#Ian Sweet

IAN SWEET Unfolds Roadmap to Recovery on Show Me How You Disappear

k.a. Jillian Medford - on the internet, what you would see is a free-spirited, hilarious and talented artist who has recently taken up the hobby of hat-making. This, however, is not the Jillian that we meet on IAN SWEET’s sophomore...

Sara Barron

ONLY NOISESeven Songs That Help Me Navigate Depression and Anxiety

Soccer Mommy's "Your Dog" reminds the author that everyone deserves respect, even on their darkest days. Photo by Daniel Topete ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Lauren Rearick compiles a playlist...

Lauren Rearick

LIVE REVIEWYoung Jesus, IAN SWEET @Park Church Co-Op

“There were certain things about my Christian upbringing that I liked. Others, not so much.” The irony that John Rossiter’s band is playing in a Lutheran church has not been lost on the Young Jesus frontman. Surely the crucifix presiding over the stage at Park Church Co-Op did not go unnoticed by...

Madison Bloom

A Female-Fronted FutureThoughts on SXSW 2017

Snail Mail at SXSW 2017. Photo by Lindsey Rhoades I didn't even have to break out my "The Future is Female" t-shirt to sound the alarm; at South by Southwest last week, the message was loud and clear. In a whirlwind five days, I saw dozens of acts - mostly emerging or signed to small labels - and...

Lindsey Rhoades