Microwave in Atlanta (Photo: Sam Kapoor) This September will mark 10 years since the southern-fried rock band from Atlanta released their sound defining sophomore album Much Love. Songs like "Lighterless" and "Dull" are what set Microwave apart as one of the hottest bands representing Atlanta's sound and they proved that to still be the case by selling out the biggest room at The Masquerade (Heaven) this past weekend and they plan to do it there again in a month. (Photo: Sam

Swedish band Girl Scout first turned heads with their debut 2023 EP, the soft indie-popish Real Life Human Garbage , following it up just a few months later with Granny Music . In that short time, you could already hear them beginning to dip their toes into heavier sounds. Their newly released debut record, Brink , lets itself wander further into the murk, though the band retains a distinct ability to explore its human sensitivities, even when it’s happening underneath a no

Karly Hartzman of Wednesday (Photo: Sam Kapoor) Wednesday went off on the sold-out-in-every-city Bleeds tour this month kicking off in Knoxville then Atlanta and so on last weekend before their upcoming double duty at Coachella in April and soon finishing off this leg in Vancouver. We are very appreciative to have been able to attend and cover the show in Atlanta at Variety Playhouse last week and it was immediately clear after just the first song that Karly Hartzman is havin

Earlier this week, Marlon Funaki joined us to discuss his newest EP, Half Moon . His first body of work released with Warner Records, the EP is a meeting point between his musical past and future, combining the forces of funk, psychedelic rock, and intimate songwriting and steeped in the unmistakable Western aesthetics of his hometown. Read ahead to learn about the progression of his sound, what he’s looking forward to as he prepares to embark on his first European tour, his

The Refrigerator sees Ohio rockers Remember Sports trade in some of their 2010’s liveliness for sober clarity over some crisp (albeit mostly familiar) melodies. In contrast with earlier projects such as Sunchokes or Slow Buzz , which carved out a prominent niche for the band in the broader 2010’s indie milieu by stitching together bright-eyed earnestness and frenetic emotion in equal measure, their latest album pulls back the throttle a little, giving us a chance to see som