Live music has slowly been making a return at Cactus Club, and a stacked multi-genre bill took the stage on Saturday evening. Hip hop artist Nile, electronic artist Tarek Sabbar, indie rockers Graham Hunt Band, and trip hop wizard Randal Bravery all performed with extravagance. “It’s weird doing shows again,” Sabbar said. “Very surreal and nerve-wracking and I’m still processing
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Joshua Jenkins mixes his two core styles and sounds for his third project of the year.
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Andy Goitia transcends space, time and genres on his new EP.
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Baby Goat leaves the city for a video from “Wavy Goat”
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T. Reese mixes flexes with drama on his latest EP.
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Hardcore punks Ballstomper have their debut full-length album out this week. The band takes no shit and ram right into us with jams about loneliness, bitterness, the futility of clout, getting gaslit by society, defying gender norms, and Patrick Swayze among other things. Ballstomper blow off a ton of steam here over sixteen tracks, hurling the violent impositions back in
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Alternative R&B star Bisca Rae has a new single out today and it’s about being with someone that sweeps you off your feet. You lose track of time and never want them to leave; you stay in the present moment with them always. It’s not a feeling you can really look for – it has to come when you least
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Synthwave duo Immortal Girlfriend dropped a new single today and it’s about running from your true self. The real ones can read you well-enough to know when you’re stuck in bad faith, and Immortal Girlfriend calmly tell you that whatever you’re afraid of is an illusion. They cloak this divine message with a twilight-soaked ocean of delicate electronica – that
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Singer-songwriter Deal Ol’ Fred, known for fronting country-core band Rat Bath, released their debut solo EP today. It’s four songs and indeed takes on a bewitched theme; Kenyon sings of loving a ghostly presence, personifying a demon that burns at sunrise, getting sewn shut after being thrown around like a doll, and how fucked up it is to settle for
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Punk rockers Aces are a new band on the scene to watch, having just released their debut single. It’s a jam about running from your past and coming at life from a wildly different angle than everyone else. They’re starting fires and wreaking havoc so don’t get in their way. Stay tuned for what Aces have in store coming up.
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R&B artist Grace Weber recently dropped her debut album “A Beautiful Space” and has followed-up promptly with the visual to her song “Thru the Fire” featuring Chance the Rapper. Beginning with her walking through a dance studio and up to a record player to place a clear vinyl on it, Weber begins singing while a dancer is shown moving interpretively
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Psych pop band The Last Bees have a new single out. It’s a bright ditty about wanting to be loved and appreciated as someone who thinks big-picture. Ian Ash sings of “Gloria” who was a real go-getter, and he identifies her as what he models himself after. Get your morning going with The Last Bees today.
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The NYC-based artist Alexa Dark releases her debut single titled “Fade to Black and Blue.” The track boasts a certain vibe of vintage tone as Alexa Dark reveals her captivating vocals. The alternative rock ballad is defying the genre with the artist’s unparalleled musical flexibility. Alexa Dark depends on her multicultural background and diverse musical taste to create her tracks.
Read moreNerd Angeles is an artist who has a very unorthodox sound. It’s very experimental and diverse. He doesn’t want to stick to just one sound, he wants to be versatile and bring plenty more to the table. His music is influenced by Tyler the Creator, Pharell, Childish Gambino, and KYLE. Growing up, he wasn’t into all the things the other
Read more“Blueberry Pancakes” was the peak of the ‘a single a month’ release campaign J.O went on last year. The artist decided to start using food as song names. It was about 7 am in the morning when he was recording the song and the nostalgia of the beat fit the vibe of early, dewy morning. The lyrics are meant to
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Chan keeps the energy high on a new track.
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Paperstacks takes an aggressive tone while flexing with his new single.
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Hip hop artist Eli $tones has a new visual out this week to his recent single “In So Deep” featuring 2Hi. It’s shot by Trademark Media and features the rappers in a room with flashing lights cathartically destroying shit. The song is about being so far down your creative path that you have no choice but to take it seriously.
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Blues rockers Jazzcore Friction unleashed yet another new single this past week; it’s a jam about acknowledging your shitty past and forcing yourself to change. You look for ways to play it safe but you know that gets you nowhere. We all have to look inward at some point, no matter how painful it may be. Jazzcore Friction bring a
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Jazz artist and multi-instrumentalist Glenn McCormick just put out his debut album. Rife with warm delight, McCormick takes eleven tracks into bossa nova territory complete with violins, flute, and trombone. There’s nothing quite like Milwaukee in the summertime – as we all know – and McCormick plays with the imagery of the city’s lakefront to captivate a jovial holiday energy.
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Ben Slowey talks to the indie garage punks.
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Eli Cash gets comfortable in his own skin with a new release.
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Chakara Blu empowers herself with a new single.
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Synthwave project BVSMV has a new EP out on Triplicate Records. Sitting atop sunrise-soaked mountains, BVSMV creates a rolling landscape with “True Cyan” while “Tessellations” reflects the morning clouds drifting across the horizon. It’s music that your soul bathes in, eager to liberally sprawl across space. BVSMV has your morning wake-up soundtrack handy with “Wish We Were Sightseers.”
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Avant-rockers Angry Fix have their first single out from their upcoming debut EP. With an oceanic texture, it’s a song about that indescribable feeling you get around someone, culminating so many emotions into one that it’s difficult to pinpoint. If you’re dreaming of this person you’re hoping that they’re dreaming of you too. Stay tuned for Angry Fix’s EP due
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