PHOTOS // KILBY BLOCK PARTY in Salt Lake City Utah Day 3&4 Highlights
Yet another edition of Kilby Block Party comes to an end—and with it, a weekend overflowing with music, art, and connection leaves its mark once again on downtown Salt Lake …
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OUR FRANKENSTEIN Drops The Highly Anticipated & Haunting ‘Magnum Spire Hotel’ Album
Gothic industrial metal band, OUR FRANKENSTEIN has announced the release of their haunting new full-length album, Magnum Spire Hotel. The album is out NOW through Reclamation Records. Magnum Spire Hotel is a dark journey …
PHOTOS // KILBY BLOCK PARTY in Salt Lake City Utah Day 2 Highlights
Photos by Jen Vesp – Kilby Block Party is Salt Lake City’s premier independent music festival, born in 2019 from humble beginnings as a literal block party honoring Kilby Court—Salt …
PHOTOS // KILBY BLOCK PARTY in Salt Lake City Utah Day 1
Photos by Jen Vesp – Kilby Block Party is an independent music festival that began in 2019 as a literal block party which celebrated Salt Lake City’s longest-running, all-ages venue …
INTERVIEW // Crowd Reactions on U.S. Tour Helped Bring SIERRA PILOT’s New Single “Breathe” to Life
Canadian hard rock quartet Sierra Pilot returns with their most intense and emotionally resonant track yet. “Breathe,” available now across all major streaming platforms, delivers a sonic gut-punch that captures …
PHOTOS // NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS hit the West Coast with a stop in Vancouver
Photos by Sharon Steele – Nick Cave is an Australian singer, songwriter, author, and screenwriter renowned for his deep, emotive voice and intense, often poetic lyricism. Rising to prominence in the …
PHOTOS // JAMES BAY and HUNTER METTER live in Vancouver at the Commodore
Photos by Sharon Steele – James Bay is a British singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his emotive voice, heartfelt songwriting, and genre-blending sound. Born on September 4, 1990, in Hitchin, …
PHOTOS // LIGHTS and KING MALA at the Commodore in Vancouver
Photos by Sharon Steele – Lights is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and visual artist celebrated for her genre-blending sound that fuses electropop, alternative, and synth-driven pop rock. Born Valerie Anne Poxleitner …
PHOTOS // SHARON VAN ETTEN and LOVE SPELLS in Toronto at the Danforth
Photos by Orest Dorosh – Sharon Van Etten is a singer-songwriter whose music blends emotional vulnerability with sonic exploration. Emerging from the Brooklyn indie scene in the late 2000s, she …
Lovin Life Festival – What’s Not to Love?
Photos by Amanda Daubert – The second year of the Lovin Life Music Festival is officially in the books! This incredible three-day music festival, set in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, …
PHOTOS // JAPANESE BREAKFAST and GINGER ROOT in Toronto at History
Photos by Orest Dorosh – Japanese Breakfast is the acclaimed indie pop project of musician, author, and director Michelle Zauner. Launched in 2016 with the breakthrough album Psychopomp, the project began …
INTERVIEW // RICHARD MOODY of folk/Americana outfit Tobacco & Rose about the new, self-titled album
A 30-year veteran of the Canadian music scene, Richard Moody has toured the world with such luminaries as Deva Premal, Miten, The Wailin’ Jennys, Steven Fearing, and The Bills. Tobacco …
PHOTOS + REVIEW // 2025 CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR featuring CRADLE OF FILTH, DYING FETUS, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and others
Photos and Review by David Molnar – Under a light drizzle, concert goers lined a wet Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts patiently waiting for the doors of the historic Palladium Theatre …
PHOTOS + REVIEW // ARCH ENEMY, BAEST, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and THROWN INTO EXILE in Worcester MA
Photos and Review by David Molnar – The Palladium Theater in Worcester, Massachusetts, a historic venue built in 1928 and long hailed as a cornerstone for metal and hardcore shows, played …
PHOTOS // BUSH, RIVAL SONS & FILTER in Kitchener
Photos by Robert Georgeff – Bush emerged from London in the early 1990s and quickly rose to international fame with their blend of grunge-influenced rock, raw emotion, and anthemic hooks. …
LIGHTS Releases New Album ‘A6’, North American Tour Kicks Off May 8
electro-pop heavyweight Lights releases A6, her sixth studio album. The album is her most deeply personal yet – entirely written and produced by Lights. Its release was edged earlier this …
Americana rock band AMERICAN MILE release the single “Waiting on a Sunday” + tour dates
Rising LA-based Americana-rock band American Mile returns with their most emotionally resonant single yet, “Waiting on a Sunday. ” This stirring ballad about a single mother’s fight to keep her …
MAROON 5 returns with new single “Priceless” ft. LISA
Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum band Maroon 5have linked up with world renowned rapper, singer, dancer, actor, and style icon LISA to debut an infectious new single “PRICELESS,” out today via 222/Interscope Records. The song also notably …
GROUPLOVE Releases Three More LIVE Singles 🤘
A band that transcends their ever-shapeshifting genre, GROUPLOVE has spent over a decade channeling their ecstatic energy while embracing the contradictions and complexities of existence. Capturing the band at their most uninhibited …
JULIA WOLF Releases New Single “Loser” Off Forthcoming Album Out May 23
On May 23 rising indie pop artist Julia Wolf will release her new album Pressure via AWAL. Produced by Scro with additional production and input from Cody Tarpley (KREWELLA, Siiickbrain), …