Tag: music
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Kanye live at sofi stadium 04.03.2026
The sold out concert at SoFi Stadium on April 3rd was an exciting live music experience. What made it a memorable night was not just the performances themselves but the atmosphere created by the artists and the crowd together. There was anticipation and excitement built throughout the night and fans came from different places to…
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Addiction to Almost: The Digital Age and Distance in “In The End It Always Does” by The Japanese House
In the modern hyperconnected world, physical distance plays a much smaller role in our daily lives that it has throughout history. Phone calls, zoom meetings, social media, and texts all allow for conversations and ideas to move freely throughout the world without the vector of a physical body. During the global quarantine of 2020-2021, the…
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The Albums that Defined my Teenage Years (Part 2 of 3): ‘Jaguar II’
Supported by the singles “Smoke,” “Party Girls” and “On My Mama,” diverse and prolific songwriter Victoria Monét McCants, or just Victoria Monét, had her long-awaited breakthrough with Jaguar II in 2023, the second and final installment in the series after 2020’s Jaguar. Though a series of three EPs were initially planned before it would be…
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Yacht Rock is So Back: Whatever’s Clever! World Tour (4/24/26)
Charlie Puth is a singular artist. His first two albums Nine Track Mind (2016) and Voicenotes (2018) were received with massive mainstream success. In 2016, it was impossible to turn on the radio or walk into a grocery store without hearing one of his hit singles, be it “One Call Away”, “Marvin Gaye” (feat. Meghan…
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The Albums that Defined my Teenage Years (Part 1 of 3): ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’
An album that literally takes me back in time. It’s been nearly 5 years since prolific musicians Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak united to release their iconic collaborative studio album, An Evening with Silk Sonic. I remember very vividly when “Leave the Door Open” first came out. I was 14 years old and it was…
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Lala Lala-Palooza at Club Congress
Show Lineup: lots of hands and Lala Lala Genres: ambient, indie rock, bedroom pop, lofi, experimental, indie folk Venue: Club Congress Date: March 8, 2026 Description: I was so tempted to request press for this show, but I wanted to be 100% sure I could attend and thankfully my schedule opened up so I could…
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Gnawing At The Bars Of My Enclosure For This Alt-Country
Album: Gnawing At The Cord Artist: OVVEN Release Date: February 6, 2026 Genre: #Alternative #Rock #Alt-Country #IndieRock Non-Airable Tracks: Dishes Description: The debut album of up-and-coming Nashville based artist OVVEN is finally here. OVVEN, pronounced “oven”, is Owen Burton’s indie rock and alt-country project after playing in Nashville’s indie folk and Americana band Dallas Ugly.…
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Brian Wilson’s strange return to The Beach Boys in the 1970s
In 1961, The Beach Boys were founded by lead songwriter Brian Wilson, his brothers Carl and Dennis, as well as cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. They gained a large following in the United States due to their unique combination of surf rock and doo-wop style harmonization. None of the members actually surfed except…
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Some recent (& upcoming) albums you need to check out.
With the music scene bursting with new albums, I felt it was only safe to recommend some of my favorites of some of the newest releases. 2025 did not have many exceptional releases, but, it looks hopeful that we will get some amazing projects.
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Elusive Obscure Shoegaze from the 90’s
Album: stars for our ceiling Artist: Beatrice Blinded Release Date: April 14, 2025 Genre: #Alternative #Shoegaze #Rock #Slowcore Sub-Genres: #DreamPop #NoisePop #Ethereal Description: Ithaca’s dream pop/shoegaze quintet from the 90’s reissues in the big year of 2025, in thanks to Daydream Records. Beatrice Blinded was a quant independent band from the college town of Ithaca,…