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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 19h
Meditative slow-burners by #Westerman & #SweetNobody, a folky synth tune by #Katzin, raucous rocker by #GirlTones, a look at addiction by #MattPryor, a krautrock twist on New Wave by #IstIst and an over-the-top retro jam by #Sekou. Roman Gokhman picked songs this week. riffmagazine.com/tue...
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 20h
#Aftershock: #BringMeTheHorizon concludes festival with a bang on Sunday. Other highlights included shock rockers #RobZombie, #Mudvayne and #MarilynManson, as well as #SickPuppies, #SleepTheory and #12Stones. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
AFTERSHOCK: Bring Me the Horizon close with a bang on Sunday
Bring Me the horizon closed out the final day of Aftershock with a dazzling spectacle. Other highlights included several shock rockers.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 23h
ALBUM REVIEW: #CalumScott transcends time with 'Avenoir' | He plays the Masonic in San Francisco and the Wiltern in L.A. next spring. ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk
REVIEW: Calum Scott transcends time with 'Avenoir' | RIFF
In order to move forward, you must sometimes look back. English singer-songwriter Calum Scott does just that on his third album, "Avenoir."
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 1d
PHOTOS: #Giveon opens up on Dear Beloved tour stop at @billgrahamcivicsf.bsky.social ✏️&📸: Aaron Lee.
Giveon opens up on Dear Beloved tour stop in San Francisco | RIFF
Soul crooner Giveon brought his melancholic tunes to a sold-out Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, with openers the Free Nationals.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 1d
Aftershock: #Korn was the headliner but #Gojira and #BadOmens stole the show on #Aftershock's third day on Saturday. Highlights included #Bilmuri, #Chevelle, #Dayseeker, #Scowl, #ThreeDaysGrace and #SevenHoursAfterViolet.
AFTERSHOCK: Gojira, Bad Omens deliver on Saturday
Korn was the headliner but French metallers Gojira and hard rockers Bad Omens stole the show on the festival's third day.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 1d
PHOTOS: K-poppers #STAYC bring 'Metamorphic' to San Jose 📸: Aaron Lee.
PHOTOS: K-poppers STAYC bring 'Metamorphic' to San Jose Civic | RIFF
K-pop group STAYC returned to the Bay Area on Sunday, performing newer songs from 2024 album "Metamorphic" at San Jose Civic.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 1d
Roman Gokhman picked the songs this week:
#GirlTones: “Burnout”
#IstIst: “I Am The Fear”
#Katzin: “Anna”
#MattPryor of #TheGetUpKids: “The Dishonesty”
#Sekou: “Never Gunna Give You Up”
#SweetNobody: “I Don’t Know When I’ll See You Again”
#Westerman: “About Leaving”
Girl Tones, Sekou, The Get Up Kids' Matt Pryor: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF
Slow-burners by Westerman and Sweet Nobody, folky synth-pop by Katzin, Girl Tones' garage rock and a krautrock twist on New Wave by IST IST.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
PHOTOS: #Turnstile plays biggest SF show at @billgrahamcivicsf.bsky.social, with #AmylAndTheSniffers, Speed and #JaneRemover. ✏️&📸: Matt Pang.
PHOTOS: Turnstile plays biggest SF show at Bill Graham Civic | RIFF
Turnstile made its return to San Francisco, supporting new album "NEVER ENOUGH" at its biggest show here yet, with Amyl and the Sniffers.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
#Aftershock: #BringMeTheHorizon concludes festival with a bang on Sunday. Other highlights included shock rockers #RobZombie, #Mudvayne and #MarilynManson, as well as #SickPuppies, #SleepTheory and #12Stones. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
AFTERSHOCK: Bring Me the Horizon close with a bang on Sunday
Bring Me the horizon closed out the final day of Aftershock with a dazzling spectacle. Other highlights included several shock rockers.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
Aftershock Festival: #Deftones rock their homecoming on second day, with highlights by #Turnstile, #BruceDickinson of Iron Maiden, @aperfectcircleband.bsky.social, #KnockedLoose, Kerry King of Slayer, #LacunaCoil and #ViolentVira. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
AFTERSHOCK: Deftones rock their homecoming on second day
Deftones returned home to Sacramento, headlining the second day of Aftershock Festival, with more highlights by Turnstile and Knocked Loose.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
Aftershock: #blink182 leads pop-punk infusion on Thursday—the first of four days—with #GoodCharlotte, #TheAllAmericanRejects, #HollywoodUndead, #Hoobastank, #HotMilk, #TheAtaris, #AlkalineTrio and more. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
AFTERSHOCK: Blink-182 leads pop-punk infusion on Thursday
Aftershock returned for the first of four days with Blink-182, Good Charlotte, The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank and more.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
PHOTOS: #Turnstile plays biggest SF show at @billgrahamcivicsf.bsky.social, with #AmylAndTheSniffers, Speed and #JaneRemover. ✏️&📸: Matt Pang.
