A reading and interview with Andrea Brady, professor of poetry at Queen Mary University of London and fellow at the National Humanities Center in North Carolina. The interview was taped live at City of...
By Spencer Smith Last Monday, just ahead of the iconographic, late-March snow in Pittsburgh, Nils Frahm took the stage in front of a hushed congregation, fluttering with excitement for what would be nothing short...
By Matthew Lawhead With a career spanning over twenty years and a slew of releases, Andrew Bird has returned with My Finest Work Yet. He is a singer-songwriter, but he is also a multi-instrumentalist...
By Jacqui Sieber Tedeschi Trucks Band’s recent album Signs released on February 15th, 2019. I was excited to hear their new album, I remember seeing the band perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert and...
By Dylan Falk Westkust came into my life as a recommendation due to my love for Alvvays. After listening to their self-titled album an incredible amount over the last week I can say this...
By Spencer Smith Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 is a new compilation from Kompakt, the German techno label who has brought us landmark releases from the likes of DJ Koze, GAS, The Field and...
By Matthew Lawhead There have been a few watershed moments in my life when it comes to music. When my father introduced me to The Monkees as a child I became enamored with the...
By Thomas Shin Guard is a four piece post-hardcore band hailing from Pittsburgh. On February 13th they released their second full-length album 2020. Recorded, mixed, and produced by the band themselves, the album marks...
By Sam Taylor I was excited about Novelty by Primer before I even pressed play. Some of my friends had raved about her work on Parts, and Primer’s “about” section on Spotify claimed that...
By John Peterson I have my sister to thank for showing me the talents of Armani White. We were on a drive when she first played me a song called “Rewind”. I was hooked...
1. Injury Reserve By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Self-Released)
2. Little Simz Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (AGE 101)
3. Low HEY WHAT (Sub Pop)
4. Alicia Walter I Am Alicia (Sooper)
5. Wednesday Twin Plagues (Orindal)
6. Foxing Draw Down The Moon (Grand Paradise/Hopeless)
7. Turnstile Glow On (Roadrunner)
8. Lowdown Brass Band The Reel Sessions (Dibs)
9. Colleen Green Cool (Hardly Art)
10. Park Hye Jin Before I Die (Ninja Tune)
