US OPEN 2018: Local Surfers thrill Huntington Beach’s crowd
You probably know Huntington Beach, or HB as the locals say, as being the most popular "surf city" in Southern California. It's easy to see why. The 10 miles of sandy beaches provide waves for each advanced and beginners surfers who can all find happiness. However, it...
Animal Collective’s return to the introspective world of Sung Tongs
“There’s a place I know where we can go,” whispered David Portner, otherwise known as Avey Tare, into two conjoined microphones, strumming alongside childhood friend and bandmate, Noah Lennox, nicknamed Panda Bear, and along with Tare, one-half of Animal Collective. ...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra shines at The Observatory
Out of the darkness, Unknown Mortal Orchestra emerged as silhouettes, backlit by pillars of purple light, concealed rather than illuminated, hiding from the hundreds of eyes staring up at them. Yet loneliness found its way onto stage as frontman Ruban Nielson’s voice...
The buzzing sound of Internet’s Hive Mind
Fronted by Odd Future members Syd Bennet and Matt Martians, The Internet has slowly been building up a reputation for themselves in the hip-hop underground, and quite frankly, for good reason. While some of their previous work has been difficult to get into, their...
The Gorillaz’s new now
At this point, Gorillaz have pretty much always established themselves as doing whatever comes into their collective cartoon consciousness. The duo of musician Damon Albarn and graphic designer Jamie Hewlett (along with a rotating cast of touring musicians) have been...
Hidden Gem: The End of Comedy by Drugdealer
We live in a world of endless comedy, one in which—all jokes aside—L.A. based musician, Drugdealer, is trading acid trips for real life. It’s been a longtime coming for Michael Collins, the man with many monikers, known as Run DMT, Salvia Plath and half of Silk...
Welcoming Triton Eye
Welcome To The Real World comes to us from Triton Eye, a seven-piece outlet from San Diego. The group formed back in 2014 and have been slowly making a name for themselves in the San Diego college music scene. After making their mark at venues like Whisky-A-Go-Go...
Snail Mail Delivers at the Bootleg
Baltimore-based indie rock band Snail Mail has become one of the most buzzed about bands of 2018, with singer/guitarist Lindsey Jordan putting forth some of the most passionate and wise music I’ve heard in years, and all at the age of 19. They are in the middle of a...
The unapologetic teenage energy of The Regrettes
“Let’s dance,” said Lydia Night, frontwoman of The Regrettes, facing an audience eager to embrace everything the punk rock band represents: unapologetic teenage energy. The 17-year-old tipped her cowboy hat and joined the audience in singing the first few lyrics of...
Celebrate with us: our ultimate Fourth of July playlist
We’ve got the soundtrack to your Fourth of July plans covered. So sit back, relax and enjoy the fireworks. Whether you’re hitting the beach, barbecuing or partying it up, make sure to follow our Spotify playlist so you take the celebration with you wherever you go. ...