Jess Williamson embraces the ever-present sunshine and the type of 60s guitar that dominates Southern California’s music to create something truly hypnotizing and authentic.
On their new EP, The Sleeping Giant, Crook has made great use of post-rock's most familiar dynamic tricks—loud and quiet; stop and start, swell and subside.
Anyone who knows Jack Herzog would say he’s one of those rare and genuine characters who doesn’t take himself or anyone too seriously, and after visiting his studio in Los Angeles and glancing at his new body of work, nor does his art.
From a space in sunniest, brightest Los Angeles, Forth + Back founders Tanner Woodbury and Nikolas Killian – who met studying at Long Beach State – pioneer a simple but distinctive approach to design.
Famed skate spot, JKwon Plaza, a grimy homeless encampment inhabiting an underpass of an LA freeway, the comfortable confines of a family gathering at grandma's house, and portraits of high school students all take form in Michael Alvarez's new body of work, We're Out Here.
Upon arriving at the Teragram Ballroom, I made my way towards the trail of show attendees eagerly awaiting to enter the musical dreamscapes of Reptaliens and he... Read More...
I got coffee with Michael Seyer at his home in Gardena, California to discuss Ugly Boy, navigating the music scene without a label, and his brief employment at Target.
Girlschool closed out their best festival yet with a fierce dance party with LK-47; Chelsea Jade slayed us with her minimal choreography; Low Leaf channeled som... Read More...
Slaughterhouse has been rocking the fuck out from the get-go. Since officially hitting the scene in early December of 2017, their ominous punk sound has proven infectious.
Night two of Girlschool was the stuff of legend. Shirley Manson welcomed Fiona Apple to the stage to sing "You Don't Own Me" in a hand-drawn "Kneel, Portnow" shirt, backed by the all-women-identified Girlschool Choir and ensemble.
