2023 albums you shouldn’t have missed: Ben Harper ‘Wide Open Light’

2023 was a great year in music. In case you missed it, wolrd-renowned singer-songwriter Ben Harper gave us his best album yet — an 11-track opus entitled Wide Open Light! Following his GRAMMY-nominated Bloodline Maintenance, Wide Open Light was released as of June 2nd, 2023 via Chrysalis Records following a tease with the song “Yard Sale” […]

Emo lovers unite for Yellowcard in San Diego

On August 1st, 2023, Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego turned into a haven for nostalgic emo music lovers, as Yellowcard celebrated the 20th anniversary of their iconic album Ocean Avenue. The beautiful outdoor event was made even more special with the presence of talented opening acts This Wild Life, Anberlin, and Mayday […]

Milky Chance is about to drop most prolific album to date

Milky Chance, the German pair of childhood chums Clemens Rehbein and Phillipp Dauschalso, known (amongst other things) for their success on the epic HBO series Euphoria, has released a few singles from their upcoming album, Living In A Haze, out this week on June 9th! So let’s dive into what to expect. Album opener, “Living in a Haze”, […]

Tennis takes hold of San Diego’s Humphrey’s By the Bay

A beautiful albeit slightly chill spring evening was hosted by mellow alternative pop sensation Tennis, with support from Canadian opening band Loving. Upon entrance to Humphrey’s, it was quickly apparent that this was ‘date night’, with couples casually swaying in the grassy gathering area or lining the sidewalk to the merch booth with libation in […]

Picking the brain of one of the most innovative minds in the music industry

Ron Gallo is one of the most interesting and innovative minds in the music industry today. Known for his commitment to social change he is continuously using his platform as a musician to comment about various important issues ranging from politics to the environment. His two latest and greatest achievements being an amazing new album […]

Hozier continues to blend music genres in new track, “Eat Your Young”

The Eat Your Young EP features tracks “Eat Your Young”, “All Things End” and “Through Me.” The one that stands out is “Eat Your Young,” which is an exciting and thought-provoking composition that demonstrates Hozier’s unique ability to merge indie pop, rock and alternative genres perfectly. “Eat Your Young” immediately hooks the listener with vocals, […]

Reckless Son tours prisons before dropping debut EP today

NYC’s groundbreaking underground artist Matt Butler dropping a most provocative collective, a tour de force. Driven by inspiration of the ones left behind, self-titled release Reckless Son is truly a masterpiece produced beautifully and executed with perfection. Reckless Son delivers notes from a man that has witness more than most as he has toured to […]

2003 is coming to 2023 thanks to DCFC’s tour announcement

The kings of indie rock Death Cab for Cutie are back again for another tour in 2023, but this one is different.. this is HUGE! Co-headlining the tour is Death Cab’s frontman Ben Gibbard’s long lost project The Postal Service. Thats’s right, for the first time in a decade, Jimmy Tamborello and Jenny Lewis will […]

San Diego embraces Turnover’s musical metamorphosis

On the heels of the release of their fifth full length album, alternative-indie kings, Turnover, is making its way across North America in celebration of their recent album release. Myself In The Way, released November 5th, is another genre shifting work of art created by the Virginia based group that allows them to stay true […]

Rising Artist Spotlight: Splitworms

Welcome music lovers to this week’s Rising Artist spotlight! Today we feature the hard rock stylings of UK upstarts Splitworms. Splitworms are one of the latest UK indie bands to catch my attention, which is not entirely surprising since I spend so much time scouring England for new and exciting bands. In my humble opinion […]