Jay Som’s Independent Ascent
Bay Area singer-songwriter Melina Duterte, known to the music world as Jay Som, is really blowing up. In the last year or so, she’s burst onto the indie rock scene […]
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Atlanta’s Kodie Shane Is Playing By Her Own Rules
Kodie Shane is 18 and already one of the most exciting up and coming artists out of Atlanta.
All We Got
We explore the social impact of Chance and the new Chicago artists.
Vince Staples in the Ears of a Child
Tufts’ Professor Gidney offers an academic perspective of one mom’s youtube meltdown.
The Sinclair Hosts Downbeat Mondays
Melisma talked to local Matthew Stubbs, of Matthew Stubbs & the Antiguas. He’ll be starting up a new residency at Harvard Square’s The Sinclair this Monday, January 2, of Instrumental Psychedelic sets accompanied by projections. No cover, 21+.
Har Mar Superstar on the Comedy In Everything
Har Mar Superstar (a.k.a. Sean Tillman) is a living legend. Melisma recently had the pleasure of interviewing him in the green room of the Brighton Music Hall, touching on his songwriting process, his hometown of Minneapolis, and alien invasions.
Tacocat: Fighting Beard Rock and Gentrification in Seattle
Tacocat really had to force a scene that wasn’t… We had to make space for ourselves because there wasn’t a place for us. I think that’s a thing a lot of women don’t do: take credit for what they did. This was a real thing that happened. It was hard. We got a lot of terrible things said to us, and a lot of terrible things said about us. It was pretty hard and degrading, but we made this great scene.
How To Dress Well learns to ‘Care’ for himself
Originally from Chicago, Tom Krell adopted his How To Dress Well moniker in 2009, and released his debut Love Remains in 2010. It was instantly acclaimed for its experimental, lo-fi […]
Burren Backroom Series: Rosemere Road
Rosemere Road, a Cambridge-based folk trio, played a sold-out show last Saturday night at The Burren.
LVL UP comes to Boston on 9/20
The SUNY Purchase-incubated Lo-fi band chats about their new album and getting stuck in an elevator with Keebler Elves.
