Roman Gokhman
@roman.riffmagazine.com
Editor: @riffmagazine.com. Editor: Healthline
It's a great day to listen to Christmas tunes. RIFF's NEW favorites include #LeonBridges with #NorahJones, #DeathValleyGirls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), #Skillet, #SofiaTalvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), #Laufey, #FleetFoxes 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 7:04 PM
It's a great day to listen to Christmas tunes. RIFF's NEW favorites include #LeonBridges with #NorahJones, #DeathValleyGirls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), #Skillet, #SofiaTalvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), #Laufey, #FleetFoxes and more.
RIFF's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #Skillet, #SofiaTalvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), #AlexHall and #JoanneShawTaylor. 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 9:03 PM
RIFF's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #Skillet, #SofiaTalvik ( @sofiatalvik.bsky.social), #AlexHall and #JoanneShawTaylor. 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 plays SAP Center in San Jose next 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 9:02 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band plays SAP Center in San Jose next November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
#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's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #LeonBridges with #NorahJones, #DeathValleyGirls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), #TeenMortgage and #TracyBonham. 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 5:05 PM
RIFF's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #LeonBridges with #NorahJones, #DeathValleyGirls ( @deathvalleygirls.bsky.social), #TeenMortgage and #TracyBonham. The entire Tuesday Tracks crew got involved in picking this year.
RIFF's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #FleetFoxes, #LittleBigTown, #JessieWagner + #RoccoOfTheSnow, and #TheDoohickeys. 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 8:02 PM
RIFF's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #FleetFoxes, #LittleBigTown, #JessieWagner + #RoccoOfTheSnow, and #TheDoohickeys. 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 plays SAP Center in San Jose next 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.
riffmagazine.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band plays SAP Center in San Jose next November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
RIFF's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #Laufey, #ElvisFrancois ( @doctor-elvis.bsky.social), #ChamomileAndWhiskey 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.
riffmagazine.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
RIFF's favorite new holiday tunes of the season include songs by #Laufey, #ElvisFrancois ( @doctor-elvis.bsky.social), #ChamomileAndWhiskey and #Sullvn. 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 plays SAP Center in San Jose next 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.
riffmagazine.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band plays SAP Center in San Jose next November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
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 20, 2025 at 8:29 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 plays SAP Center in San Jose next 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.
riffmagazine.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band plays SAP Center in San Jose next November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
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 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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 plays SAP Center in San Jose next 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.
riffmagazine.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
RIFF RADIO: #ThreeDaysGrace look to Van Halen to heal old wounds with two frontmen | The band plays SAP Center in San Jose next November. ✏️&🎙️: Mike DeWald.
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.
riffmagazine.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
REVIEW: #4NonBlondes return to San Francisco with new songs and no apologies ✏️: Sery Morales. 📸: Steve Carlson.
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.
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 18, 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.
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 11:01 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: #LindaPerry and #4NonBlondes riding a wave into homecoming shows at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. ✏️: Me.
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 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
INTERVIEW: #LindaPerry and #4NonBlondes riding a wave into homecoming shows at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. ✏️: Me.
CupcakKe, The Fiery Furnaces, Jay Som added to Noise Pop Festival lineup
CupcakKe, The Fiery Furnaces, Jay Som added to Noise Pop Festival lineup
Other new acts at Noise Pop 2026 include Oakland's Rogue Wave, Illuminati Hotties, San Francisco's Giraffage and The Joy Formidable.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CupcakKe, The Fiery Furnaces, Jay Som added to Noise Pop Festival lineup
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.
riffmagazine.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 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 its 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 7:02 PM
INTERVIEW: #DeathAngel talks recreating 'Act III,' new songs and crazy road stories | Catch the band at its 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. ✏️: Me.
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.
riffmagazine.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
INTERVIEW: #LindaPerry and #4NonBlondes riding a wave into homecoming shows at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. ✏️: Me.
INTERVIEW: #DeathAngel talks recreating 'Act III,' new songs and crazy road stories | Catch the band at its 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.
riffmagazine.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
INTERVIEW: #DeathAngel talks recreating 'Act III,' new songs and crazy road stories | Catch the band at its annual SF Xmas shows at the Fillmore on Thursday and Friday. ✏️: Mike DeWald.
CupcakKe, The Fiery Furnaces, Jay Som added to Noise Pop Festival lineup
CupcakKe, The Fiery Furnaces, Jay Som added to Noise Pop Festival lineup
Other new acts at Noise Pop 2026 include Oakland's Rogue Wave, Illuminati Hotties, San Francisco's Giraffage and The Joy Formidable.
riffmagazine.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
CupcakKe, The Fiery Furnaces, Jay Som added to Noise Pop Festival lineup