INTERVIEW: UME RISE REBORN LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES
Austin, Texas’ rock outfit UME spent several years as the indie scene’s darling band of rising stars not so long ago, but a few…
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21 Random Questions With Chloe Chaidez Of Kitten
The past few weeks I’ve been lying awake at night, my head tossing. One of my all-time favorite bands are playing a secret Pancakes…
VISTA KICKS OVER WHISKEY: ‘PEOPLE SHOULD LOVE EACH OTHER MORE’
In no time at all, they’d revealed the title of their new album, offered up headphones for a first peek at a new track,…
WALKING PAPERS’ JEFF ANGELL ON THE ‘TEMPTATION, VALIDATION & REDEMPTION’ IN ‘WP2’
Like certain good books, a strong rock record can make you crave a conversation with the mind who made it; just one chance to…
UNI FILL THE KNITTING FACTORY WITH A FIERY RUSH OF ROCK
“No, I’m not pregnant.” “Can we use a calculator, or is it just pen and paper?” “Are we allowed to make a call?” I…
BEHIND THE SMALL-STAGE MAGIC OF DUCHESS SAYS: ‘I HEAR ONE NOTE & SOMETHING SWITCHES INSTANTLY’
The last time we’d seen her, she was tugging us by hand onto the narrow stage at Baby’s All Right. The first time we’d…
INTERVIEW: LANGHORNE SLIM ON THE JOYS OF BEING LOST AT LAST
“I feel like I forget the processes of the past, for good and for bad.” The sands of time can be unforgiving. Although for…
BENJAMIN JAFFE OPENS UP AT UNION POOL
“I won’t fade to the background, no I won’t back down cause that’s what I am, a dominator,” Ben Jaffe croons as he performs…
BARNS COURTNEY & THE FIRE THAT FUELED THE ATTRACTIONS OF YOUTH
For most, the unremarkable possessions that cover the rooms we pass through everyday feel mundane and lifeless. Although for someone like Barns Courtney, all…
INTERVIEW: MAGIC GIANT TALKS TOURING AND RECORDING
It was a warm fall night the night of October 13th as I sat around a small, green, metal table with the guys from…