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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 DD Island
Brooklyn based dream-psych artist DD Island is back with his second single "Cherry Tongue" (listen here) Our writer/photographer Melody got to talking with DD Island about his newest single, the creative and writing process + so much more! Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions, how have you been lately? Yo I’ve been good! Super busy with music and life, editing videos which is new to me. But yeah this summers been sick. I’ve started surfing w


a chat with Maddy Davis
Born and raised New Jersey now, Los Angeles based Singer - Songwriter Maddy Davis is back with her newest single "Middle Kid", Davis describes this track as " “ Middle Kid”, put simply, is a diss track to myself. Middle children are often thought of as rebellious and chaotic troublemakers, and this song explains how I represent that stereotype—continuing to grow out of old habits and into new ones. “Middle Kid” is the first track of my EP 'MUD' (which is also my childhood nic


an interview with Goldie Vargas
Los Angeles based singer - songwriter Goldie Vargas is back with her latest single "Canyon" Following previous releases such as "Strawberry Kisses" and "Moving in Reverse", her newest single "Canyon" is the final piece to tease her upcoming debut EP "Golden" which will be out Jiuly 28th. "Canyon" was written after a breakup, getting inspiration (with songwriting) from Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell, and Townes Van Zandt. "Canyon" is out now! You can listen to it here Hi Goldie


a chat with NUFFER
NUFFER a solo project by Los Angeles based guitarist Jake Nuffer presents us with his newest single "Big Brain" (listen here ), previously doing guitar work for Fashion Jackson, UMI and Victoria Canal, with an EP "A-OK" coming out in August, NUFFER and I had a chat about how he got into music, his newest single "Big Brain", his upcoming EP and what his next steps are! Hey Jake! Thanks so much for answering my questions, how have you been doing? I’m great! Just moved to LA a


an interview with JoyNoise
JoyNoise are a band who want you to feel all the hard feelings with them, and then be angry with them too. Recently releasing their...


an interview with music photographer, Deanie Chen
Our photographer and writer Bella had the opportunity to interview Kansas City born, and now New York city based music photographer and...


an interview with Braden Ross
Seattle based singer-songwriter Braden Ross is back with his newest single "sun". A track about insecurity, describing Braden's struggle...


an interview with HUNJIYA
Born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in a small town in upstate New York, Korean Pop and R&b singer-songwriter, HUNJIYA is back with...


An interview with Charlie Anastasis from Liily
Our writer Chloe recently had the opportunity to have a little chat with Charlie Anastasis the bassist of LA based band Liily about music, touring, their new album TV or Not TV and so much more. Check out the interview below! First, thanks so much for taking the time to answer some questions! How are all of you? The covid 19 is pumping through my veins but l’m feeling stronger by the minute. Can you give us a little background on who Liily is? How did you all meet, and how


a cheeky chat with Wild Mothers
Our writer Maddi recently had the opportunity to talk to NJ rock band, Wild Mothers who consist of Luke Peterson (vocals/guitar), Brett Thompson (Vocals/Bass), and Alex Bierman (Vocals/Drums) recently releasing their album Wild Mothers they've brought a firey kick into the game, and aren't just going to stop there. Maddi spoke with them about their album release, the creative process, and everything in between! Well, hello there Wild Mothers. Thanks for taking your time to an











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