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riffmagazine.com > reviews > weezer-20260908

REVIEW: Weezer strikes 'Gold' at Sacramento tour opener

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (946+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The golden age of Weezer is here. That much was evident in the weeks leading up to The Gathering Tour. Weezer The Shins, Silversun Pickups 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9 Chase Center, San Francisco Tickets: $58 and up. Frontman Rivers Cuomo…...

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riffmagazine.com > album-reviews > bloc-party-anatomy-of-a-brief-romance

Bloc Party turns a breakup into a postmortem with 'Anatomy of a Brief Romance"

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (676+ words) Bloc Party’s Anatomy of a Brief Romance unfolds less like a collection of loosely connected songs than a chronological account of a relationship, coming alive through the music. Anatomy of a Brief Romance Bloc Party cOnTAGIOUS LTD, Sept. 11. 7/10 Get the…...

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riffmagazine.com > reviews > j-cole-20260829

REVIEW: J. Cole resumes The Fall-Off Tour in Oakland after fatal crew crash

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (758+ words) OAKLAND, Calif. — J. Cole brought The Fall-Off World Tour to Oakland Arena on Saturday for the first of two Bay Area shows, just days after the death of a touring crew member forced the cancelation of the rapper’s Sacramento concert....

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riffmagazine.com > album-reviews > billy-strings-so-much-for-goodbyes

Billy Strings mourns, celebrates with "So Much For Goodbyes"

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (586+ words) Billy Strings (William Apostol) has made a household name for himself through his core essence of honesty, humility and immense musicality. On So Much For Goodbyes, he plunges even further into his own identity, resulting in a vulnerable and compelling…...

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riffmagazine.com > album-reviews > sara-bareilles-good-grief

Sara Bareilles gives hurt a sound all its own on 'Good Grief' | ALBUM REVIEW

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (649+ words) Grief has little respect for chronology. It can recede long enough to convince us that healing has taken hold, only to return without warning and demand to be felt all over again. On Good Grief, Sara Bareilles doesn’t so much…...

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riffmagazine.com > album-reviews > mike-d-5d-thank-you

Beastie Boys' Mike D approaches old-school through new lens on 'Thank You"

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (720+ words) It’s hard to fake being young. A detectable facade of youth and playfulness can leave the worst kind of aftertaste from listening to music. Despite approaching 61 this fall, the Beastie Boys’ Mike D has never succumbed to this. Thank You…...

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riffmagazine.com > reviews > noah-kahan-20260821

Noah Kahan makes himself at home at Oracle Park

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (497+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Noah Kahan brought his own sense of place and belonging to Oracle Park on Friday night, layering personal nostalgia onto a baseball stadium already steeped in both cultural history. Even Kahan’s self-deprecation occasionally strained toward performance. “This song…...

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riffmagazine.com > tuesday-tracks > oh-he-dead-20260818

Oh He Dead, megiapa, JP Harris, The War and Treaty: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (499+ words) This week’s mix features soulful alt-rock by Oh He Dead, laidback instrumental hip-hop by megiapa, an Appalachian traditional tune by JP Harris, enchanting dream-pop from Utopia PKWY and Magic Wands, SoCal post-hardcore by Movements and a powerful blend of Americana…...

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riffmagazine.com > album-reviews > the-jayhawks-sanctuary-park

ALBUM REVIEW: The Jayhawks play to their strengths on 'Sanctuary Park"

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (413+ words) Producer Bob Ezrin put his aural fingerprints all over the Jayhawks’ 2000 album, Smile, and those songs’ dizzying array of sounds, styles and tempos. That album’s experimentation likely put off some of the band’s old country-leaning fans, but helped get the…...

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riffmagazine.com > reviews > public-enemy-stern-grove-20260815

REVIEW: Public Enemy brings the ruckus to peaceful Sigmund Stern Grove

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (788+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Stern Grove Festival opened its Big Picnic Weekend on Saturday with a day centered on hip-hop, capped by a 90-minute set from icons Public Enemy. The two-day festival finale is its big annual fundraising event, helping support free…...