The time has come for us to introduce you to another crowd of talented individuals and their respective crafts via our arts and culture field guide: the sixth installment of amadeus magazine.
Unbeknownst to most, Boise, ID has a music scene bursting at the seams—the Potato State can be pretty hardcore. So, we trekked to Idaho to put their music sphere to the test, and who better to vibe with than Modest Mouse, and at the beautiful Boise Botanical Garden, a breathtaking compliment to the Washington native’s matchless sound.
Fast-paced, ceaseless instrumentals in true sand-in-your-toes surf punk style is the name of the game for the Portland, Oregon trio known as Guantanamo Baywatch. But what happens when an established soundsation steps out of its cozy genre standards?
Adham El-Sherif, the designer behind AE Design, stands in his sunlight studio on the Pico Boulevard, a now bustling row of inspiring local shops in LA.
About a week and a half ago, Luke Pelletier packed up his life in Brevard, North Carolina, jumped in the car with his brother Tristan Pelletier and headed to Los Angeles.
Kansas City is a special place, decorated with a particularly high crime rate, crumbling buildings, deciduous trees and outlandish inclement weather, leaving residents forever ever-so-slightly distressed.
Oh Lolipop Records! Amadeus finds itself constantly drawing from the eclectic Los Angeles label to provide the soundtrack for every mood we find ourselves in with their range of up and coming songsmiths. So it comes as no surprise that Lolipop has helped spawn our latest music obsession: Drinking Flowers’ new EP, Shadow Show.
Guillermo Polo's short film, On the Border, was conceived the way you would imagine any Western film would be: two guys - both cinephiles, writers and filmmakers - gushing over Cormac McCarthy and other dark films like No Country For Old Men and Deadman.
Joel Jerome is buried in the dimly lit control room of his Glassell Park recording studio, hidden under gold-rimmed tinted frames and a beanie covering dark hair.
Standing on the corner of East Cesar Chavez and Carmelita Avenue, I watch an older gentleman make the sign of the cross and gently kiss his thumb and forefinger as he passes by the grandiose mural of La Virgen that is plastered on the wall of a local beauty supply store. As I approached him I could see her image at rest under his skin in a tattoo on his left forearm.
Founded by Andrew Potash, the lively headwear company began with what he explains as “the search for the perfect hat with the right fabric, fit and details.”