By: James Jarrett The cover of Kinky Friedman’s album Sold American features a Texas-shaped cloud populated by the album’s symbols—a synagogue, horse, little lime green Jesus, and a cowboy hat emblazoned with a Star of David. An enigmatic country star… Continue Reading
By: Juliana Blayney Dev Hynes, popularly known as Blood Orange, is widely recognized as not only a talented musician but also as a skilled artist across various other disciplines. Beyond extensive solo work, Hynes is known for his numerous (and… Continue Reading
Not many others compare to the uniqueness of Gorillaz, even if it stems solely from the fact that they’re technically a virtual band. Though their lifespan has traversed over two decades, they continue to develop varieties of post-modern sounds. In… Continue Reading
When Paul Jason Klein decided to fly to LA to meet up with friends Leslie (Les) Priest and Jake Goss in 2014, LANY was born. LANY was born. Priest and Goss had been working on their own project, WRLDS, but… Continue Reading
The spokesperson of desire, Mitski Miyasaki, is currently on an indefinite break. Her last show – for now – was on SummerStage in Central Park to an audience filled with excitement and faint heartbreak. For two hours or so, the… Continue Reading
Tori Amos was 5 years old when she enrolled at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute, and 11 when she was thrown out. Deemed a prodigy, being the youngest student to ever enroll, she couldn’t sightread the notes up to the… Continue Reading
Lead singer and drummer Sebastien Grainger and bassist and backing vocalist Jesse F. Keeler make up the two-piece band Death from Above 1979. The specifics concerning how and when the two met has not been confirmed, however, they were both… Continue Reading
With the arrival of their new single “Ohms”, Deftones shows that their haunting and experimental grunge aesthetic remains a lasting staple of today’s alternative rock. From the band’s formation in the late 80s and the release of their debut album… Continue Reading
Tricot, pronounced Tree-Coh (like the French word for “knitting”), is a math rock band from Japan. Formed in 2010 by three Kyoto musicians, they began to make waves as soon as they started releasing music. The original trio consisted of… Continue Reading
A concert by Sufjan Stevens is as likely to be a somber, reflective affair as it is to be punctuated by rainbow angel wings and trucker hats. With a musical style that ranges from electronica to folk to live covers… Continue Reading