INTERVIEW: Xdinary Heroes break from K-pop norms, lean into happy accidents South Korea’s Xdinary Heroes lean into rock, creativity and instinct on new EP “DEAD AND,” building a growing fan base in the U.S.

INTERVIEW: #XdinaryHeroes break from K-pop norms, lean into 'happy accidents' | #XH_official #XdinaryHeroesDeadAnd #jypnation ✏️: Mike DeWald.

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Konnakol’ finds promise but Zayn Malik doesn't fully commit Zayn Malik blends pop, R&B and South Asian influences on the textured ‘Konnakol,’ hinting at deeper ambition than it delivers.

ALBUM REVIEW: #Konnakol finds promise but #Zayn doesn't fully commit ✏️: Mike DeWald.

PHOTOS: Die Spitz turns up the chaos on second night at the Independent | RIFF Magazine Die Spitz brought raw energy and chaos to the second of two sold-out shows in San Francisco, continuing the band’s rapid rise.

PHOTOS: #DieSpitz turns up the chaos on second night at the Independent in San Francisco

REVIEW: French artist Oklou builds a living soundscape in San Francisco | RIFF Oklou filled the Warfield with fog, stark drapery and blinding strobes, but her performance was not about spectacle. Vickie Cherie opened.

REVIEW: French artist #Oklou builds a living soundscape at the Warfield, with Vickie Cherie ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk 📸: Jane Hu

REVIEW: French artist Oklou builds a living soundscape in San Francisco | RIFF Oklou filled the Warfield with fog, stark drapery and blinding strobes, but her performance was not about spectacle. Vickie Cherie opened.

REVIEW: French artist #Oklou builds a living soundscape at the Warfield, with Vickie Cherie | ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk 📸: Jane Hu riffmagazine.com/reviews/oklo...

PHOTOS: Ari Lennox opens 2-night Bay Area stand with soulful Oakland show Neo-soul artist Ari Lennox delivered a set rooted in candor and connection at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre. Lekan and Phabo opened.

PHOTOS: #AriLennox opens two-night Bay Area stand with soulful Oakland Paramount show, with #Lekan and #Phabo. She plays the Fillmore tonight. ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.

REVIEW: Jessie Ware’s ‘Superbloom’ an invitation to her opulent party | RIFF Jessie Ware hosts a grandiose, sexy party on "Superbloom," elevating what's made her music already so good.

OUT TODAY: #JessieWare’s ‘Superbloom’ an invitation to her opulent party ✏️: Joshua Miller.

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Konnakol’ finds promise but Zayn Malik doesn't fully commit Zayn Malik blends pop, R&B and South Asian influences on the textured ‘Konnakol,’ hinting at deeper ambition than it delivers.

ALBUM REVIEW: #Konnakol finds promise but #Zayn doesn't fully commit ✏️: Mike DeWald.

INTERVIEW: New Constellations turn patience into payoff on 'It Comes in Waves' After years of writing and reinvention, New Constellations arrive with "It Comes in Waves," a dreamy debut shaped by doubt, growth and buzz.

INTERVIEW: Portland's #NewConstellations turn patience into payoff on debut LP, out next month. The band plays the Fox in Oakland and the Palladium in L.A. on May 14 and 15 with the Midnight, before returning for #BottleRock in Napa. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. 📸: Leah Flores.

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Konnakol’ finds promise but Zayn Malik doesn't fully commit Zayn Malik blends pop, R&B and South Asian influences on the textured ‘Konnakol,’ hinting at deeper ambition than it delivers.

ALBUM REVIEW: #Konnakol finds promise but #Zayn doesn't fully commit ✏️: Mike DeWald. riffmagazine.com/highlights/z...

BottleRock Napa Valley announces stage times for 2026 festival BottleRock Napa Valley has announced the stage times for the sold-out 2026 iteration of the music festival in wine country.

#BottleRock announces stage times for sold-out 2026 festival

Cactus Lee, Diles Que No Me Maten, Dua Saleh: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF Feel-good country by Cactus Lee, gentle Indie-pop from Carla dal Forno, experimental pop from Diles Que No Me Maten and more.

