Reverie Rush is the heart-wrenching bedroom pop solo project of Athens, GA-based multi-instrumentalist, Andy Barton. Written after moving from Athens to Atlanta and back again in the span of a year, Barton’s debut release, the Beginners EP, drops today (as in, right here, right now). “I lived in the city for about a year or so to…
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White Reaper Tour Diary: Sasquatch 2018
[tps_header] Self-proclaimed World’s Best American Band White Reaper took Sasquatch Music Festival by storm this year with their arena-worthy sound and stage presence. The Louisville, KY garage punk quartet—made up of Tony Esposito, Ryan Hater, Nick Wilkerson, Hunter Thompson, and Sam Wilkerson—borrowed a disposable camera from us to document their weekend at the George, WA-based fest. …
Big Thief’s Buck Meek Talks Solo Debut
Having spent the last four years as the lead guitarist of indie rock quartet Big Thief, co-founder Buck Meek’s solo aspirations were put on hold while he devoted most of his time to hitting the ground hard, building the band’s momentum. Now that Big Thief has taken off, Meek stands ready to bestow his own…
Charly Bliss Tour Diary: Shaky Knees 2018
[tps_header] Last weekend, we handed off a disposable camera to Charly Bliss in order for them to document their full day at Atlanta’s beloved Shaky Knees Music Festival. The power pop quartet played Saturday afternoon at the Criminal Records Stage to a packed and mega-enthusiastic crowd. The setlist was comprised of mainly tracks from their 2017 debut triumph Guppy, though we were…
Julia Jacklin Tour Diary + Interview: Pickathon 2017
[tps_header] I tracked down some shade at Pickathon with Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin and dove into a discussion about quarter life crises, trying to stay in the present, exploitation, and also less stressful things like her amazing music and the bliss that comes with turning off your cell phone. Check out our interview with Julia below, and be sure…
SUSTO Tour Diary + Interview: Pickathon 2017
[tps_header] We recently spent some time on a hay bale at Pickathon with Justin Osborne, founding member of Charleston, SC five-piece SUSTO. We chatted about things like coming to grips with how hard life is, realizing life can still be okay once your illusions about it have been shattered, giving up, un-giving up, whether or not there…
Track Premiere: Hidden Hospitals – “Smile And Wave”
Chicago pop rock trio Hidden Hospitals are dropping the newest single from their second full-length, LIARS, out later this year. “Smile And Wave” hits you where you live, with a climactic-scene-of-a-movie, hope-for-the-future, montage-of-the-past impact. Or, as the band describes it, “Christmas meets summer crush and the facade of playing house.” So there you go. Check out the premiere of “Smile…
Great Peacock Tour Diary: Shaky Knees 2017
[tps_header] We caught up with Frank Keith IV of Nashville’s Great Peacock at Shaky Knees Music Festival and asked him to document their weekend on a disposable camera. We learned that they are in love with Ryan Adams and free swag, and they have a helluva lot of friends. Check out the gallery below, and…
City Guide: A Weekend in New York with Pueblo
Brooklyn based indie pop duo Pueblo is made up of Jonah P. Smith and Julian P. Smith, childhood friends since grade school days in their hometown of Dallas, Texas. The Smiths, who dropped their debut EP, Boring the Camera, earlier this year, are currently on tour in the US. The two friends may be somewhat new to the…
Shaky Knees 2017: Ron Gallo x Vinyl Mag
Every sound has been explored. So the thing it comes back to is, what can you contribute to the world? What can you actually give to people that is beneficial to them or can better their lives or make them think or make them feel? Ron Gallo is calling us out. The ex-Toy Soldiers frontman recently released his…