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Live Review: Karen Campbell at The Prospector in Long Beach, CA
Material: “This record was a long fucking time coming,” says the band Karen Campbell on the Bandcamp page for their Vanilla EP, which came out in October of last year. ... -
Signing Story: Chase Atlantic
The Australian city of Cairns, Chase Atlantic singer Mitchel Cave tells us, is beautiful but doesn’t have much of a music scene. The city, situated in the state of Queensland ... -
Live Review: The Pretty Flowers at The Prospector in Long Beach, CA
Material: The Pretty Flowers know just how strong their collection of tunes is. So strong, in fact, that they barely engage in between-song banter with the gathered crowd in Long ... -
Live Review: The Reflectors at The Prospector in Long Beach, CA
Material: While it’s bizarrely wet in Long Beach, even for an evening in early February, there’s something about the music of LA band The Reflectors that is wonderfully adept at ... -
Signing Story: Kian
When you’re on a roll, you’re on a roll. 2018 was a fantastic year for Australian artist Kian, who won the triple j Unearthed High competition in the summer (designed ... -
Stormhouse at Alex's Bar in Long Beach, CA
Material: Punk rock can sometimes appear to be fighting its own internal battle. On one hand, the genre can offer up some of the most inventive, eclectic music that rock & roll has produced—from ... -
Signing Story: The Bonfyre
We have to be honest––interviewing an artist who not only uses The Bonfyre as a musical moniker but actually goes by the name in conversation can be a little disconcerting. ... -
Hardship Anchors at Alex's Bar Long Beach, CA
Material: Just the name Hardship Anchors generates the sort of images and ideas that work as the ideal descriptor for this band’s music. Sailor Jerry tattoo art and muscle cars, greased hair and pin-up ... -
Neverwonder at Dipiazza's in Long Beach, CA
Material: It’s an odd name, Neverwonder, and yet it’s oddly appropriate because you never have to wonder what this Los Angeles based band is about. The brainchild of the two brothers who make up ... -
Signing Story: I Don't Know How But They Found Me
Bassist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter Dallon Weekes has managed to fit a hell of a lot into his career to date. From 2009 until 2017, he was a key member of Panic! ...
