I Liked Them Before They Became Popular
When I was thirteen, I was initiated into what people online called "real music." My cousin encouraged me to listen to the Red Hot Chili...
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Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Charli XCX Revisits Her Roots and Redefines The "Pop Star" Title on BRAT
"Wondering about whether I think I deserve commercial success, it's running through my mind. Sometimes, I really think it would be cool...
So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...
It's Pronounced Mc-Gee: Two Star & The Dream Police Review
As I'm sure our readers are well aware of now, I'm a sucker for some sappy shit. Give me an album with three instruments and a souped-up...
Rob Lucchesi
- Sep 5
- 7 min
Asheville, NC, Underwater (or I Got My Identity Stolen at Geese and All I Got Was This Hazy IPA and a T-Shirt)
Attending hot-ticket shows in the great state of North Carolina is an ordeal for a number of reasons. From the get, there are only so...
Anaïs Turiello
- Aug 28
- 3 min
Charlieonnafriday Delivers High Energy Show in Chicago Before Release of Debut Album, Wild Child
The indistinct chatter is buzzing in the anticipatory minutes before charlieonafriday hits the stage at Chicago's iconic and longstanding...
allyflygare
- Jul 28
- 2 min
Shoegaze Reverie: Slowdive's Path from Past to Present
The term "shoegaze" originates from a mockery of the rock subgenre’s artists, whose heavy use of effects pedals often caused them to look...
Mike Amodei
- Jul 27
- 6 min
Cardiff Review: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour—Where Myth Meets Reality
There are certain days in life that swell with anticipation, standing apart from the rest—weddings, engagements, milestone birthdays, and...
Kora Elms Fleming
- Jul 26
- 4 min
"You Oughta Know" About Pitchfork Day 3
“You Oughta Know” about Pitchfork day three. In true Pitchfork fashion, Sunday’s lineup delivered a hodgepodge of genres. Crowds lingered...
Kora Elms Fleming
- Jul 14
- 4 min
Pitchfork Music Festival 2024: What You Need To Know
Every summer it seems that all of the 2.6 million people of Chicago shake the frost off their boots and head out to the city. Restaurants...
Rob Lucchesi
- Jun 19
- 5 min
A Lesson in Showmanship and Humility From Gov Ball's Secret 4th Headliner, Anthony DeRose
Gov Ball 2024 was chock full of memorable moments; Chappell Roan calling out the White House, Saint Levant being cut short, d4vd...
Rob Lucchesi
- Jun 17
- 6 min
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Chappell Roan is a Midwest Princess Conquering the World
Photos by N. Bradley, Roger Ho Following the clear patter in this series, I was running extremely late from Kevin Abstract's set on the...
Rob Lucchesi
- Jun 14
- 7 min
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Rob Lucchesi
- Jun 13
- 7 min
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Geese are Served Best With a Little Bit of Booze
Day drinking at the Geese set is the best (and only) way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Rob Lucchesi
- Jun 12
- 5 min
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Husbands’ Danny Davis is Stoked to Be Here
Photo by Mickey Pierre-Louis Day three of Gov Ball had already hit the ground running after a hot plate performance by the School of Rock...
Rob Lucchesi
- Jun 11
- 4 min
Gov Ball 2024, Day 2: Making America Sexyy (Red) Again
Photos by Sam Balaban, Roger Ho "Get it, Sexyy, get it, Sexyy, get it, Sexyy!" The ground beneath my feet shook, you could visibly see...