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RSVP HERESaraJazz streams via Twitch + MORE

Artists are expected to pump out content non-stop now that most of the connection with their audience is digital. Twitch variety streamer SaraJazz got a head start toeing the line between content creation and musicianship after switching from full time touring to streaming in 2018, back when most...

Tarra Thiessen

RSVP HEREHonduras livestream via Launch and MORE!

Since 2012, they've recorded tons of catchy '70s influenced power pop tunes that ooze with New York City lore, and have filmed many of their own music videos. They've played hundreds of shows in Brooklyn DIY spaces,...

Tarra Thiessen

RSVP HEREPom Pom Squad Livestream via LongNeckLass Twitch + MORE

When Mia Berrin was only 15, she saw a sweatshirt emblazoned with the words "Pom Pom Squad" and the name stuck with her as she began to write songs during her senior year of high school in Orlando, Florida. Now a staple of the Brooklyn scene, Berrin's band Pom Pom Squad is filled out by Mari Alé...

Tarra Thiessen

RSVP HERENihiloceros Livestreams via Radio Free Brooklyn + MORE

He is always stage-side, taking photos and promoting every show happening that week on his band's social media accounts. From the looks of Instagram, he has taken the transition...

Tarra Thiessen

General #1 - Photo Credit_ Julia Khorosilov

PLAYING PHILLYFrances Quinlan of Hop Along Releases First Solo Single

Frances Quinlan press photo by Julia Khorosilov. Don't get me wrong: Hop Along is one of the best bands in the business. But what would Hop Along be without Frances Quinlan's distinctly shrill vocals and unparalleled, witty songwriting? On Tuesday, Frances Quinlan announced her first solo record,...

Amanda Silberling

NEWS ROUNDUPWhat's Up With Spotify + Soundcloud? and More

Are There Really Fake Artists On Spotify? This mystery began when Music Business Weekly reported that a number of artists only seemed to exist on Spotify playlists - mostly the generic, mood-based ones like “Chill,” “Focus,” “Sleep,” etc. Together with Music Ally, MBW discovered that the artists...

Emily Daly

LIVE REVIEWHudson RiverRocks

It would seem that Pier 84 is the place to be this summer. With 4Knots boasting an impressive lineup of bands a few weeks ago, Hudson RiverRocks is upholding the more independent side of things, considering the bands and the cost, which is zero dollars. The lineup consisted of Santa Monica’s Weyes...

Madison Bloom

PLAYLISTA Playlist to Celebrate "Riot Grrrl Day"

April is known for rain, taxes, rabbits, and silly pranks, but now the month has a new, much cooler holiday: Boston’s mayor, Marty Walsh, has designated April 9th “Riot Grrrl Day” in honor of Kathleen Hanna, the front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Born in Portland, Hanna's interest in feminism...

Emily Daly

AudioFemme's Best of 2013

From elaborate roll-outs to surprise releases, 2013 was a banner year for comebacks, break-outs, break-ups, and overnight sensations. The fact that the most oblique content could cause rampant controversy to reverberate through the blogosphere turned every song into a story and made every story...

Lindsey Rhoades

YEAR END LISTAF's Guide to Riot Grrrl's Influence in 2013

It is a goddamn golden age for girl-fronted punk. It's not that there haven't been important works by women in the ensuing years, but 2013 saw a Riot Grrrl Renaissance unlike anything since its early '90s inception. Back then, Kathleen Hanna had to make safe spaces at Bikini Kill shows for female...

Lindsey Rhoades