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Prog metal from #SOEN, magnificent guitar playing from #LeonKnight, art rock from #RyanReidy, and various flavors of pop from #TheLivesofFamousMen, #LØLØ and #MoodyJoody. And our editor jumps in to sing the praises of #HotelMira. Daniel J. Willis picked this week.
SOEN, Moody Joody, Leon Knight: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
We've got prog metal from SOEN, magnificent guitar playing from Leon Knight, various flavors of pop from LØLØ and Moody Joody, and more.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Prog metal from #SOEN, magnificent guitar playing from #LeonKnight, art rock from #RyanReidy, and various flavors of pop from #TheLivesofFamousMen, #LØLØ and #MoodyJoody. And our editor jumps in to sing the praises of #HotelMira. Daniel J. Willis picked this week.
Prog metal from #SOEN, magnificent guitar playing from #LeonKnight, art rock from #RyanReidy, and various flavors of pop from #TheLivesofFamousMen, #LØLØ and #MoodyJoody. And our editor jumps in to sing the praises of #HotelMira. Daniel J. Willis picked this week.
SOEN, Moody Joody, Leon Knight: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
We've got prog metal from SOEN, magnificent guitar playing from Leon Knight, various flavors of pop from LØLØ and Moody Joody, and more.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Prog metal from #SOEN, magnificent guitar playing from #LeonKnight, art rock from #RyanReidy, and various flavors of pop from #TheLivesofFamousMen, #LØLØ and #MoodyJoody. And our editor jumps in to sing the praises of #HotelMira. Daniel J. Willis picked this week.
INTERVIEW: Cam tries to make sense of death and doubt on 'All Things Light' | Catch the Lafayette native at Bimbo's 365 Club in SF and the El Rey in L.A. this week. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.
Camaron Ochs tries to make sense of death and doubt, returns to SF | RIFF
Camaron Ochs has found even more layers to peel back in her music. The Lafayette native returns home to the Bay, and talks about what's next.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
INTERVIEW: Cam tries to make sense of death and doubt on 'All Things Light' | Catch the Lafayette native at Bimbo's 365 Club in SF and the El Rey in L.A. this week. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.
REVIEW: Country star #EricChurch shows his grand vision at Moda Center in Portland, with #CharlesWesleyGodwin | Catch them at Golden1 Center in Sacramento next week.✏️: Roman Gokhman.
REVIEW: Country star Eric Church shows his grand vision at Portland concert | RIFF Magazine
Eric Church began his Moda Center show playing his entire new album while backed by a 24-member orchestra. By the end, he was alone on stage.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
REVIEW: Country star #EricChurch shows his grand vision at Moda Center in Portland, with #CharlesWesleyGodwin | Catch them at Golden1 Center in Sacramento next week.✏️: Roman Gokhman.
Daniel J. Willis picked this week’s Tuesday Tracks:
Hotel Mira: “Don’t Break My Heart”
Leon Knight & DE’WAYNE: “Yes I Do”
The Lives of Famous Men: “No Alarm”
LØLØ: “me with no shirt on”
Moody Joody: “OOPS!”
Ryan Reidy: “Obscurer”
SOEN: “Mercenary” riffmagazine.com/tuesday-trac...
Hotel Mira: “Don’t Break My Heart”
Leon Knight & DE’WAYNE: “Yes I Do”
The Lives of Famous Men: “No Alarm”
LØLØ: “me with no shirt on”
Moody Joody: “OOPS!”
Ryan Reidy: “Obscurer”
SOEN: “Mercenary” riffmagazine.com/tuesday-trac...
SOEN, Moody Joody, Leon Knight: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
We've got prog metal from SOEN, magnificent guitar playing from Leon Knight, various flavors of pop from LØLØ and Moody Joody, and more.
riffmagazine.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Daniel J. Willis picked this week’s Tuesday Tracks:
Hotel Mira: “Don’t Break My Heart”
Leon Knight & DE’WAYNE: “Yes I Do”
The Lives of Famous Men: “No Alarm”
LØLØ: “me with no shirt on”
Moody Joody: “OOPS!”
Ryan Reidy: “Obscurer”
SOEN: “Mercenary” riffmagazine.com/tuesday-trac...
Hotel Mira: “Don’t Break My Heart”
Leon Knight & DE’WAYNE: “Yes I Do”
The Lives of Famous Men: “No Alarm”
LØLØ: “me with no shirt on”
Moody Joody: “OOPS!”
Ryan Reidy: “Obscurer”
SOEN: “Mercenary” riffmagazine.com/tuesday-trac...
