Mines – Donzii
“Walking in mines underground New York City.” The first words off Donzii’s debut single, “Mines.” With a funky backbeat and front woman Jenna Balfe’s unfazed tone, it’s a fitting introduction for the post-punk group that produces ominous yet danceable music. Hailing...
The Magic of Future Islands
There’s a certain look that consumes Samuel T Herring’s face after performing a song, as the lights fade and the audience stops dancing. Somewhere between gratefulness and exuberance, a momentary pause from the euphoric nature of performance, a welcoming of reality,...
PERSPECTIVES ~ Scott Rhinehart, CANDIDATE FOR CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY (73rd DISTRICT) – GENERAL ELECTION
As we head into the general election, Ari discusses a wide range of issues with Scott Rhinehart, Democratic candidate for the California State Assembly. Scott is seeking to replace Republican incumbent Pat Bates.
The unbound past and future of Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee has made a name of itself--or herself, rather. Though the name belongs to a river in Alabama, Katie Crutchfield has made something new of it, which she continues to do with her unconfined musical project as Waxahatchee. But Crutchfield wasn’t always known...
Ceramic Animal – Live on KX FM 104.7
Ceramic Animal visits the KX FM 104.7 studio in Laguna Beach for a live in-studio performance. Recorded September 10, 2018 with host, Tyler Russell. https://ceramicanimal.bandcamp.com
Professor Colombo – Live on KX FM 104.7
Professor Colombo visits the KX FM 104.7 studio in Laguna Beach for a live in-studio performance. Recorded March 30, 2018 with host, Zach Churchill. https://professorcolombo.bandcamp.com
Blood Orange finds his voice with Negro Swan
Blood Orange loves voices. Singing, talking, whispering. Fragments of conversation, monologues, prayers. Anything. Because it’s not the voice itself, but rather the emotions behind it. Attitudes, fears, desires revealed through the slightest vocal inflection. Accents...
Mitski saves herself: Becoming the Cowboy
“My God, I’m so lonely.” The first lines of “Nobody,” the lead single off Be the Cowboy, Mitski’s latest release, where alone, behind a piano, she pours out her soul and spills our secrets. That’s how it usually works with Mitski. She stretches her own vulnerabilities...
Hawaiian Shirts and Indie Rock
An intimidating line of teenagers in streetwear, sporting tracksuits and rare sneakers, curved around Santa Ana’s The Observatory, slowly moving through security as they removed cellphones and forgotten chains from their pockets, staring at a group of teens in...
Defining bedroom pop: Clairo’s catapult to fame
It starts with a screen. But before that, a bedroom. Scotch-taped posters plastered on the walls and a thumbtacked string of lights; the familiar objects of Claire Cottril’s space which would soon be recorded and uploaded online as the minimal setting for her...