DEAR 2025, WE AIN’T DONE WITHCHU YET!!! Words (lots of words) by Jason Lee… The way we figure it, any good list (even a belated one, but hey […]
Introducing Blue*: Folk-rock beauty with a bleeding heart
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photos by Adelyn Karnacewicz Blue* is a vintage beauty, with a vintage disposition. Her persona on stage feels plucked from the wide open […]
Willa’s fave NYC-Adjacent tracks of 2025
Words by Willa Rudolph As I write my roundup for some NYC-adjacent faves for the year 2025, I notice what these young artists have in common: Each in […]
Indiscipline: The music of King Crimson at Reggie’s (12.6.25)
Indiscipline: A Tribute to King Crimson, the best King Crimson experience the Midwest has to offer. The musicians, led by Eric Butler, started out as massive fans of […]
NYC’s indie-rock Quarters new double single “STAR / PLUMMET” (plus US tour dates in March)
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photo by Amyas Ryan Today, Quarters releases a double-sided single, giving the people a first sneak-peak of their upcoming third album in the […]
Adding it up on The Planes’ new EP, “Motel for Lightning Bug”
I try to keep my impact small / Don’t we all? — “Cliff Diver”, The Planes (2025) Words by Jason Lee Let’s talk numbers. On The Planes’ Motel […]
Sad House Guest “it’s just money”
Sad House Guest recently released a surprisingly beautiful and earnest song called “it’s just money“. This is the project lead by the songwriting and vocals of Samuel Stein […]
Love and loneliness on Sex Week’s indie-expanding new EP, Upper Mezzanine
Words by Willa Rudolph On Friday, August 1st, New York based indie rock band Sex Week released a dream-world of a new EP, Upper Mezzanine, via Grand Jury. […]
Laveda mix up pungent, sweet & strong musical elixir at recent live show and on latest single, “Heaven”
Words by Ariya Arshadi-Cunningham / Cover photo & live photos by Elizabeth Acosta / Band portraits by Julia Tarantino On Friday night, New York City based band LAVEDA […]
DELI DEBUT: Comet’s sharp and soft EP Quitter, out today
Words by Willa Rudolph; Cover photo by a perfect drowning A perfect day for Comet’s new EP Quitter, cloudy and humid, air thick. Produced alongside Richard Orofino (Sexweek), […]
Um, Jennifer? Brooklyn’s unhinged rock band drops debut album
Words by Willa Rudolph Have you been wishing for a more playful, unassuming, unhinged indie rock band? Enter Um, Jennifer? The NYC-based duo of Elijah Scarpati and Fig […]
Ginger Winn tames the wolfdog: Anxiety and fear in new single and music video “Escape”
Photos by Brooklyn Zeh / Words by Willa Rudolph Today, May 1st, Kingston, New York-based artist Ginger Winn has released a new single and video called “Escape,” off […]