Outside Lands 2025

Cover photo courtesy of Alive Coverage Day One: Friday, 8/8 After attending the past three Outside Lands, coming back to the Bay this summer felt needed and timely. I have become accustomed to anticipating the lineup with my family months in advance, snatching up our Eager Beaver passes out of our hard-earned devotion to the…

F*CK ICE @ The Moroccan Lounge [7/2/25]

Photos by Dylan Simmons A dark cloud has loomed over Los Angeles in recent months. With the emboldened Trump administration launching a campaign of ICE raids across the country, his xenophobic war on immigrants is omnipresent in LA. Impassioned protests subsequently popped up across the city, fighting back against the unlawful treatment of our neighbors,…

grentperez @ The Wiltern [6/14/25]

Photos by Caroline Sanchez I always imagined that being serenaded with your lover over a fancy dinner would be romantic. But on stage and in front of 2,000 people? My stomach would be doing flips. Filipino-Australian pop singer grentperez (Grant Perez) closed off his Backflips in a Restaurant US-Canada tour at the Wiltern in LA…

nate sib @ The Echo [6/5/25]

“I’m-a keep on winnin’, it’s only the beginnin’.” nate sib – “tonight” Los Angeles native nate sib (Nathan Subbiondo) has emerged as a modern proponent of electropop, with frequent comparisons to early 2010’s Justin Bieber. While initially known as the best friend and opener for rising electroclash star 2hollis (Hollis Frazier-Herndon) on his last tour,…