Photos by Dylan Simmons & Ava London Singer-songwriter, orchestra kid, Trump impersonator… in the span of a Friday evening, the mononymous Jordana proved herself a jack of all trades. Jordana Nye’s sugary bedroom pop sound is on full display in 2024’s Lively Premonition, her fourth studio album which traverses theatrical to orchestral to comedic overtones.…
[Photos by: Jeslyn Wang] If you could bottle up the better part of lazy Sunday afternoons, nostalgia, and the sickly-sweet feeling of being in love, it’d sound a lot like Thee Sacred Souls. Hailing from San Diego, the main trio is composed of drummer Alex Garcia, bassist Sal Samano, and singer-songwriter Josh Lane. The self-described…
Photos by Isabella Appell Last Thursday, the historic Belasco in Los Angeles transformed into a swirling vortex of kaleidoscopic sound and light as Pond, the Australian psychedelic rock powerhouse, took the stage. Known for their eclectic blend of glam rock, funk, and cosmic psychedelia, Pond delivered a performance that was nothing short of mesmerising, reaffirming…
I exited the House of Blues with the memory of my horrendous commute veritably wiped. In its place was a lingering contentment I could feel pulling my lips almost unconsciously into a slight smile; on my mind was the complete and total satisfaction Joyce Manor, Algernon Cadwallader and Toys That Kill had birthed. The bands were perfect, the crowd was a picture of total engagement, leaving absolutely nothing to be desired. I can always identify a great show by the artist’s level of disruption into my listening habits in the subsequent days after the show; safe to say Joyce Manor left their mark.
Photos by Chloe Gonzales ————– From mosh pits to slow ballads, Current Joys knows how to get a crowd going. Indie artist Nick Rattigan filled the seats of the Bellwether for a night of nostalgia. The band’s inception being a mysterious solo project, Rattigan remains an enigma on how he got his story. There’s no…
Photos by Chloe Gonzales “Guttersnipe” isn’t the name of a Machine Girl song, but it also isn’t out of place in the universe they’ve built. It sounds like the name of a hardcore band, scrawled hastily on a sweat-covered bass drum, or maybe the title of some bullet hell video game, illegally ripped onto an…
Photos by Dylan Simmons Vada Vada: “total freedom of expression without boundaries or guidelines of any sort.” “Vada Vada” as a concept — first coined in 2011 by twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears of The Garden — has grown to encapsulate various hard-to-define sounds and ideas. For instance, it also refers to The Garden’s…
It was early spring of last year, as I finally left the dungeonous Bunche Hall classroom in pursuit of fresh air and grass. I made my way to the sculpture garden’s horse statue, took off my shoes, put on my headphones, and laid down. As the first guitar licks of “Pictures of You” by Kate…
Photos courtesy of Eiza Murphy and Cole Ferguson Rising pop it-girl kenzie is confronting her newfound vulnerability head-on. Despite being a familiar name, the 20 year old songwriter has made significant strides in personalizing her own style. Starting from the ground up, kenzie’s authenticity has been cultivated over years of self discovery. Joining Mark Ambor…
Photos courtesy of Jerritt Clark and Jesse Lirola This fall, Gunna performed a string of shows to promote his fifth studio LP, One of Wun, effectively calling the pseudo-tour Wun of Dem Nights. After the final stop of his tour in LA, the Atlanta-based rapper performed at Amazon Music Live on November 14th. The Amazon-produced…