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Published on October 4th, 2026

There’s something almost suspiciously inviting about the work of Nick Sirotich. Our artist of the month incorporates a bright color palette and sugary-sweet graphics that »

Published on September 29th, 2026

South Florida is no stranger to quinceañeras. Now how should a local record label celebrate its fifteenth birthday? In the case of the Limited Fanfare, »

Published on September 28th, 2026

With her elfin voice and palpable ache, Scarlet Rae has a way of making listeners feel like she’s working through emotions in real time. Her »

Published on September 27th, 2026

The thing about being called the future of punk is that eventually the future arrives. It can’t get here soon enough for The Linda Lindas »

Published on September 21st, 2026

Many musicians have passed through the turnstile of membership in Screeching Weasel. Over the lifespan of this skate punk combo from Ferris Bueller suburbia there’s »

Published on September 20th, 2026

A band named after a borough on the East Coast, The Bronx are from L.A. But this isn’t about The Bronx, not entirely anyway. The »

Published on September 17th, 2026

Few things reportedly vexed Napoleon Bonaparte more than being mocked in print by a popular British cartoonist of the era, James Gillray, who tormented France’s »

Published on September 17th, 2026

After the sudden death of hip-hop troubadour Mac Miller in 2018, the singer, songwriter, bassist and producer Thundercat released It Is What It Is, a »

Published on September 9th, 2026

Most stringed instruments begin as a block of wood. Before there is a melody, before there is an audience, before there is even a song, »

Published on September 8th, 2026

DOMi & JD Beck embody the chemical cocktail of creativity that is produced when two musical prodigies come together to make a sound; it’s an »

Published on August 8th, 2026

If the music of Mari Fróes doesn’t completely stop time, it definitely makes you slow down and appreciate life. It’s the sound of someone swimming »

Published on August 5th, 2026

Like a luna moth drawn to a flame, McKenzie Ellis — better known as Mothica — has found her place in the streaming-age spotlight. Using »