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In April 2023, REDCAT, a Los Angeles exhibit/performance space that’s part of CalArts, hosted Pulse Meridian Foliation. It was an

Clover Stieve wrote “How Big Can I Dream” in the backseat of a Subaru in Queens, N.Y., for a 24-hour

“Strength isn’t always about pushing. Sometimes, it’s giving yourself grace.” Ashley Riley sees that through line as the takeaway from

La Sécurité has a flair for the obvious. “We wrote ‘Snack City’ when we were hungry,” says Éliane Viens-Synnott, lead

Mike Richmond is the co-founder of Athens, Ga.’s Love Tractor, one of several great bands to come out of the

For the first time in years, the Brook And The Bluff decided to pull over. For almost 10 years, the

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Alicia Waller’s latest single is a complex self-portrait rife with duality and tension. “I wanted to capture the moment of

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers recalls the sincerest form of ’70s flattery and says imitation David Bowies still can be heroes No

For the first time ever, South By Southwest squeezed its film, interactive and music components into a single week. For

congratulations were part of a minor wave of luminous, gender-fluid indie-pop acts that lent a glittery sheen to this year’s

THE GIRL’S A STAR: Greetings from the Austin Walk Of Fame I MEAN, THE GUY OPENED FOR NOEL GALLAGHER: England’s

Dale Watson is a living, breathing American roots-music legend. Yet, inexplicably, there are still plenty of folks outside his home

Sometimes it’s necessary to have a look back before moving forward. Case in point: Athens, Ga., indie-pop duo Hotel Fiction

When Trever M. Keith actually sat down to write “We Drank From A Poisoned Well,” he’d already had the title and the

For this edition of the (Instant) Classics series, MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland teamed up with How Did I Get Here? podcast host Johnny

Turning 30 was a pivotal milestone for Jules Batterman. “It made me confront the fact that I’ve outgrown parts of

“Twist (Melted)” offers a sneak peek into the upcoming studio album from Philadelphia’s vibrantly multicultural KulfiGirls. The acoustic demo is

“Did we really?” This album’s title implies disbelief, but if the questions is, “Did these folks pull off a successful

Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton is suddenly quite busy these days. Back in December, he unveiled Into The Public Domain, an

The Hives at Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Cheap Trick at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, N.J. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Almost half a century after Gary Numan’s Tubeway Army released its self-titled debut album, it’s necessary to weigh his impact