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present at the Warfield, with #AmandaShires | #AlyandAJ ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jerome Parmer.
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present in San Francisco
Aly & AJ returned to the Bay Area, supporting "Silver Deliverer" at the Warfield on their tour's penultimate night. Amanda Shires opened.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present at the Warfield, with #AmandaShires | #AlyandAJ ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jerome Parmer.
REVIEW: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. ✏️: Sery Morales.
REVIEW: Rosalía's 'LUX' is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven
Rosalía's fourth album, "LUX," merges pop, classical music and flamenco across 18 tracks in 13 languages with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
REVIEW: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. ✏️: Sery Morales.
INTERVIEW: Cam tries to make sense of death and doubt on 'All Things Light' | Catch the Lafayette native at Bimbo's 365 Club in SF and the El Rey in L.A. this week. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.
Camaron Ochs tries to make sense of death and doubt, returns to SF | RIFF
Camaron Ochs has found even more layers to peel back in her music. The Lafayette native returns home to the Bay, and talks about what's next.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
INTERVIEW: Cam tries to make sense of death and doubt on 'All Things Light' | Catch the Lafayette native at Bimbo's 365 Club in SF and the El Rey in L.A. this week. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.
ALBUM REVIEW: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. ✏️: Sery Morales.
REVIEW: Rosalía's 'LUX' is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven
Rosalía's fourth album, "LUX," merges pop, classical music and flamenco across 18 tracks in 13 languages with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
ALBUM REVIEW: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. ✏️: Sery Morales.
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present at the Warfield, with #AmandaShires | #AlyandAJ ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jerome Parmer.
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present in San Francisco
Aly & AJ returned to the Bay Area, supporting "Silver Deliverer" at the Warfield on their tour's penultimate night. Amanda Shires opened.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present at the Warfield, with #AmandaShires | #AlyandAJ ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jerome Parmer.
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present at the Warfield, with #AmandaShires | #AlyandAJ ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jerome Parmer.
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present in San Francisco
Aly & AJ returned to the Bay Area, supporting "Silver Deliverer" at the Warfield on their tour's penultimate night. Amanda Shires opened.
riffmagazine.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
REVIEW: Aly & AJ reflect on the past and ignite in the present at the Warfield, with #AmandaShires | #AlyandAJ ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk. 📸: Jerome Parmer.
REVIEW: Country star #EricChurch shows his grand vision at Moda Center in Portland, with #CharlesWesleyGodwin | Catch them at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento next week.✏️: Roman Gokhman
REVIEW: Country star Eric Church shows his grand vision at Portland concert | RIFF Magazine
Eric Church began his Moda Center show playing his entire new album while backed by a 24-member orchestra. By the end, he was alone on stage.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
REVIEW: Country star #EricChurch shows his grand vision at Moda Center in Portland, with #CharlesWesleyGodwin | Catch them at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento next week.✏️: Roman Gokhman
#Nas, the Poet Laureate of Queensbridge, delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | #NasirJones ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.
Nas delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony in San Francisco | RIFF
Backed by the Berkeley Symphony, Nas landed a knockout at Bill Graham Civic, performing "Illmatic" and a career-spanning second set.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#Nas, the Poet Laureate of Queensbridge, delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | #NasirJones ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.
INTERVIEW: #Trivium adapts on the fly as it releases new EP ‘Struck Dead’ ✏️: Mike DeWald.
INTERVIEW: Trivium adapts on the fly as it releases new EP ‘Struck Dead’
Trivium experienced a lineup shakeup two days before playing Sacramento's Aftershock Festival. Now its releasing a new EP, "Struck Dead."
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November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
INTERVIEW: #Trivium adapts on the fly as it releases new EP ‘Struck Dead’ ✏️: Mike DeWald.
REVIEW: Country star #EricChurch shows his grand vision at Moda Center in Portland, with #CharlesWesleyGodwin | Catch them at Golden1 Center in Sacramento next week.✏️: Roman Gokhman.
REVIEW: Country star Eric Church shows his grand vision at Portland concert | RIFF Magazine
Eric Church began his Moda Center show playing his entire new album while backed by a 24-member orchestra. By the end, he was alone on stage.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
REVIEW: Country star #EricChurch shows his grand vision at Moda Center in Portland, with #CharlesWesleyGodwin | Catch them at Golden1 Center in Sacramento next week.✏️: Roman Gokhman.
OUT NOW: John Darnielle searches for his ‘heart of the sea’ on new Mountain Goats LP | @themountaingoats.bsky.social play the Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 10, followed by three shows at the Teragram in L.A. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.
