Digging Deep Esteban Flores, the visionary behind the solo project Slow Joy, stands out not only for his unique blend of grunge, emo, and shoegaze but also for his deeply introspective approach to music creation …
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Violet Wild Digs Deep on “Steal My Body”
One Year to Live… A cancer scare provoked the kind of question from Joanna Branum that most of us ask at one point or another: What if I had one year to live? In her …
Continue readingLindsey Jordan Doesn’t Want To Write Sad Songs— At Least Not Right Now
Snail Mail’s bandleader on love, existential dread and losing her voice Lindsey Jordan’s Pain and Healing Sometimes the best albums are born from the worst circumstances. When Lindsey Jordan first began to string chords, melodies …
Continue readingBand Together: National Independent Venue Association Saves Our Stages
“There was no one to speak for us,” Stephen Chilton said. “Everyone was talking about the big events and festivals, and no one was talking about the mid-size venues and clubs.”
Chilton heads the National Independent Venue Association which is fighting to #SaveOurStages in the fallout of coronavirus repercussions.
“What is the most unsafe thing right now? It’s mass gatherings, and we produce mass gatherings,” he said.
In two months time, more than 1,600 have joined NIVA, but it still pales in comparison to the thousands in the restaurant industry.
Continue readingWildermiss: Star-Faced but Grounded
In many ways, Wildermiss made it big a couple years ago with their first album “Lost With You,” spawning regular rotation on 93.3 KTCL, performances at Red Rocks and a slot on Last Call With Carson Daly. But they’re not exactly flying in private jets when outside the comfort of Colorado. In fact, they’re still driving vans that suck. Wildermiss haven’t forgotten where they came from because they can’t afford it yet. And that’s reflected in their new album “In My Mind”.
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