Grandson @ FTX ARENA, Miami
Photography by Robert Gallardo. Grandson’s web/socials: Website – Bandcamp – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Hembree
Photography by Jonny Marlow. Interview by Heather Hawke. Responses by vocalist and guitarist Isaac Flynn. Kansas City band Hembree’s new album It’s A Dream! features colorful lyrics, danceable beats, and songs that you’ll play on repeat. The fact that the band was half way finished making this album when the world shut down in March of 2020 gave them the time to reflect and […]
Oberhofer
Photography by Drew Reynolds. Interview by Heather Hawke. Currently based in Los Angeles, musician Brad Oberhofer begun his solo project known as Oberhofer when, in 2008, he moved from his native Tacoma, Washington to New York to study music composition at NYU. Fast forward to last November when he released Smothered, his first proper full-length album in six years. After making his recorded debut in […]
Atarashii Gakko!
Photography by ATARASHII GAKKO!. Interview by Heather Hawke. ATARASHII GAKKO! (which translates to “new school” in Japanese) are a group of four young women – Suzuka: S / Rin: R / Mizyu: M / Kanon: K – who are setting out to redefine what it means to be a girl group. Their newest release – the SNACKTIME EP […]
Elujay
Photography by Khufu Najee. Interview by Heather Hawke. Hailing from Oakland, CA, Elujay is a singer/songwriter/producer/director who started producing instrumentals and writing songs at the age of 14 after a friend of his uploaded a beat-making program to his laptop. The songs he begun crafting were representative of his love for not only for alternative, R&B, jazz, and soul […]
Black Marble
Photography and Interview by Drew Reynolds. Intro by Heather Hawke. Fast Idol is LA-based Chris Stewart’s (aka Black Marble) fourth full-length album and his second for Sacred Bones. The album features glassy hooks and warbly synths always sounding like they’re on the edge of going out of tune, it’s almost as if Chris traveled into the past to the halcyon days of the analogue era to connect with the forgotten […]
Alann8h
Lead photograph by Nuttha Kruasuwan. Other Press Images by: Isabella Sergeant and Suparkorn Tipsumonta. Interview by Heather Hawke. Genre-bending singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Alann8h – whose unique sound eloquently flows between lo-fi indie, pop, alternative, and R&B – released her debut EP Dumb Daze in 2020 and quickly followed it up with her Apollo 8 EP in November 2021. Alann8h fully embraced the two […]
Editor’s Picks: fav tracks of 2021
Done by Heather Hawke. [In alphabetical order] Acid Dad “RC Driver” Adam Melchor “Last Time” Arlie “karma” Arlo Parks “Too Good” Babe Rainbow “Ready For Tomorrow” Bachelor “Sick of Spiraling” Bartees Strange “Weights” BE GOOD “Young Strangers” Beach Bunny “Blame Game” Beach House “New Romance” Bicep, Clara La San “Saku” Big Thief “Time Escaping” Billie Eilish […]
DAISY
Photography by Seannie Bryan. Interview by Heather Hawke. What do you get when you have four best friends on their way to take over the world, who’s sound has been dubbed “loud jazz” and “punk R&B”? You have LA-based band DAISY who’s fronted by lead singer and multi-disciplinary artist Daisy Hamel-Buffa (who you may know from her solo moniker DAISY WORLD) alongside bassist Alex Kasvikis, […]
Thundercat @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland
Photography by Danielle Gornbein. Thundercat web/socials: Website – Bandcamp – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
A Day In The Life: The Lazy Eyes
Lead image by Jack Moran. Intro by Heather Hawke. Photography and captions by The Lazy Eyes. The Sydney-based four-piece The Lazy Eyes are taking a spirited stab at being the next best psych-rock band from Australia. Comprised of Harvey Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Itay Sasha (vocals, guitar), Leon Karagic (bass) and Noah Martin (drums), The Lazy Eyes’ debut album SongBook – […]
Hand Habits and Perfume Genius @ Revolution Hall, Portland
Photography by Danielle Gornbein. Hand Habits web/socials: Website – Bandcamp – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter Perfume Genius web/socials: Website – Bandcamp – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Caroline Loveglow
Photography by Drew Reynolds. Interview by Heather Hawke. It’s been said that Caroline Loveglow uses music as a vessel to understand herself. She grew up in San Diego, and by age seven she had discovered guitar and a love for poetry that eventually led to songwriting by age twelve (her earliest songs were small poems she’d set […]
Dr. Dog @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland
Photography by Danielle Gornbein. Dr. Dog’s web/socials: Website – Bandcamp – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Half Waif @ Mississippi Studios, Portland
Photography by Danielle Gornbein. Half Waif’s web/socials: Website – Bandcamp – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Colony House @ The Fonda, Los Angeles
Photography by Tim Toda. Colony House’s web/socials: Website – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Outside Lands Festival 2021
Photography by Nicole Busch. Artists include: Angel Olsen, Bartees Strange, Remi Wolf, Glass Animals, Sharon Van Etten, Dr. Dog, Khruangbin, Caroline Polachek, The Strokes, Madeline Kenney, Andrew McMahon, Lizzo, Post Animal, Claud, Tame Impala, Goth Babe, Hinds, Neil Frances.
Wolf Alice @ Bluebird Theater, Denver
Photography by Sofie Milton. Wolf Alice’s web/socials: Website – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Alexander 23 @ El Rey, Los Angeles
Photography by Leilani Padilla. Alexander 23’s web/socials: Website – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Tame Impala @ Capital One Arena, DC
Photography by Mica Cerball Tame Impala’s web/socials: Website – Soundcloud – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter