The Islands are coming! The Islands are coming to the House of Blues in New Orleans on November 19. Low and behold their tour has already started and their Decatur Street show is still nearly two months away. And that is a very long time to live with our Paul Revere-esque excitement. So as a […]

Shortly after seeing their lively, albeit under attended, show at The Republic in New Orleans, I had the opportunity to speak with Ana Rezende from CSS. We spoke about Diplo, t-shirts, touring and the internet. Through our conversation, I found a person who seemed both genuinely contented with and excited about her new […]

The Coup, an Oakland based hip-hop group, have been releasing politically radical music since Kill My Landlord in 1993. I, however, had never heard anything from The Coup other than the rants and raves their music has caused from friends and critics alike. And after seeing their unique brand of fresh, smooth, jocular, and […]

Those who praise The Books’ studio albums have really only experienced half of what the duo of Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong have to offer. That the band originally had no intentions of touring is the great irony of their live performance; a live perormance which is more engaging and compelling than anything else […]

Remember that name, because one day soon you’ll be able to tell your friends, “Oh I was listening to Kristin Diable before she was ever famous.” It’s going to happen. Seriously, and I’ll tell you why after the drop.

In 2003 the Baton Rouge native took part in what was to be a one semester exchange […]