ILUKA celebrates birthday with intimate show in St. Louis

The Duck Room is the kind of venue where there isn’t much distance between the artist and the crowd, and that worked especially well for ILUKA’s St. Louis stop on August 27th. Kitty Coen and VANITY opened the night before ILUKA took the stage as part of her Wings Tour. By then, the small room […]

Super Girl Surf Festival 2026: Day Three

The 20th anniversary Super Girl Surf Festival wrapped up on August 23rd, 2026 at the Oceanside Pier in Oceanside, California. The SMKFLWR Stage in the Junior Seau Pier Amphitheatre was rocking all afternoon, with a wide variety of genres represented, capped off by rapper B.o.B and electronic duo Hippie Sabotage. The World Surf League competitions […]

San Diego turns out for 311, Dirty Heads, Atmosphere, & Rome

San Diego doesn’t need much convincing to stretch summer a little further, especially when the plan involves live music under an open sky. In August 2026, 311 and Dirty Heads brought their So Glad You Made It Tour to North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, with Rome and Atmosphere rounding out the bill. […]

Super Girl Surf Festival 2026: Day Two

Day Two of the Super Girl Surf Festival was another action-packed day at the Oceanside Pier with attendees enjoying music, art, and competitive sports. The World Surf League surfing and longboarding knockout rounds continued, pushing towards the Sunday finals. Women also competed in beach volleyball, beach flag football, and inline/quads skating. There were also several […]

Hinterland Festival 2026: Day Four

The final day of the Hinterland Music Festival 2026 packed its own punch to conclude the long weekend of music. The first half of the day featured a mixture of different pop music performances, kicking things off with the wacky and wild pop duo, Haute & Freddy, followed by the moody and gut-wrenching indie pop […]

Hinterland Festival 2026: Day Three

After two rainy music-filled days at Hinterland 2026, Saturday gave us the sunshine we had all been waiting for. Another solid lineup of artists were waiting for us beneath the big blue Iowa skies as the festival field filled with colorful blankets and small folding chairs. Day Three of the Hinterland went in a little […]

Courtney Barnett sells out three nights at San Francisco’s Fillmore

It was a beautiful day on Wednesday, August 26th, when Courtney Barnett kicked off one of three nights at a true San Francisco historic gem — The Fillmore. The Sydney-born, Hobart-raised, and Melbourne-based Aussie singer-songwriter was in town promoting her forthcoming album, Creature of Habit, with proof of the album’s acclaim being THREE SOLD-OUT NIGHTS […]

Hinterland Festival 2026: Day Two

It’s time for Day Two of Hinterland! I think Friday might have been one of my favorite lineup days; it was an incredibly strong selection of female artists from the beginning to the very end of the day. When I think back to this day, the first thought that comes to mind is, “This one […]

Thrills & frills with The Last Dinner Party at Oakland’s Fox Theater

On the evening of May 27th, alt rock band The Last Dinner Party brought their From The Pyre Tour to The Fox Theater in Oakland. From The Pyre is the sophomore album from the London-based quintet, hot off the heels from their debut album Prelude to Ecstacy, featuring their breakout single “Nothing Matters”. Chances are, if you listened to […]