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Seville – S U R F I N G

Seville – S U R F I N G

“Seville” is the latest single from lo-fi Australian duo, S U R F I N G, one of the vaporware genre’s most promising musical groups. Blending dreamy melodies and hypnotic textures, their sound is nostalgia embodied. Founded in 2011 by Penny Van Hazelberg...

All Choked Up – BRONCHO

All Choked Up – BRONCHO

“Don't you want to worship?” The first words off BRONCHO’s fourth album, Bad Behavior, alluringly sung by bandleader, Ryan Lindsey. “All Choked Up” is the opener for the indie rock band’s latest release and a fitting welcome since 2016’s Double Vanity. BRONCHO fully...

Aminé: Bringing Love Back to Hip-Hop

Aminé: Bringing Love Back to Hip-Hop

It was just after midnight when 24-year-old Portland based rapper Aminé bounced out onto the Observatory stage for his second set of the night. Two back-to-back shows just hours apart from one another can be a daunting task for any performer, but Aminé didn’t seem to...

KXMas 2018: Nancy Wilson Keeps Rock Alive

KXMas 2018: Nancy Wilson Keeps Rock Alive

Just before the chorus of “These Dreams,” Nancy Wilson turned to look at Liv Warfield, shaking a tambourine with her eyes closed, and smiled. She then closed her own eyes and sang the words that took the song to every top chart back in 1986: “These dreams go on when I...

g.a.t. – Puzzle ft. Ms. Boogie

g.a.t. – Puzzle ft. Ms. Boogie

“g.a.t.” is the latest single from Fletcher Shears’s solo endeavor as Puzzle. Featuring Brooklyn-based rapper, Ms. Boogie, the track is the first taste of Puzzle’s upcoming album, X Hail, set for release on Jan. 1, 2019. A prolific musician in both his work for Puzzle...

Moving to the Farm – Distractor

Moving to the Farm – Distractor

For a band that doesn’t leave their garage much, post-punk/synth-pop band, Distractor, is ready to leave the city behind for a simple life on the farm. Hailing from Costa Mesa, the band’s new single, “Moving to the Farm,” is a rejection of modern life and a wish to...

Brockhampton: A New Generation of Boyband

Brockhampton: A New Generation of Boyband

Brockhampton’s opening song on their i’ll be there tour wasn’t any from their discography, but instead, We Are the Champions by Queen. As the song played, Freddie Mercury’s face shone proudly into the crowd. The color faded from the screen when DJ Romil Hemnani...

Nancy Wilson chats Rock ’n’ Roll, Female Empowerment and KXMas

Nancy Wilson chats Rock ’n’ Roll, Female Empowerment and KXMas

It’s been four long decades of rock ’n’ roll for Nancy Wilson, the iconic guitar virtuoso who formed the multi-platinum rock band, Heart, with her sister, Ann Wilson, in the late ‘60s, and has managed to keep the music pumping. Though Nancy’s still creating music for...

Isolation – Ty Segall

Isolation – Ty Segall

2018 has been Ty Segall’s year. The prolific rocker has released four full-length albums from January’s Freedom Goblin to October’s Fudge Sandwich, a covers album.  Featuring renditions of “The Loner” by Neil Young and “Hit It and Quit It” by Funkadelic, Fudge...

Hey Kids – Molina

Hey Kids – Molina

Released last spring, “Hey Kids” is the latest dreamy single from art pop producer and musician, Molina. Based in Copenhagen, the 25-year-old otherwise known as Rebecca Maria Molina worked with Swedish artist and co-writer, Late Verlane, whose vocals can be heard in...