Category: Features
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In Defense of the Encore
The concert encore has become a predictable piece of any artist’s set, and more and more artists are starting to abandon the live music tradition. Read on to see why we should care about preserving the encore.
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The Best Indie Albums of the 21st Century
In the wake of grunge’s implosion in 1994 came a storm of new alternative acts – Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Oasis, and more, all competing with NSYNC for MTV playtime. What was missing from the crop was something raw, something messy, something… indie. Anthropologists might argue that indie was born in the late eighties with Pixies…
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The Indie Generational Divide
I browsed through Steven Hyden’s list of The Best Indie Rock Albums of the 21st Century with the same skepticism in which I read any year-end or centennial round up. I flicked through each write-up, pausing to read entries of the artists I recognize, bookmarking new singles to listen to, commenting which albums are too…
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Kilby Block Party 2025 – Festival Review
In a world of homogenous Live Nation lineups, shuttering festivals, and private equity backed startups in the middle of nowhere – be like Kilby Block Party. Each year, the festival grows in size and scale, picking up legendary headlining acts and spotlighting the best rising stars indie has to offer. The homegrown festival celebrated its…
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Best Albums for 2025
Get in on the ground floor of these speculative picks that should see massive ROI in 2025. All these tracks are set to re-explode in the new year thanks to recycled trends and vibes-based indie economies.
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Best Albums of 2024
2024 was an incredible year for new music. Check out our favorite albums of the year, covering innovative sound, cultural commentary, and banger-ology from front to back.
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Best Songs of 2024
Recap the hottest singles of 2024 with us as we name our top 30 Best Songs of the year.
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Vampire Weekend – Total Solar Eclipse Concert
Clouds swirled above Austin on April 8th, 2024 – the day of a total solar eclipse for a stretch of the United States. Throngs of people below massed at Moody Amphitheater for the opening ceremony of Vampire Weekend’s upcoming tour and release show for their fifth studio album, the music paused in anticipation of the…
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Every Vampire Weekend Song Ranked
Ranking every Vampire Weekend song. Ranking some applications of garlic in cooking. Only God Was Above Us out April 5th.
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Indie Feature, Indie Past
When your favorite rapper releases the track list for their upcoming album, the first thing you look for is the features. The feature has grown in hip hop as a core tenet of the genre, tied to the creative power of producers and their pull for vocal talent. The process lends itself to that form…
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