John Darnielle searches for his ‘heart of the sea’ on Mountain Goats LP | RIFF
The Mountain Goats’ ‘Through the Fire Across from Peter Balkan’ is a soundtrack to an imagined musical about marooning at sea.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
OUT NOW: John Darnielle searches for his ‘heart of the sea’ on new Mountain Goats LP | @themountaingoats.bsky.social play the Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 10, followed by three shows at the Teragram in L.A. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.
INTERVIEW: #Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir,' out today ✏️: Roman Gokhman
INTERVIEW: Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir' | RIFF
Faouzia has been making music for nearly a decade, but it took a split with her label to regain control of her vision for her sound.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
INTERVIEW: #Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir,' out today ✏️: Roman Gokhman
OUT TODAY: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. ✏️: Sery Morales.
REVIEW: Rosalía's 'LUX' is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven
Rosalía's fourth album, "LUX," merges pop, classical music and flamenco across 18 tracks in 13 languages with the London Symphony Orchestra.
riffmagazine.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
OUT TODAY: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. ✏️: Sery Morales.
ALBUM REVIEW: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. It's out tomorrow ✏️: Sery Morales.
REVIEW: Rosalía's 'LUX' is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven
Rosalía's fourth album, "LUX," merges pop, classical music and flamenco across 18 tracks in 13 languages with the London Symphony Orchestra.
riffmagazine.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
ALBUM REVIEW: #Rosalía's #LUX is a 13-language symphony between Earth and heaven. It's out tomorrow ✏️: Sery Morales.
A dance cut by #IzzyCamina, alt-rock from #Ratboys and #PRYVT, folk from #LydiaLuce, psych rock from #InnerWave, pop-punk by #BLNKO and dream-pop from #VendrediSurMer and #MelodysEchoChamber. Kiren Kaur picked this week.
Inner Wave, Izzy Camina, BLNKO: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
Rock by Ratboys, PRYVT and Inner Wave, folk from Lydia Luce, dream-pop from Vendredi Sur Mer and Melody's Echo Chamber, and more.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A dance cut by #IzzyCamina, alt-rock from #Ratboys and #PRYVT, folk from #LydiaLuce, psych rock from #InnerWave, pop-punk by #BLNKO and dream-pop from #VendrediSurMer and #MelodysEchoChamber. Kiren Kaur picked this week.
#Nas, the Poet Laureate of Queensbridge, delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | #NasirJones ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.
Nas delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony in San Francisco | RIFF
Backed by the Berkeley Symphony, Nas landed a knockout at Bill Graham Civic, performing "Illmatic" and a career-spanning second set.
riffmagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#Nas, the Poet Laureate of Queensbridge, delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | #NasirJones ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.
REVIEW: John Darnielle searches for his ‘heart of the sea’ on new #theMountainGoats LP | @themountaingoats.bsky.social play the Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 10, followed by three shows at the Teragram in L.A. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.
John Darnielle searches for his ‘heart of the sea’ on Mountain Goats LP | RIFF
The Mountain Goats’ ‘Through the Fire Across from Peter Balkan’ is a soundtrack to an imagined musical about marooning at sea.
riffmagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
REVIEW: John Darnielle searches for his ‘heart of the sea’ on new #theMountainGoats LP | @themountaingoats.bsky.social play the Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 10, followed by three shows at the Teragram in L.A. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.
INTERVIEW: #Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir' ✏️: Roman Gokhman
INTERVIEW: Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir' | RIFF
Faouzia has been making music for nearly a decade, but it took a split with her label to regain control of her vision for her sound.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
INTERVIEW: #Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir' ✏️: Roman Gokhman
#Nas, the Poet Laureate of Queensbridge, delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | #NasirJones ✏️&📸: Starr Lee. riffmagazine.com/photos/nas-b...
Nas delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony in San Francisco | RIFF
Backed by the Berkeley Symphony, Nas landed a knockout at Bill Graham Civic, performing "Illmatic" and a career-spanning second set.
riffmagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#Nas, the Poet Laureate of Queensbridge, delivers masterclass with the Berkeley Symphony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | #NasirJones ✏️&📸: Starr Lee. riffmagazine.com/photos/nas-b...
INTERVIEW: #Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir' ✏️: Roman Gokhman
INTERVIEW: Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir' | RIFF
Faouzia has been making music for nearly a decade, but it took a split with her label to regain control of her vision for her sound.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
INTERVIEW: #Faouzia breaks free on long-awaited debut LP, 'Film Noir' ✏️: Roman Gokhman