HoneyChild Nearer The Earth Los Angeles, CA “Strong vocals and indie charm” Los Angeles folk rockers HoneyChild kick off debut album Nearer The Earth with...
Holy Grail Crisis in Utopia San Diego, CA “Guitar Heroes” Holy Grail parties like it’s 1991. This heavy metal quintet focuses on throwback thrash riffs...
Galvanized Tron Galvanized Tron Omaha, NE “Refreshing hip-hop from the Heartland” Galvanized Tron (or Robert Jefferson if you’re nasty) has been freestyling since 1991, and...
Emily White The Resolution EP Chicago, IL “Doing it yourself gets it done right” Emily White, a self-described indie folk singer/songwriter from Chicago, presents her...
Ed Masuga Let Me Tune My Heartstrings Berkeley, CA “Vintage blues and contemporary folk” As far as contemporary music goes, Let Me Tune My Heartstrings...
Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters The Holy Noise EP Atlanta, GA “Dixie Damaged” Staking a claim in the crowded Southern-gothic half-acre is a risky,...
Cloud Nothings Cloud Nothings Cleveland, OH “Fuzzed-out, blistering guitar driven bedroom pop” Cloud Nothings is the moniker for Cleveland’s music school dropout Dylan Baldi. His...
Brooke Fraser Flags Wellington, New Zealand “The soundtrack to the next iPod commercial” This album feels like the soundtrack to a meaningful movie (“Orphans, Kingdoms”),...
Bad Books Bad Books New York, NY “It’s okay to be sad if you sound this good” When two beloved artists come together, their respective...
We had so much fantastic coverage of the annual Austin City Limits festival that we couldn’t fit it all in the magazine. Here is another...