Perry and 4 Non Blondes skipped most of the nostalgia at their return to San Francisco, at Great American Music Hall.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
REVIEW: #4NonBlondes return to San Francisco with new songs and no apologies ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Steve Carlson.
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF RADIO: Three Days Grace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds
Read about the improbable reunion of rockers Three Days Grace with the band’s founding vocalist, Adam Gontier.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band headlines an arena tour next fall, playing SAP Center in San Jose, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Intuit Dome in L.A. in November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
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I got to do a really cool thing and join the @trailblazers.bsky.social as players and coaches made some families' holiday dreams come true at the Tualatin Fred Meyer. It was pretty heart-warming. 📸: Leah Flores.
Trail Blazers make holiday dreams come true for Portland families
Awestruck kids smiled in disbelief as Trail Blazers players and coaches took families on a shopping spree at the Tualatin Fred Meyer.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got to do a really cool thing and join the @trailblazers.bsky.social as players and coaches made some families' holiday dreams come true at the Tualatin Fred Meyer. It was pretty heart-warming. 📸: Leah Flores.
REVIEW: #4NonBlondes return to San Francisco with new songs and no apologies ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Steve Carlson.
4 Non Blondes return to San Francisco with new songs, no apologies | RIFF
Linda Perry and 4 Non Blondes skipped most of the nostalgia at their return to San Francisco, at Great American Music Hall.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
REVIEW: #4NonBlondes return to San Francisco with new songs and no apologies ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Steve Carlson.
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I got to do a really cool thing and join the @trailblazers.bsky.social as players and coaches made some families' holiday dreams come true at the Tualatin Fred Meyer. It was pretty heart-warming. 📸: Leah Flores. riffmagazine.com/news/portlan...
Trail Blazers make holiday dreams come true for Portland families
Awestruck kids smiled in disbelief as Trail Blazers players and coaches took families on a shopping spree at the Tualatin Fred Meyer.
riffmagazine.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I got to do a really cool thing and join the @trailblazers.bsky.social as players and coaches made some families' holiday dreams come true at the Tualatin Fred Meyer. It was pretty heart-warming. 📸: Leah Flores. riffmagazine.com/news/portlan...
Alt-pop from #AliceMerton, heavygaze punk from #MXLONELY, bluegrass by #TheLowestPair, electronica by @midorihirano.bsky.social, avant-pop by #ViennaVienna, jazz by #JulianLage and Afro-Appalachian music from #MonRovîa. Lucinda Alvarez Johnson picked this week.
Mon Rovîa, Midori Hirano, Julian Lage: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
Bluegrass from The Lowest Pair, intricate electronica by Midori Hirano, jazz by Julian Lage, Afro-Appalachian music from Mon Rovîa and more.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Alt-pop from #AliceMerton, heavygaze punk from #MXLONELY, bluegrass by #TheLowestPair, electronica by @midorihirano.bsky.social, avant-pop by #ViennaVienna, jazz by #JulianLage and Afro-Appalachian music from #MonRovîa. Lucinda Alvarez Johnson picked this week.
INTERVIEW: #DeathAngel talks recreating 'Act III,' new songs and crazy road stories | Catch the band at the Belasco in L.A. tomorrow and the band's annual SF Xmas shows at the Fillmore on Thursday and Friday. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
Death Angel talks recreating 'Act III,' new songs and crazy road stories | RIFF
Bay Area thrash mainstays Death Angel return with their first new songs in six years and their annual San Francisco holiday shows.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
INTERVIEW: #DeathAngel talks recreating 'Act III,' new songs and crazy road stories | Catch the band at the Belasco in L.A. tomorrow and the band's annual SF Xmas shows at the Fillmore on Thursday and Friday. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
INTERVIEW: #LindaPerry and #4NonBlondes riding a wave into homecoming shows at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and The Roxy in L.A. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.
INTERVIEW: Linda Perry, 4 Non Blondes riding a wave into homecoming shows
As they prepare to play homecoming club shows in San Francisco and L.A., Linda Perry and 4 Non Blondes are riding a massive viral wave.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
INTERVIEW: #LindaPerry and #4NonBlondes riding a wave into homecoming shows at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and The Roxy in L.A. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.
Kyoto-born, Berlin-based composer and pianist @midorihirano.bsky.social creates music like “Illuminance” that transcends time and space.
#MidoriHirano joins #MonRovîa, #JulianLage and friends, #TheLowestPair, #MXLonely and #VIENNAVIENNA. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.
#MidoriHirano joins #MonRovîa, #JulianLage and friends, #TheLowestPair, #MXLonely and #VIENNAVIENNA. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.
Mon Rovîa, Midori Hirano, Julian Lage: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
Bluegrass from The Lowest Pair, intricate electronica by Midori Hirano, jazz by Julian Lage, Afro-Appalachian music from Mon Rovîa and more.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Kyoto-born, Berlin-based composer and pianist @midorihirano.bsky.social creates music like “Illuminance” that transcends time and space.
#MidoriHirano joins #MonRovîa, #JulianLage and friends, #TheLowestPair, #MXLonely and #VIENNAVIENNA. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.
#MidoriHirano joins #MonRovîa, #JulianLage and friends, #TheLowestPair, #MXLonely and #VIENNAVIENNA. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.