Honky tonk from #CactusLee, rock alternativo from #DilesQueNoMeMaten, electro-pop from #CarladalForno, #EmmaLouise and #DuaSaleh, and folk-pop from #TinyHabits. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.

REVIEW: Aurora and Tom Rowlands 'Come Closer' with unconventional magic Tomora’s ‘Come Closer’ blends Aurora's dynamic vocals with Tom Rowlands’ synth-driven production in a bold, genre-spanning collaboration.

REVIEW: #Tomora — the #ChemicalBrothers' Tom Rowlands & #Aurora — 'Come Closer' with unconventional magic. They play the El Rey in L.A. on TONIGHT and #Coachella on Sunday. ✏️: Mike DeWald.

INTERVIEW: Xdinary Heroes break from K-pop norms, lean into happy accidents South Korea’s Xdinary Heroes lean into rock, creativity and instinct on new EP “DEAD AND,” building a growing fan base in the U.S.

INTERVIEW: #XdinaryHeroes break from K-pop norms, lean into 'happy accidents' | #XH_official #XdinaryHeroesDeadAnd #jypnation ✏️: Mike DeWald.

PHOTOS: Ari Lennox opens 2-night Bay Area stand with soulful Oakland show Neo-soul artist Ari Lennox delivered a set rooted in candor and connection at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre. Lekan and Phabo opened.

PHOTOS: #AriLennox opens two-night Bay Area stand with soulful Oakland Paramount show, with #Lekan and #Phabo. She plays the Fillmore tonight. ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.

INTERVIEW: New Constellations turn patience into payoff on 'It Comes in Waves' After years of writing and reinvention, New Constellations arrive with "It Comes in Waves," a dreamy debut shaped by doubt, growth and buzz.

INTERVIEW: Portland's #NewConstellations turn patience into payoff on debut LP, out next month. The band plays the Fox in Oakland and the Palladium in L.A. on May 14 and 15 with the Midnight, before returning for #BottleRock in Napa. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. 📸: Leah Flores.

Cactus Lee, Diles Que No Me Maten, Dua Saleh: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF Feel-good country by Cactus Lee, gentle Indie-pop from Carla dal Forno, experimental pop from Diles Que No Me Maten and more.

Honky tonk from #CactusLee, rock alternativo from #DilesQueNoMeMaten, electro-pop from #CarladalForno, #EmmaLouise and #DuaSaleh, and folk-pop from #TinyHabits. ✏️: Lucinda Alvarez Johnson.

PHOTOS: Die Spitz turns up the chaos on second night at the Independent | RIFF Magazine Die Spitz brought raw energy and chaos to the second of two sold-out shows in San Francisco, continuing the band’s rapid rise.

PHOTOS: #DieSpitz turns up the chaos on second night at the Independent in San Francisco

REVIEW: Jessie Ware’s ‘Superbloom’ an invitation to her opulent party | RIFF Jessie Ware hosts a grandiose, sexy party on "Superbloom," elevating what's made her music already so good.

ALBUM REVIEW: #JessieWare’s ‘Superbloom’ an invitation to her opulent party ✏️: Joshua Miller.

REVIEW: Aurora and Tom Rowlands 'Come Closer' with unconventional magic Tomora’s ‘Come Closer’ blends Aurora's dynamic vocals with Tom Rowlands’ synth-driven production in a bold, genre-spanning collaboration.

REVIEW: #Tomora — the #ChemicalBrothers' Tom Rowlands & #Aurora — 'Come Closer' with unconventional magic. They play Regency Ballroom in SF TONIGHT, the El Rey in L.A. on Thursday and #Coachella on April 19. ✏️: Mike DeWald.

INTERVIEW: Xdinary Heroes break from K-pop norms, lean into happy accidents South Korea’s Xdinary Heroes lean into rock, creativity and instinct on new EP “DEAD AND,” building a growing fan base in the U.S.

INTERVIEW: #XdinaryHeroes break from K-pop norms, lean into 'happy accidents' | #XH_official #XdinaryHeroesDeadAnd #jypnation ✏️: Mike DeWald.

Cactus Lee, Diles Que No Me Maten, Dua Saleh: Tuesday Tracks | RIFF Feel-good country by Cactus Lee, gentle Indie-pop from Carla dal Forno, experimental pop from Diles Que No Me Maten and more.

Lucinda Alvarez Johnson picked Tuesday Tracks:
• #TinyHabits: "Right In Front Of Me"
• #DilesQueNoMeMaten: "Hiriku"
• #DuaSaleh: "Cállate"
• #EmmaLouise: “Nothing Could Tear Us Apart”
• #CactusLee: “Lone Star”
• #CarladalForno: “Under the Covers”

INTERVIEW: Tenille Townes found herself making ‘The Acrobat’ at home | RIFF Tenille Townes returns with ‘The Acrobat,’ a raw, home-recorded album made in her Nashville spare room after a period of personal change.

INTERVIEW: #TenilleTownes found herself making ‘The Acrobat’ at home ✏️: Rachel Alm.

REVIEW: Jessie Ware’s ‘Superbloom’ an invitation to her opulent party | RIFF Jessie Ware hosts a grandiose, sexy party on "Superbloom," elevating what's made her music already so good.

ALBUM REVIEW: #JessieWare’s ‘Superbloom’ an invitation to her opulent party ✏️: Joshua Miller. riffmagazine.com/album-review...

REVIEW: Zara Larsson concludes milestone North American tour in Houston | RIFF Magazine At Bayou Music Center, Swede Zara Larsson wrapped up a tour that coincided with her becoming one of the year's biggest pop breakouts.

REVIEW: #ZaraLarsson concludes milestone North American tour in Houston, with #AmeliaMoore. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.

REVIEW: Zara Larsson concludes milestone North American tour in Houston | RIFF Magazine At Bayou Music Center, Swede Zara Larsson wrapped up a tour that coincided with her becoming one of the year's biggest pop breakouts.

REVIEW: #ZaraLarsson concludes milestone North American tour in Houston, with #AmeliaMoore. ✏️: Roman Gokhman.

INTERVIEW: New Constellations turn patience into payoff on 'It Comes in Waves' After years of writing and reinvention, New Constellations arrive with "It Comes in Waves," a dreamy debut shaped by doubt, growth and buzz.

INTERVIEW: Portland's #NewConstellations turn patience into payoff on debut LP, out next month. The band plays the Fox in Oakland and the Palladium in L.A. on May 14 and 15 with the Midnight, before returning for #BottleRock in Napa. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. 📸: Leah Flores.

REVIEW: Aurora and Tom Rowlands 'Come Closer' with unconventional magic Tomora’s ‘Come Closer’ blends Aurora's dynamic vocals with Tom Rowlands’ synth-driven production in a bold, genre-spanning collaboration.

REVIEW: #Tomora — the #ChemicalBrothers' Tom Rowlands & #Aurora — 'Come Closer' with unconventional magic. They play Regency Ballroom in SF tomorrow, the El Rey in L.A. on Thursday and #Coachella on April 19. ✏️: Mike DeWald.

REVIEW: Zara Larsson concludes milestone North American tour in Houston | RIFF Magazine At Bayou Music Center, Swede Zara Larsson wrapped up a tour that coincided with her becoming one of the year's biggest pop breakouts.

REVIEW: #ZaraLarsson concludes milestone North American tour in Houston, with #AmeliaMoore. ✏️: Roman Gokhman. riffmagazine.com/reviews/zara...

INTERVIEW: From wildfire evacuation to No. 1 song: Bush heads on the road Bush guitarist Chris Traynor reflects on music, wildfires and life on the road as the band heads on the road, including BottleRock Napa.

INTERVIEW: #Bush guitarist recorded a hit while fleeing wildfires — now the band hits the road, playing BottleRock Napa on May 23 and an AfterDark show the next day. ✏️: Mike DeWald.