inji electrifies washington, dc

About 2 years ago, I had the amazing opportunity to photograph rising pop-star Inji at The Atlantis in Washington, DC. About 2 weeks ago, I had the same amazing opportunity to photograph her at the 9:30 Club; Atlantis' larger sister venue. Both performances blew my expectations out of the water - the ecstatic energy Inji brought to the stage flowed throughout the audience who returned it right back to her. Singing, dancing, laughing, yelling, and everything in-between flooded

Young the Giant Started off June in The Florida Leg of Their Victory Garden Tour, With cold War Kids and Almost Monday

It was such a pleasure at the beginning of this month catching Young the Giant again in South Florida. While I covered them a few years ago in Miami, this time around was a bit further north in Fort Lauderdale at the War Memorial Auditorium, a beautiful relatively new venue (that happens to be right next door to where I'm living now)! Young the Giant is currently on their US Victory Garden tour, showcasing their newest album that was released on May 1st this year. Playing the

fightmaster in la

E.R. Fightmaster kicked off their All or Nothing Tour with a sold out hometown performance at El Cid in Los Angeles, marking it as the first stop of the tour to sell out. Throughout the night, they balanced the set with fan favorites, newer releases, and first-ever live performances of unreleased songs from their upcoming album, including “Minotaur,” “Glide,” and another song jokingly referred to as “the one for divorcees.” Between songs, Fightmaster admitted they hadn’t prep

jeff draco - a look into excess

A few weeks ago, I sat down (on the internet) with Jeff Draco to discuss the release of his latest album Excess, the modern-age yearning for community, and the worlds largest chest of drawers. Residing in the Washington, DC area since 2018, Jeff has become a staple within the capital's indie-pop music scene. With his unforgettable live performances across the DMV area at iconic venues such as the 9:30 Club, as well as touring cross-country with artists such as The Thing With

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an interview with Mistine

From touring with Conan Gray, WizTheMC, and Zeph Los Angeles based vocalist, artist, and bassist Mistine is back with her latest single "Temporary Fix" (listen here) where she takes you on a rom-com adventure. You'll be blasting this song in your car driving around this summer, Mistine and I got to talking about how she started getting into music, being a touring member of Conan Gray's band as a bass player, her newest single "Temporary Feeling" and so much more! Hi Mistine!

a chat with Matt Taylor

Originally from Dublin, Bright based singer/songwriter Matt Taylor is back with a new EP April 13th. Matt is already taking the world by storm with his beautiful vocals, and writing skills. Releasing popular tracks such as "GODSPEED" which received a beautiful amount of praise, getting inspiration from the likes of SOPHIE''s and Taylor Swift's storytelling/songwriting, our writer Bella has the opportunity to speak to Matt about what he's currently listening too, his newest E

an interview with ha vay

San Francisco based artist Ha Vay aka Maddy Toy is back with her second EP ROMANCE HYPERACTIVE, this project is a multi-genre and will have you wanting more. Previously releasing we fell in love at the party, Ha Vay proves that any genre can be mastered in ROMANCE HYPERACTIVE. In our interview Maddy and I talk about the writing/creative process, what it was like recording the new ep, and so much more! ROMANCE HYPERACTIVE is out now, you can listen to it here Hi Maddy! Thank

an interview with Iulia Ciobanu of Cherry Blaster

Cherry Blaster are a 3 piece band based in Toronto who have just released their newest track "I Don't Wanna" a party ballad about being done with dating. Lead singer Iulia Ciobanu states, "I had been through yet another superficial dating experience that left me wanting more. I was feeling frustrated and hurt, even though I knew that I had been trying to see more in it than was really there." Our writer Meg, got to chat with Iulia about all things "I Don't Wanna" and more!

an interview with Frances Baker

Frances Baker is an artist, producer and singer raised in Nashville, she brings us her newest single "No Sympathy". With her guitar in hand, Frances is taking the world by storm with already have opened up for Arlo Parks on tour in the UK, Frances and I talk about all things music, her humble beginnings and so much more. Hi Frances! Thank you so much for letting me interview you, how are you? I am great! Excited for warm weather How did you get into music? My parents only li

an interview with mei semones

Mei Semones is an artist based in Boston who writes jazz influenced indie J-pop music with lyrics that are both in English and Japanese. On May 6th, Mei released second EP Sukikirai 好き嫌い, a beautifully written and mesmerizing experience. Mei and I got to chatting about her beginnings into music, writing/creative process and so much more. Hi Mei! Thanks so much for letting me interview you, how are you? Hi! I’m good, just finishing up with finals this week. Thank you so much

A chat with Eliza from Eliza & The Delusionals

Eliza & The Delusionals are back with their newest single "Give You Everything" and their soon to be released and most anticipated debut album Now And Then. They are currently on tour in Australia and will make their triumph return to the US for Bottle Rock festival in May, Eliza and I go to chatting about all the things music and more. Hello! Thanks so much for letting me interview you! How are you? Of course, thank you for having me! I’m doing well, we’ve been back on tour

an interview with Justin from Glove

Recently our writer Chlöe got to interview Justin from Glove a new wave band hailing from Tampa, Florida. Glove have recently released their debut album Boom Nights, (listen here ) Just finishing some dates with Notions of a Language, Glove will now set out on some dates with A Place To Bury Strangers. Chlöe spoke to Justin about all things music, working with Brad Shultz from Cage the Elephant and so much more! First, thanks so much for taking the time to answer some qu

an interview with social climb

Social Climb are a 4 piece alternative rock band based in Manila, Philippines consisting of Emilio Sena, Jeric Santos, Joseph Dineros, Jiggy Santos, and Neil Sandico. They've recently released their newest single "Moments" their sound is indie rock, but with pop influences. I got to talk to them about their musical influences, how they became a band, and their creative/writing process. Hey guys! Thanks so much for answering my questions, how are you? Thanks for having us! We’

a chat with Chloe Berry

Chloe Berry is an indie musician based in New York who has recently released her newest single "Unbecoming" a track about coming of age, and reminiscing of the past. Chloe and I talk about her creative process, how she got into music, her songwriting, and her new single "Unbecoming". Listen to "Unbecoming" here Hi Chloe! Thanks so much for letting me interview you! How are you? It’s a pleasure! I’m doing well. I have been working on a lot of new songs! How did you get int

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