When I think back to the night when I met Ivoris out in the patio area of Elysium during SXSW 2024, all I can really remember are the colors. The sky was getting dark and the event-goers were getting rowdier as the night went on. With very little external light on the patio, not at […]
New week, new reviews. A few of us went to Warped Tour last weekend so there’s a few chill-er songs on here so we can recover from the high. Another fun mix, as always! As always, some ground rules: ZOMBIE CHANG – “J’ai le cafard” Mya: I’m reminded of those videos where people mimic how […]
Is it too early to declare these next few months boylife summer? Ryan Yoo, the musician behind the boylife project, has been in the LA scene for a while. There was the dreamy R&B-pop dripping project Common Souls, which we fell in love with a few years back. Then there was mmmonika, the upbeat indie-pop […]
Full disclosure: it’s been a long time since I’ve been to a concert of this size. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m more likely to be hanging around smaller-medium size venues – catch me on any other given day and you’ll be sure to find me standing in the background of the Moroccan Lounge […]
If you’ve been following this column at all, you might notice that we have a new person contributing this week… say hi to Mya! Side note: this might be one of the last weekly reviews in a while as we prepare for our year-end extravaganza. Stay tuned! As always, some ground rules: XG – “IYKYK” […]