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Ohio born Randy Findell- better known as his musical alias brakence– first began uploading music to SoundCloud in 2016, when he was just 15 years old, forging, across a series of early singles and EPs, a contemporary and internet-born sound that combines elements of maximalist hyperpop, ambient and lush electropop, hip hop, alt-R&B, and…
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One of the preeminent bands of the indie rock explosion and post-punk revival of the ’00s (even if their fame never quite reached the heights of some of their peers of the era), New York by way of DC rockers The Walkmen had an incredible run from their formation in 2000 to eventual hiatus…
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It’s been over a year since local indie rock breakout Sophie Allison, better known as her musical alias Soccer Mommy, released her phenomenal third album, Sometimes, Forever– undoubtedly one of the most buzzed about records of 2022. It’s been a whirlwind of a year since, with Soccer Mommy embarking on tours, supporting some stellar…
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Gracie Abrams & Aaron DessnerRiverside Revival; Nashville, TNSeptember 11, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Gina Di Maio. Since debuting onto the scene with her poppy, electro-laced first EP, Minor in 2020, amidst the pandemic, and following it up with more expansive, earnest, indie bedroom pop project This Is What It Feels Like…
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Teen guitar phenom Grace Bowers has quickly become one of the most celebrated and sought after young musicians in Nashville, acclaimed for her technical prowess and electrifying live presence, lauded and consigned by major media outlets and prominent artists, and in demand as a collaborator (just this week she sat in with Tyler Childers…
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Earlier this year, famed pop punk and emo pop rockers Fall Out Boy returned with their first album in five years, So Much (for) Stardust, a shift back to the guitar-driven sound of their earlier work, and the band’s best reviewed album in a decade. Formed in the early ’00s in the Chicago suburbs,…
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If midwest emo trailblazers American Football had only ever existed for their initial, short, three-year run, and only released their single eponymous, now-classic 1999 debut LP, as for many years, seemed would be the case, they would’ve undoubtedly been remembered as icons of their scene; a band whose existence was all too brief, and…
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One of the most beloved and iconic groups in modern punk, Chicago’s Alkaline Trio formed nearly three decades ago, finding swift success in the underground scene thanks to a pair of phenomenal and fan-favorite early albums and relentless touring, before breaking through to broader mainstream recognition with 2001’s From Here to Infirmary and 2003’s Good Mourning, which hit just as early…
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Founded by famed Ohio emo and post-hardcore outfit Hawthorne Heights, and named for the single that put them on the map nearly 20 years ago, “Ohio Is For Lovers,” Is For Lovers Festival is one of several clever, nostalgic celebrations of the emo and pop punk scene of the 2000s that have popped up…
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While alt pop duo Between Friends formally began under their current moniker in 2017, the duo have been making music together in some form or another for nearly their entire lives, and that’s because they’re siblings and best friends, Brandon and Savannah Hudson. Though born in Miami, the Hudsons’ family relocated to Los Angeles…