SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been a while since Bloc Party has performed in the Bay Area. Wednesday, the British band, one of the last acts from the mid-aughts post-punk revival still active, finally returned, playing it…

It’s “love and hate” week at RIFF. We’ve taken on the theme of Valentine’s Day to talk about breakups, both sides of it. We’re finishing off with my Top 10 breakup songs, but there are some caveats: These…

SAN FRANCISCO — Bloc Party’s latest album, Hymns, was met with lukewarm critical response earlier this year. The group’s show Monday at the San Francisco club Mezzanine seemed to warrant that response. The UK quartet hit nice…