As we enter the peak of festival season, it’s time you meet the most festive band in the circuit: Magic Giant. Looking at this three-piece group, I’m not sure if they have just hopped off a bus from Burning Man or if perhaps they were recreating the dirty ... More

I’m on hold, waiting for what I presume will be a dainty, sophisticated and quite British duo called Oh Wonder. I hear a click and an eruption of noise from the other end as Josephine and Anthony announce themselves at the top of their lungs. Oh Wonder has ... More

Although Los Angeles has developed into a city of transplants over the years, attracting actors and musicians from across the country and unapologetically spitting them out after a few years, Sophie Simmons has yet to be spit out. She has lived in the City of Angels her whole ... More

The Cali-boys of Cheat Codes include Matt Russell, Kevin Ford and Trevor Dahl. They gained a ton of notoriety with their 2016 hit “Sex” that samples the chorus from “Let’s Talk About Sex” by Salt-N-Pepa but they are much more than your average DJ trio.  “We go out there ... More

The electric threesome known as MUNA have engulfed me in what could only be described as a giggly witch’s circle. The infectious girl group and I are sitting under a tree at The Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City, and I'm totally entranced. We're a girl-gang, I think. ... More

It’s been said that listening to British trio London Grammar is something of a spiritual experience. Were this listener to wax lyrical, she might say that lead singer Hannah Reid is like a cathedral choir of one—her ethereal voice soaring over aching electro beats, up into the rafters and out ... More

Since its inception in 2013, Boston Calling has evolved from a ... More

The ambient band LANY had just returned from a wet weekend at Hangout Festival on the Gulf Shores of Alabama, where I caught up with lead singer Paul Klein. Their afternoon set began with a few moments of torrential downpour, but when Klein belted out the ... More