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New Music and Video
Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
REVIEW: Mike Chen’s ‘Vampire Weekend’
Mike Chen Vampire Weekend (MIRA Books) "A fresh take on a vampire story that also accomplishes a...
COVER STORY: Samara Joy, Making Jazz Cool Again for a New Generation
To the casual listener, the cool and loungey sound of a jazz ensemble is likely to conjure up...
INTERVIEW: The Linda Lindas On Finding Their Way Through Creative Freedom
Punk music isn’t necessarily a genre one would associate with Gen Z. A quick scroll through some of the most popular posts on TikTok will, more than likely, yield an entire playlist’s worth of...
My Favorite Axe with Ira Mazie of Fortune’s Folly
[editor's note -- got a cool instrument you want to show off to our readers? Click here to submit your info and YOU might just be featured in our next issue!] ABOUT THE GUITAR I'm a founding member...
Spaceface On Making the Jump From Flaming Lips Roadies to National Headliners
Jake Ingalls is the Millennial textbook definition of a working musician: pragmatic and business-minded yet driven by a sense of romantic optimism. Naturally voluble and easy-going, Ingalls is the...
Dan Rodriguez On Letting Go Over Emotions & Overcoming Writer’s Block
We first met Dan Rodriguez when we selected him to be our recent Elixir Strings artist of the month. We had been keeping tabs on him via his Instagram profile for a few months, and he sincerely...
Catching Up With Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues Master Ronnie Baker Brooks on Family Legacy and Staying Current in a Modern Age Let’s talk about your beginnings as a guitar player. Your father is the late Lonnie Brooks, a famous Chicago...
COVER STORY: JEVERSON
From Granada to Nashville: JEVERSON Makes Waves in the States Discovering a new artist is nothing short of magical. Hearing a new voice with something to say with a style that is fresh, yet...
seeyousoon: Hip-Hop Collective Explores Sonic Territory for a New Generation
In a world where most hip-hop is featuring one star and maybe a hype man, seeyousoon is bringing back that timeless co-op feel of a group. It’s a band of diverse styles, flows, looks and hooks, all...
Catching up with Satellite Citi
Satellite Citi Guitarist Shaunt Sulahian on Rocking as a Two-Piece, Armenian Heritage and Sounding HUGE with a Strat The hard-rocking LA duo Satellite Citi first came on our radar through Instagram,...
Cover Story: Ricky Duran
The Voice’ Runner-Up Opens Up About Musical Inspirations and Future Career Path We recently worked with Ricky Duran on a series of videos with Elixir Strings, and in the process got to know the...
BOOK REVIEW: Battle of the Bands (Candlewick Press)
Battle of the Bands Edited by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith (Candlewick Press) Brian Eno’s comment that everyone who bought the first Velvet Underground record started their own band might just also...