Music

Tulsa

The Soothing Sounds Of Gonkulation

Ten bucks got me a whole night of creative laboratory action, a few new pals, and—as usual—a fresh appreciation for the mischievous, investigative, risk-taking chops of the friendly artists who gather around the One Aux cable.

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Alicia Chesser

25 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

Oakland

Blues and Culture in a West Oakland Lot

Remember — Dance is good for your mind, body, spirit, and mental health.

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Fred Noland

22 Oct 2024 · 1 min read

LA

A Question For The (Sub)Culture

Brittany Menjivar enters the Void to get slizzard at the Subculture anniversary party in Mid-City.

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Brittany Menjivar

22 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

LA

We Lived to Tell

A. J. Urquidi splurges on emo guyliner at his mall’s Hot Topic before watching Saosin play their timeless debut record live in Garden Grove.

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A.J. Urquidi

22 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Dancing Outside The Lines

“My name is Donkey, I use they/ them pronouns, and I am your host for the night,” a denim-clad cow-dude told a room full of non-conforming honky-tonkers before leading a lesson on line dancing for dummies.

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Nora Grace-Flood

21 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Tulsa

Tulsa Is Not-So-Secretly Fond Of Orville Peck

What do you call a gay cowboy? Until recently, your uncle might have said ​“a jolly rancher,” but the collective pop culture mind now turns immediately to THE gay cowboy: Orville Peck.

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Mitch Gilliam

20 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

Tulsa

Ten Tulsa Rappers Share Whys And Rhymes

Go big or go home. That’s the sentiment I always get watching an Aaron Sawyer performance. The emcee, battle rapper, and mental health advocate has performed on many Tulsa stages throughout his career, all while helping to build platforms and cultivate relationships within Tulsa hip-hop.

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Ryan Anderson

18 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

LA

This Is the Way to Exit Your Youth

WALLOWS with BENEE, Kia Forum, Inglewood, September 12, 2024. A band’s homecoming can’t help but be special: musicians fresh-eyed from sleeping in their own bed, an audience studded

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Emily Quintanilla

16 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

Shiraz Ensemble Breaks Form

Izzy's review in comics of Shiraz Ensemble at Icebox Project Space

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Izzy True

14 Oct 2024 · 1 min read

New Haven

Musical Acts Buzz The Stacks

Dan Greene, sometimes of the Mountain Movers, cast a dislocating spell on a rapt audience at the Institute Library Saturday night, with a tremolo guitar and his echo-drenched voice.

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Brian Slattery

14 Oct 2024 · 1 min read

LA

Queer History Redux: ​“They Learned To Stop Interrupting”

The rich queer history of Los Angeles has long been overshadowed by that of San Francisco and New York.

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Elissa Saywell

13 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

PSA: Deerhoof Asks For Masks

Deerhoof reminds us to mask, at Underground Arts

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Izzy True

11 Oct 2024 · 1 min read

New Haven

Three New Albums Put The Heart On The Line

“Good Morning Heartache,” the opening track on Christian Sands’s latest album, Embracing Dawn, begins with a warm, gently unfolding gesture from the piano, an easing into consciousness.

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Brian Slattery

9 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

LA

Little Weirdos Wait To Die

“I feel like performing live is practice for living and dying,” Mitski declares several songs into her sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl. She goes on to explain that in performance, she experiences it all: ecstasy, joy, awe.

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Madeline Connors

9 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

LA

3 Straight Shows, Lost To Gothic Night

Dear diary, I’m embarking inadvisably upon a three-day marathon of unrelated shows around Greater Los Angeles, including on workdays.

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A.J. Urquidi

7 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

LA

You’re Invited, If You Dare

The title of the Dare’s 2024 debut album poses a question: What’s Wrong with New York? Here’s my take

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Brittany Menjivar

7 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Hartford

A Gift To End The Season

Thanks to the beautiful weather we’ve had this month, it felt like summer was going to last all year long. All good things must come to an end though, and Gifted Horses gave the last lunchtime concert performance the season.

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Jamil Ragland

6 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

Softies’ Stage Return Hits Hard On Heartbreak

“Write down that this is a bad song!” my recently heartbroken friend wept in my ear as I scrawled notes like an obsessive school girl about the pitch-perfect performance delivered by ​‘90s sad girls, The Softies.

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Nora Grace-Flood

4 Oct 2024 · 3 min read