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“You can expect a trio of clam aliens screaming about butter,” says Tea Eater songwriter and frontperson Tarra Thiessen (also of Gustaf, Sharkmuffin, and MamajoeVramajoe) when I ask what’s in store for those who come out to the self-assessed “weirdo art punk” band’s show tomorrow, August 13th, at Nikki...
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This afternoon, UK alt-rock outfit bôa – who headlined The Foundry at The Fillmore last September amidst their sold-out North American reunion tour – are playing possibly their biggest show ever at this year’s Lollapalooza, 2:30-3:30 on the Bud Light Stage. Last year, the trio – consisting of vocalist/guitarist...
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You may have caught NYC dreamgaze outfit PANIK FLOWER last year when they opened MilkBoy for our phriends partygirl. And, during a recent Zoom chat with four of the five members of PANIK FLOWER, I find out that it was apparently a highlight of their young career. This Thursday,...
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Just a few hours ago, Baltimore hardcore outfit Jivebomb dropped “SERAPHIM (MARINA’S SONG),” the third single from the band’s debut full-length, ETHEREAL, which drops March 28th on Flatspot Records (their home since 2022’s Primitive Desires EP). However, according to Jivebomb vocalist Kat Madeira, we will get a chance to...
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Congratulations to those of you who got the Criterion reference in the title! It seemed fitting, as Sophie Allison has recently been rebranded (on some scale) as not only the woman behind Soccer Mommy, but a part-time cinephile and potential film critic in the making… Prior to a feature...
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Last week Midwife (moniker of Madeline Johnston), purveyor of what she describes as “Heaven Metal,” hit the road for a month of dates supporting Denver death metal outfit Blood Incantation. Johnston is touring behind Midwife’s fourth studio album, No Depression In Heaven, which dropped in September courtesy of longtime...
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Australian psych rockers Pond have had quite the busy 2024, dropping their first-ever double album (Stung!) this summer and releasing a full concert video (Live at the Lodge Room) last month, chronicling the conclusion of the band’s tour of the US this May. (Although, releasing 10 studio albums in...
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“We’re gonna have a big old fat party!” says Serra Petale, songwriter and guitarist of London-based quartet Los Bitchos, who kicked off a seven-date North American tour last night in DC and will be headlining our very own Underground Arts tonight, 9/23 (And Petale admits to being a big...
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Today Vancouver-based queer pop phenom Xana released “Monster,” the third single from her forthcoming sophomore LP, The Sex Was Good Until It Wasn’t, which drops May 10th. “I wrote this song at a time where I was forced to look my mistakes square in the eye and take accountability...
“You can expect a trio of clam aliens screaming about butter,” says Tea Eater songwriter and frontperson Tarra Thiessen (also of Gustaf, Sharkmuffin, and MamajoeVramajoe) when I ask what’s in store for those who come out to the self-assessed “weirdo art punk” band’s show tomorrow, August 13th, at Nikki...
This afternoon, UK alt-rock outfit bôa – who headlined The Foundry at The Fillmore last September amidst their sold-out North American reunion tour – are playing possibly their biggest show ever at this year’s Lollapalooza, 2:30-3:30 on the Bud Light Stage. Last year, the trio – consisting of vocalist/guitarist...
