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Pinback is Back, Tonight
What’s most surprising about Tonight is how unafraid Pinback is to stretch their palette. There are moments here that feel almost pop‑leaning — brighter melodies, cleaner hooks, and a kind of bubbliness that never surfaced in their earlier work. The record opens with “Carry Me,” an unexpectedly uplifting track about showing up for a friend…
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Joyce Manor Set Stubb’s on Fire
On a Wednesday night just before SXSW swallowed Austin whole, Joyce Manor turned Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater into a pressure cooker. It wasn’t a gentle show; it was a reminder that the band’s catalog still hits a nerve, no matter how long they’ve been at it. The night started with Combat, who played like they…
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Charles Wesley Godwin Turns Every Crowd Into a Choir
Charles Wesley Godwin plays with the kind of honesty that makes people sing without thinking about it. His show feels less like a performance and more like a room full of people who already live inside these songs. Fans told us his music “just hits home,” and you can hear that in the way the…
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Hypnotic Yo La Tengo
The evening with Yo La Tengo was pretty sweet. Ira Kaplan danced with his guitar like a car dealership inflatable man caught in a windstorm, unpredictable and alluring. a stage presence somewhat reminiscent Michael Barnes from the great Fleetwood MacDonalds.
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My GFs Analysis of the Grammys
Justin Bieber’s performance at the 2026 Grammys stuck out, not because of crazy theatrics or set design, but because of its simplicity. It said a lot with so little.
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I Fell Asleep at Gregory Alan Isokov’s Wichita Show
Peace, calm, serenity. The violin floated over the guitar like a lullaby for people who own too many plants. Three songs in, my body simply gave up. Gregory Alan Isakov whispered one note too gently, and I slipped into the cleanest, deepest nap of my adult life. I woke up to polite applause and zero…
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Joyce Manor: I Used To Go To This Bar Album Review
Joyce Manor is back with another fiery album under 20 minutes. The pop-punk trio from Torrance California lean into the nostalgia, sharpening their hooks and tightening their songwriting into something both familiar and freshly electric. Songs like “All My Friends Are So Depressed” carry a faint Smiths melancholy, while “I Used to Go to This…
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Has Fleetwood Macdonalds Returned?
After 3 years, is the band finally returning? rumor has it michael barnes has recently taken trips out to chicago where jacob walraven resides. there’s been mo word of ruben ramos, but one can only hope he gains his fire back.
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How Out of Towners’ Drummer Learned the Kit in Just Three Weeks
When people think of Out of Towners, the first thing that comes to mind is their eccentrically rhythmic drumming. Drummer Tyler Brantner didn’t grow up playing the drums, but he was born to play them. In just 3 weeks he was able to master most styles of music, from The Beatles to Nirvana. His secret?…