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LIVE REVIEWBest Coast @ The Novo

Best Coast, the LA-based alt-rock duo consisting of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bethany Cosentino and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, released their latest album Always Tomorrow in February and began the album's tour in their home state, making their second stop at LA's Novo on Friday,...

Annie White

Cold Beaches and Emily Blue Unite For Planned Parenthood Benefit Tour

Emily Blue and Cold Beaches photo by Irving Vasquez This August, Planned Parenthood withdrew from the federal funding program, known as Title X, to avoid a new policy that forbids referrals to doctors who can perform abortions. This year alone, nine states have passed some of the country's strictest...

Victoria Moorwood

LIVE REVIEWIncubus @ Radio City Music Hall

Ten years ago, I saw Incubus at Radio City Music Hall. It was also 10 years after my favorite album of theirs, Make Yourself, came out. Though I first fell in love with the band back in high school, we'd grown apart since, and we rekindled our romance that summer, one-sided as it was. I'd been...

Annie White

PLAYING CINCYPop Empire Talk "Novena," Finding Their Sound and Incense

Cincinnati trio Pop Empire recently dropped their nine-track album, Novena. The indie-rock outfit will head out on a supporting tour this month. Novena marks the 10-year-old group's first full-length album since 2014's Future Blues and the first album with the group's current lineup - founding...

Victoria Moorwood

WOMAN OF INTERESTThe Evolution of Chelsea Handler

Mandy Brownholtz

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PLAYING DETROITJRJR "Clean Up" Nice on New Track

There is an undeniable Paul Simon Graceland vibe veiled in the stripped down honesty of "Clean Up," the latest track from indie pop darlings JRJR's unofficial forthcoming record. The band (Josh Epstein, Dan Zott, Bryan Pope and Mike Higgins) have shifted their focus inward and in doing so has found...

Jerilyn Jordan

ARTIST INTERVIEWHeat Thunder

Sitting down and chatting with Joe Montone of Heat Thunder quickly reveals how deeply ingrained passion is within his music.

Nicole Ortiz

VIDEO REVIEWEx Reyes "Bad Timing"

Beautiful cinematography, chill vibes, and impressive Mardi Gras costumes and makeup are to be found in Ex Reyes' recent video for his single "Bad Timing"—meaning, it's a video worth watching.

Nicole Ortiz

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VIDEO REVIEWNENA "Genau Jetzt"

NENA, who you may know from her world famous single, "99 Luftballons," has recently come out with a new video for her latest song "Genau Jetzt" ("Right Now").

Nicole Ortiz

TRACK REVIEWSleigh Bells "Hyper Dark"

"Hyper Dark" is a slower piece that feels like it's working toward something huge from the get-go.

Nicole Ortiz

LIVE REVIEWThe Hush Sound @ Webster Hall

There's nothing that makes you feel old quite like seeing some of your favorite bands from high school showcase 10-year reunion shows of albums you can pretty much sing in your sleep.

Nicole Ortiz

TRACK REVIEWJocelyn Mackenzie "Kids"

For those still reeling from the breakup of Pearl and the Beard last June, we completely empathize with you. But alas—there is a light on the other side, and it's here in the form of Jocelyn Mackenzie breaking out as a solo act! Her first single, "Kids," is an upbeat pop dream where Mackenzie leads...

Nicole Ortiz