PHOTOS: Turnstile plays biggest SF show at Bill Graham Civic | RIFF
Turnstile made its return to San Francisco, supporting new album "NEVER ENOUGH" at its biggest show here yet, with Amyl and the Sniffers.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
#Aftershock: #BringMeTheHorizon concludes festival with a bang on Sunday. Other highlights included shock rockers #RobZombie, #Mudvayne and #MarilynManson, as well as #SickPuppies, #SleepTheory and #12Stones. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
AFTERSHOCK: Bring Me the Horizon close with a bang on Sunday
Bring Me the horizon closed out the final day of Aftershock with a dazzling spectacle. Other highlights included several shock rockers.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
PHOTOS: #ConanGray goes daydreaming at theatrical Shoreline Ampphitheatre concert, with #HemlockeSprings ✏️&📸: Aaron Lee.
Conan Gray goes daydreaming at theatrical Bay Area show | RIFF
Alt-pop singer-songwriter Conan Gray brought his Wishbone Pajama Show tour to Shoreline Amphitheatre, with opener Hemlocke Springs.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 2d
ALBUM REVIEW: #TaylorSwift goes pop (again) on "The Life of a Showgirl" ✏️: Mike DeWald.
ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift goes pop on ‘The Life of a Showgirl' | RIFF
Taylor Swift turns up the pop on “The Life of a Showgirl,” her 12th studio album and a return to a more upbeat sound.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
PHOTOS: K-poppers #STAYC bring 'Metamorphic' to San Jose 📸: Aaron Lee. riffmagazine.com/photos/stayc...
PHOTOS: K-poppers STAYC bring 'Metamorphic' to San Jose Civic | RIFF
K-pop group STAYC returned to the Bay Area on Sunday, performing newer songs from 2024 album "Metamorphic" at San Jose Civic.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
PHOTOS: #Turnstile plays biggest SF show at @billgrahamcivicsf.bsky.social, with #AmylAndTheSniffers, Speed and #JaneRemover. ✏️&📸: Matt Pang. riffmagazine.com/photos/turns...
PHOTOS: Turnstile plays biggest SF show at Bill Graham Civic | RIFF
Turnstile made its return to San Francisco, supporting new album "NEVER ENOUGH" at its biggest show here yet, with Amyl and the Sniffers.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
#Aftershock: #BringMeTheHorizon concludes festival with a bang on Sunday. Other highlights included shock rockers #RobZombie, #Mudvayne and #MarilynManson, as well as #SickPuppies, #SleepTheory and #12Stones. ✏️: Mike DeWald. riffmagazine.com/festivals/af...
AFTERSHOCK: Bring Me the Horizon close with a bang on Sunday
Bring Me the horizon closed out the final day of Aftershock with a dazzling spectacle. Other highlights included several shock rockers.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
Aftershock Festival: #Deftones rock their homecoming on second day, with highlights by #Turnstile, #BruceDickinson of Iron Maiden, @aperfectcircleband.bsky.social, #KnockedLoose, Kerry King of Slayer, #LacunaCoil and #ViolentVira. ✏️: Mike DeWald. riffmagazine.com/fes...
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
Aftershock: #Korn was the headliner but #Gojira and #BadOmens stole the show on #Aftershock's third day on Saturday. Highlights included #Bilmuri, #Chevelle, #Dayseeker, #Scowl, #ThreeDaysGrace and #SevenHoursAfterViolet. By Mike DeWald.
AFTERSHOCK: Gojira, Bad Omens deliver on Saturday
Korn was the headliner but French metallers Gojira and hard rockers Bad Omens stole the show on the festival's third day.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
#ConanGray goes daydreaming at theatrical Shoreline Ampphitheatre concert, with #HemlockeSprings ✏️&📸: Aaron Lee.
Conan Gray goes daydreaming at theatrical Bay Area show | RIFF
Alt-pop singer-songwriter Conan Gray brought his Wishbone Pajama Show tour to Shoreline Amphitheatre, with opener Hemlocke Springs.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
PHOTOS: #Giveon opens up on Dear Beloved tour stop at @billgrahamcivicsf.bsky.social ✏️&📸: Aaron Lee.
Giveon opens up on Dear Beloved tour stop in San Francisco | RIFF
Soul crooner Giveon brought his melancholic tunes to a sold-out Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, with openers the Free Nationals.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 3d
Aftershock: #Korn was the headliner but #Gojira and #BadOmens stole the show on #Aftershock's third day on Saturday. Highlights included #Bilmuri, #Chevelle, #Dayseeker, #Scowl, #ThreeDaysGrace and #SevenHoursAfterViolet.
AFTERSHOCK: Gojira, Bad Omens deliver on Saturday
Korn was the headliner but French metallers Gojira and hard rockers Bad Omens stole the show on the festival's third day.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 4d
PHOTOS: #Giveon opens up on Dear Beloved tour stop at @billgrahamcivicsf.bsky.social ✏️&📸: Aaron Lee.
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Giveon opens up on Dear Beloved tour stop in San Francisco | RIFF
Soul crooner Giveon brought his melancholic tunes to a sold-out Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, with openers the Free Nationals.
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com · 4d
Aftershock: #Korn was the headliner but #Gojira and #BadOmens stole the show on #Aftershock's third day on Saturday. Highlights included #Bilmuri, #Chevelle, #Dayseeker, #Scowl, #ThreeDaysGrace and #SevenHoursAfterViolet. riffmagazine.com/festivals/af...
AFTERSHOCK: Gojira, Bad Omens deliver on Saturday
Korn was the headliner but French metallers Gojira and hard rockers Bad Omens stole the show on the festival's third day.
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