Masicka speaks about past, present and upcoming projects
Jamaican dancehall artist Masicka (born Javaun Fearon) ran into the music scene with the same high energy he enters the stage for each performance. Being fairly new in the dancehall …
Interviews
Revisiting boyhood. An interview.
The imagery unfurled by boyhood’s music is chromatic and blurry, like wispy clouds on a summer dusk, or winter morning. Glitchy production embeds the delicate vocals and is often layered …
Getting to know London’s Izzy Bizu at Lollapalooza in Chicago
Izzy Bizu is a wonderful singer whose vocals have been wowing fans over the last several years. the artist performed at this year’s Lollapalooza performing “Forgive Me” with Odesza. In …
Independent Spotlight: Exploring Jaja Morph’s journey in crafting a career as an independent artist
Independent Spotlight is an interview series shining a light on some of the music scene’s talented independent musicians to discuss how it is to navigate the industry as an independent …
Nala on EDC, LA Underground Scene, and Touring with Bonobo
For those well-versed in the house scene, Nala is a familiar face. She set up shop on Beatport in 2019 and has frequented the circuit enough to become recognizable as a DJ. But those outside …
For singer XYZ this is only the beginning
photos by chepe6ix Luis Toranzo, aka XYZ, has been a part of the Chicago music scene for the last 10 years. Working behind the scenes, his entrepreneurship has allowed him to collaborate …
A time in space with inter-dimensional band STRFKR
For the last decade, STRFKR has been wowing audiences with their psychedelic tunes. While the name itself may be too raw for some to handle, their music is pure joyous energy bringing …
Alok continues to work towards building global dominance
Brazilian DJ Alok is currently in the middle of a global tour performing at some of the biggest shows of the year. One of the stops on his tour included the 30th anniversary of Beyond …
Elephante looks to the future ahead of Beyond Wonderland
One of the most anticipated performances over Beyond Wonderland weekend was seeing DJ Elephante. Ever since emerging on the scene in the early 2010s, Elephante keeps reinventing his music. …
Life, love, and music during a pandemic with Montreal’s Milk & Bone
text by Laura Eley | image credit: Lian Benoit Milk & Bone, the dreamy electropop duo based out of Montreal, have been making music together for eight years. They recently celebrated …
