Tag: indie rock
Kleoween returns to UCR
On Oct. 23, 2025, guests poured into The Barn’s dining hall to watch Kleo, an indie surf rock band, play their second gig at...
‘Bad Dream’: The best of both worlds
On Oct. 18, 2024, indie rock band Wallows released their new single titled, “BAD DREAM.” The single was released in two forms. The first...
Though louder, the beauty in Girlpool’s vulnerability is still electrifying on...
Since forming in 2012, Girlpool — Harmony Tividad, then 18, and Cleo Tucker, 17 — have adhered to the age-old maxim that honesty is...
Spencer Radcliffe & Everyone Else explore the magic of collaboration on...
In bridging his work as a solo artist and inviting a whole gaggle of friends, Spencer Radcliffe’s acute songwriting capabilities are broadened with “Enjoy...
Cold War Kids replicates more of the same with “L.A. Divine”
If I told you that I once saw Cold War Kids perform at my middle school’s cafeteria when I was in seventh grade, would...
Things we enjoyed …
“Re:Zero”
I can picture the summer season now. Beachgoers having fun under the sun as they run amok celebrating the end of another school year....
Mat Cothran is the Kenny Omega of indie
Hailing from the Bible belt state of North Carolina, Mathew Lee Cothran is a singer-songwriter with notoriety in the DIY (do-it-yourself) scene of indie...
Under the Radar: Issue 21
Etheridge Knight
Etheridge Knight can seem like a bit of a curiosity to most students of literature: A black poet who wrote a few books...
HOMESHAKE stays smooth with “Fresh Air”
Peter Sagar, more widely known as HOMESHAKE, delivers yet another sexy and smooth studio album with his latest release, “Fresh Air,” which creates a...
“Apocalipstick” is a healthy new addition into Cherry Glazerr’s repertoire
Cherry Glazerr, in a word, is kick-ass. The female-fronted alternative punk rock band’s newest record, “Apocalipstick,” is proof of that. An album packed with...