Music fans of all ages in makeup, teased hair and an insurmountable amount of Devo caps made their way to Huntington Beach for the inaugural one-day New Wave and Goth fest, Darker Waves Festival. The all day event’s lineup was jam packed with so many notable 80s bands […]
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Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a conversation and asking aloud “wait..that’s a real band name?” Then to learn that not only is Cigarettes After Sex an actual band name, but that they’re an American indie, shoegazey dream pop trio, who have released two albums…
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SZA returned last December with her sophomore album SOS, which was instantly met with critical acclaim and that also became a hit with fans on streaming platforms and social sites just as quickly. So it was no surprise that the tour would sell out dates left and right, including
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Fans waited a long time to finally see The Weeknd perform live as part of his current After Hours Til Dawn Tour, a time which spanned two new album releases and delays due to the pandemic. On Sunday, July 24, Abel Tesfaye hit the stage before a sold-out
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After dropping his album TwoPointFive towards the end of 2021, Aminé embarked on what he formally dubbed the Best Tour Ever to support his fourth studio release. While anyone can just throw in the subjective “best ever” label on anything they make, but after witnessing the show myself, I can tell
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Yves Tumor arrived in NYC for a pair of shows at Webster Hall and the week of Halloween, and I was lucky to be fit into the press squad to cover the second date. The press list was booked up by the time I made my request, but
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Let me just get straight to this point: Japanese Breakfast is one of the best live acts around. I was lucky to be able to cover night 3 of Michelle Zauner’s of a four-day takeover of Brooklyn, one of many she’s been doing as part of her 2021-22
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My second show as a temporary NYC transplant was at intimate Brooklyn venue Music Hall of Williamsburg for a headline show from up-and-comer Arlo Parks. The UK artist was embarking on her first tour of the USA in support of her beautiful 2021 album Collapsed in Sunbeams. The
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Chicago’s own Serena Isioma is in the middle of their tour, and our team was fortunate enough to be present for the hometown show. Lincoln Hall has long been one of our favorite venues because of the unique energy that is generated from how close fans and performers
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Soccer Mommy and her Fall 2021 tour of North America rolled through New York to play at Brooklyn Steel, and I sure do feel fortunate that this was the first show I got to cover during my temporary stay in NYC.
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King Princess was in Chicago on Wednesday night for her Cheap Queen Tour, in support of her debut album. That album was quite the breakthrough for the up and coming artist, giving music fans something worthy of their “best of 2019” lists and shining a light on a new
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Twin Peaks have been one of my favorite bands for a good while and I can honestly say they’re the band that I’ve seen live the most… And even considering that, the Chicago band still brought something special to their headline show at the Riviera Theatre last Thanksgiving
