Roman Gokhman
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EIC: @RIFFonline. Editor: @Healthline. Bay Area journalist. Formerly at Oakland Tribune & Mercury News. Tweets ≠ support, but if it's RIFF, I support my staff.
SF Bay Area
Joined July 2009
Find me on BlueSky and Threads. • https://t.co/vZUWoJUD47 ( https://t.co/pBIYFnRNZe) • @ roman_gokhman ( https://t.co/W6IDBV8QXV) I'm trying to decrease how much I do here.
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PHOTOS: @chancetherapper brings faith and fire to the Masonic, with @_TaylorBennett and Vallejo's @LaRussellGC ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.
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Chance the Rapper stepped onto the Masonic stage to fill a vacuum created by his years-long absence. LaRussell and Taylor Bennett opened.
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REVIEW: @Metallica, @bensonboone bring the thunder to @salesforce ’s #Dreamfest in San Francisco, benefitting @UCSFChildrens | #Metallica #BensonBoone ✏️: Mike DeWald and Daniel J. Willis.
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Metallica and Benson Boone made for an unlikely pairing at Chase Center in San Francisco for Salesforce's annual Dreamfest benefit concert.
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ALBUM REVIEW: #TameImpala's 'Deadbeat' refuses to connect ✏️: Sery Morales.
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Technical mastery doesn't sustain an album. "Deadbeat" finds Tame Impala wrestling with something far more elusive: emotional engagement.
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REVIEW: Rock guitar icon #Buckethead pays tribute to KISS' Ace Frehley at @thewarfield ✏️: Glenn Gumin.
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Buckethead, known for his guitar prowess that spans from prog rock to metal, funk and acoustic balladry, played a solo show at the Warfield.
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PHOTOS: @chancetherapper brings faith and fire to @sfmasonic, with @_TaylorBennett and Vallejo's @LaRussellGC ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.
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Chance the Rapper stepped onto the Masonic stage to fill a vacuum created by his years-long absence. LaRussell and Taylor Bennett opened.
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Canadian singer-songwriter @alliex is back with “Reunite,” and it features a harpsicord. ALSO: @melissaerrico, @indiashawn, @sorrybanduk and more. ✏️: Rachel Alm.
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Pop from Allie X, rock from Jake Thistle, folk from Muireann Bradley and Maygen & the Birdwatcher, soul music from India Shawn and more.
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REVIEW: #AddisonRae shines in San Francisco debut at @BillGrahamCivic ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk.
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Social-media-influencer-turned-singer Addison Rae brought her first tour to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, performing songs from her first LP.
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OUT TODAY: #TameImpala's 'Deadbeat' refuses to connect ✏️: Sery Morales.
riffmagazine.com
Technical mastery doesn't sustain an album. "Deadbeat" finds Tame Impala wrestling with something far more elusive: emotional engagement.
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PHOTOS: @chancetherapper brings faith and fire to @sfmasonic, with @_TaylorBennett and Vallejo's @LaRussellGC ✏️&📸: Starr Lee.
riffmagazine.com
Chance the Rapper stepped onto the Masonic stage to fill a vacuum created by his years-long absence. LaRussell and Taylor Bennett opened.
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INTERVIEW: #TheSophs ready to play ball in the big leagues with @RoughTradeRecs, kick off their tour at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on Oct. 28, followed by a free show at Swan Dive in Portland on Halloween. ✏️: Rachel Alm.
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L.A. band The Sophs signed with U.K. label Rough Trade and now it's ready to take over the world with raw and honest rock.
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Broadway actress and singer @melissaerrico gives us a cover of Duke Ellington’s “I Didn’t Know About You.” ALSO: @indiashawn, @alliex, @sorrybanduk and more. ✏️: Rachel Alm.
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Pop from Allie X, rock from Jake Thistle, folk from Muireann Bradley and Maygen & the Birdwatcher, soul music from India Shawn and more.
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REVIEW: @Metallica, @bensonboone bring the thunder to @salesforce ’s #Dreamfest at @ChaseCenter, benefitting @UCSFChildrens | #dreamforce25 #Metallica #BensonBoone ✏️: Mike DeWald and Daniel J. Willis.
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Metallica and Benson Boone made for an unlikely pairing at Chase Center in San Francisco for Salesforce's annual Dreamfest benefit concert.
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This Is The Way
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work. https://t.co/tk9pzaG1UT
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.@sorrybanduk’s “This Might Be the Hit” is about Austrian mathematician and physicist Ludwig Boltzmann. ALSO: @indiashawn, @alliex, @melissaerrico and more. ✏️: Rachel Alm.
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Pop from Allie X, rock from Jake Thistle, folk from Muireann Bradley and Maygen & the Birdwatcher, soul music from India Shawn and more.
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The Trump administration is engaging in full blown censorship of the free press that you would expect to see in places like China, not the United States. Anyone that cares about accurate information about our armed forces should be outraged about this.
Pete Hegseth has set a 5PM deadline for media organizations to agree to unprecedented new restrictions on their coverage. Dozen of prominent outlets — including conservative ones — have said they'll refuse to sign: WaPo, NYT, Newsmax, The Atlantic, WSJ, NPR, the Guardian, The
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Los Angeles singer-songwriter @indiashawn brings us “Gone,” a soulful anthem about choosing yourself. ALSO: @melissaerrico, @alliex, @sorrybanduk and more. ✏️: Rachel Alm.
riffmagazine.com
Pop from Allie X, rock from Jake Thistle, folk from Muireann Bradley and Maygen & the Birdwatcher, soul music from India Shawn and more.
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INTERVIEW: #TheSophs ready to play ball in the big leagues with @RoughTradeRecs, kick off their tour at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on Oct. 28, followed by a free show at Swan Dive in Portland on Halloween. ✏️: Rachel Alm.
riffmagazine.com
L.A. band The Sophs signed with U.K. label Rough Trade and now it's ready to take over the world with raw and honest rock.
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REVIEW: #DuaLipa shines a ray of ‘Optimism’ at first of two @ChaseCenter shows ✏️: Mike DeWald. 📷: Onome Uyovbievbo.
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Dua Lipa opens the first of a two night run of shows at Chase Center in San Francisco with a spectacle of a performance.
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REVIEW: #SleepToken claims its castle at @OaklandArena, with @thornhillmelb | @Sleep_Token ✏️: Mike DeWald.
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Masked rockers Sleep Token grew their kingdom during a flashy and thrilling performance at Oakland Arena, with openers Thornhill.
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9⭐️REVIEW: #Khalid finds his light on 'After the Sun Goes Down' | @thegreatkhalid ✏️: Vera Maksymiuk.
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If on 2024's "Sincere" Khalid started showing vulnerability, "After the Sun Goes Down" shattered any barrier that remained.
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