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

clarion in columbus

Recently, our photographer Lennon was able to catch LA-based Clarion in my favorite strangely-shaped state: Ohio! A few words from Lennon below, as well as her beautiful gallery from the show. (I hope you're keeping up with Clarion already, you don't wanna miss their California May shows with Panchiko) "Clarion put on a killer show on at the Rumba Café in Columbus, Ohio this past week! Their energy and passion in playing their songs got the entire crowd jumping, smiling, and

together pangea + the high curbs

Last weekend, I took the massive trip (30 minute drive from my house) down to Baltimore City to see one of my favorite bands ever. I've been catching Together Pangea's headlining shows in the DMV for close to 10 years now, moving from Metro Gallery in 2017 to Baltimore SoundStage in 2026, and everywhere in-between. On a co-headlining tour with The Red Pears and The High Curbs as the show's opener, all three California based bands put on an unforgettable performance. Take a lo

Established in 2018,
Underground Zine is an online publication focused on supporting independent music and art scenes from around the world
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Malibu by The Driver Era

‘Malibu’ is the newest release gifted to us, the eager and music-thirsty listeners, from the brother duo The Driver Era. The band comprised of Ross and Rocky Lynch bring us ‘Malibu’, the groovy escapist track inspired by spontaneous trips and daydreaming of experiences. The single is perfect to soundtrack a summer-beach getaway, bursting with rhythmic beats and a bassline that you can’t not tap your foot to. The boys have seemingly grown out of their floppy-haired, coordinati

top 10 acts you should see @ Primavera Sound - Los Angeles

If you'll be at Primavera like us, here's 10 acts we think you should go to see! There are so many incredible artists on this line up, but here's just a few bands/artists we recommend you take a look at while you are there! Mitski - We've always been huge fans of Mitski, and her incredible artistry. Our photographer and owner Eva had the opportunity of covering one of her shows this year, and we haven't stopped listening to her since. Coming from her EU tour with Harry Style

we're going to primavera sound! so we made a playlist.

We're so excited to announce that we're going to be at this years Primavea Sound in Los Angeles! We had our writer Chloe make a playlist to celebrate our outing to Primavera featuring music from this years incredible line up! Chloe's top 10 acts you must go see are Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails, Fontaines D.C, James Blake, Khruangbin, Squid, Bad Gyal, King Krule, Paloma Mami and girl in red. You can listen to the playlist here

A Dog Wound by Bex Morton

Los Angeles based singer- songwriter Bex Morton presents us with her 5 track EP A Dog Wound . With Bex's soft vocals throughout the EP, but also the perfect display of story telling. Bex has the right balance between her lyricism, but also portraying what she wants to say to her listeners. "Night Stalker" and "Ten" both have the talking of the beginning of each track which I found to bring these tracks together, but what I really enjoyed the most was how each track was differ

Autocrave by Fernway

“Like sugar for a sweet tooth” I think the best way to summarise Fernway’s debut album ‘Autocrave’. Once you have some you’ll be crawling back for more, and Fernway is serving us a whole dessert buffet. The nine-track album brings a sensational nostalgic feel which, upon first listen, took me back to my 5 Seconds of Summer loving days. With nods to traditional pop rock instrumentals and vocals, ‘Autocrave’ is truly a brilliant debut launch for Fernway. Themes that are explore