Tag: music
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villagerrr? I hardly know herrr!
Show Lineup: Vadana Hegde, Brody Price, villagerrr, Red Lake 40 Genre(s): Alternative, Indie Pop, Country, Americana, Rock, Folk Rock, Folk Venue: Slow Body Beer Date: August 13, 2025 Description: Sadly I arrived roughly 20 minutes late, partly due to construction, because if there is not some type of construction or road work, is it really…
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Five Stars for Clinic Stars
Album: Only Hinting Artist: Clinic Stars Release Date: September 20, 2024 Genres: #Alternative #Slowcore #Rock #Ambient Sub-Genres: #DreamPop #SpaceRock Label: Kranky Description: Detroit duo Clinic Stars – Giovanna Lenski and Christian Molik – just released their debut album Only Hinting on Kranky. Recorded in their home studio, the collection of 8 tracks follows their previous…
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My favorite albums of 2025
2025 was a good year for music across all genres. Though there haven’t been many outstanding projects in the decade so far, the year definitely revived the art of cohesive albums and extended plays that sound solid collectively. Some were good, some were bad and some were quite mediocre. This, however, is my list of…
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Grey day 2022
Grey Day 2022 in Phoenix was one of my favorite concerts I have ever attended. The show took place at Phoenix Raceway on October 1st and the experience stayed with me ever since. I remember the evening so vividly, it was hot, traffic was backed up with cars trying to park, and there was a…
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beck
Some anime stand out not because they are dramatic but because they can feel sincere and personal to some. Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad is one of those series and is a great one I recommend. It is a coming of age story that is centered on music, friendship, and gradual growth and it does so…
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Yung lean at the hollywood palladium 10.12.25
On October 12, Yung Lean took over the Hollywood Palladium, and honestly, it was a night I will never forget. I watched the show from the balcony, which gave me a perfect view of the stage and got to watch everyone on the floor having the time of their lives. Seeing that kind of joy…
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34 years later, “Dangerous” remains Michael Jackson’s best album
This month in 1991, pop legend Michael Jackson released his eighth studio album and his fourth under Epic Records, Dangerous. The album features Jackson’s usual genres: R&B, pop and rock. With the help of well-known record producer Teddy Riley, the album also incorporated new jack swing, which was a dominating genre at the time, as well as hip-hop,…
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Better Together 2025 Festival: Starjunk 95, Dom dolla, Odesza, Jungle, and More
The long-awaited full lineup for Better Together 2025 has been released and it’s not something you want to miss. Set in downtown Phoenix, Steele Indian School Park will host the festival on November 22 and 23. With its open grassy fields, city skyline backdrop, and ample space for captivating stages/light shows, it’ll be the perfect…
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25 Years of skycamefalling’s ‘10.21’
Original artwork of ‘10.21‘. Source: Rate Your Music Demographically, the breadth of KAMP’s volunteer base, listenership and readership are—like me—in their 20s. Maybe it’s sophomoric to say as someone who just entered this bracket, but I imagine that the majority of peoples’ 20s are, in the words of my colleague Bruce, “an unnavigable gauntlet of…
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ALBUM REVIEW: “The Art of Loving” by Olivia Dean
As a follow-up to her 2023 debut album, Messy, British R&B/neo-soul singer-songwriter Olivia Dean released her sophomore album, The Art of Loving two years later on September 26, 2025. The album was preceded by the singles “Nice To Each Other”, “Lady Lady” and “Man I Need”. It feels like it was made for us as…