Even if you’ve been to as many shows as I have, SXSW always manages to dazzle with its myriad of live performances. The fact that nearly every barbecue joint, bar, and grocery store becomes a makeshift music venue for the week means that you’re bound to see some cool things, even if you’re just walking […]
2020 was a weird year. I don’t think it’s necessary for me to go on about why 2020 stands out as one for the history books, but it’s an important factor that has heavily influenced the way that we consumed music over the past 12 months. In a year filled with tragedy, deranged politics, and […]
There’s a certain moment when one feels nostalgia prematurely—when the good times are juxtaposed with the sadness of it already being over before the end has even begun. It’s a lightning-in-a-bottle kind of moment, and it takes a special kind of familiarity with that in-between for an artist to capture it–both stylistically and lyrically. And […]