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RIYL: Gregory Alan Isakov, Fleet Foxes, Hollow Coves, Lord Huron Indie Folk band The Paper Kites opened their If You Go There, I Hope You Find It tour in Austin, TX last night and absolutely blew the crowd away. The fans gathered at Emo's to see what awaited them with the opening night of the tour. They drew in an incredible crowd; it was some of the most packed I've seen the venue. The night started off with Donovan Woods. The Canadian artist started off his set talking to t

I've been a firm believer that we should bring back appreciation for albums played front to back, so when I heard that Boys Like Girls were playing two of their greatest albums front to back on the Soundtrack of Your Life Tour, I knew I had to be in attendance. I was not prepared for how many emotions I felt during this show and how much nostalgia that hearing these albums live brought back for me. The first opener, Arrows in Action, was the perfect start to the night to get

Detroit brought all of their energy for Twice on the “This is For” tour at Little Caesars Arena on April 10th.

Ruel's stop on the Kicking My Feet Tour in Vancouver, British Columbia at The Vogue was a captivating performance.

RIYL: Melanie Martinez, Sophie Powers, Slayyyter Last week Ashnikko put on the most incredible and lively performance in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her and her dancers brought the energy to the stage, and the crowd had reciprocated the same. The entire crowd was feeding off of that energy, and were dancing the whole night. When Ashnikko took the stage, the crowds arose with cheers and screams of excitement. She began her set with “Sticky Fingers” from her most current album

RIYL: Remi Wolf, mxmtoon, Still Woozy I walked into the BENEE show not knowing what to expect and I left that show having had some of the most fun I've had at a show this year. Openers are always hit or miss for me, as sometimes they don't feel like they mesh with the vibe of the artist or the fanbase but BENEE's opener, Bayli was perfect. She captured the crowd quickly with her sassy image and catchy lyrics. It was so much fun to watch her work the stage and participate wit

RIYL: Olivia Rodrigo, Wallows, Clairo, Ricky Montgomery Photo from @conangray on Instagram, photo by: Dillon Matthew I want to start off this review by letting my story speak for itself. I was a casual Conan fan at the release of Wishbone and going into this show. I listened to his songs that were popular, and I only started listening to the albums all the way through when Found Heaven came out. I never considered him to be one of my favorite artists ever and wasn't really in

Blood Orange - Essex Honey Tour ACL Live Austin, TX 3/7/26 Blood Orange (aka multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Dev Hynes) treated a packed ACL live with a gorgeous show on Saturday (3/7/26). The mood moved between hazy and energetic, with the crowd swooning over multi-layered and emotional favorites like “Mind Loaded”, and then shifting to a crowd sing-along for “Best to You”. The dreamy show was in support of his stunning 2025 album Essex Honey, which topped the list

Songs to Listen To: "Six Legs (tippy tappy toes)", "Speak of the Devil", "What's Going On?!", "One Man Circus" If your eyes aren't on Madilyn Mei right now, stop what you're doing and tune in! Madilyn Mei, also known as Elio, is one of the most refreshing up and coming artists right now. Their music is some of the most hauntingly raw and honest songs I've heard in a really long time and I'm really pushing for them to gain in popularity, a firm believer that everyone would b

Songs To Listen To: "Little Talks", "Crystals", "Television Love", "Fruit Bat" Setting the scene... it's 2013. The song, Little Talks , by Of Monsters and Men is EVERYWHERE. It's all over the mainstream and alternative radio stations, there are a billion covers of this song all over the internet. (My favorite was Julia Sheer and Jon D's version, I still listen to it all the time). Fast forward to 2025 and Of Monsters and Men is still making waves in the music scene with t

Songs to Listen To: "Cruel Power", "So Alright, Cool, Whatever", "Too Late", "Everything You Do" I'm already calling it -- The Happy Fits are going to blow up within the next year. Now is the best time to hop on the bandwagon and show all of your friends that you listen to the best music ahead of the trend (or that you read The Barricade Collective!) --- Unapologetically Fun! The lead singer of The Happy Fits, Calvin Langman, performs in one of the most unique manners I'

I saw that Jesse McCartney was coming to Austin on his Weightless Tour and knew I had to be there. It was going to be an incredible show. But, the show that I experienced absolutely blew me away and exceeded every expectation that I had. ACL Live at the Moody Theater was absolutely packed with new and returning fans alike, all screaming passionately for Jesse. I only knew him from his Disney Channel days, yet, I came out of that show with new friends and new songs for my play

Aly & AJ were one of the staple bands in your iPod Nano if you grew up on Disney Channel in the early 2000s. Often times now, you can find them on the y2k or nostalgia themed playlists on Spotify, but those songs are only the tip of the iceburg to their incredible discography. They brought the tour for their newest album, Silver Deliverer , to Austin and absolutely blew the crowd away with their angelic performances. --- Venue Unmatched The show took place at the historic P

What's Dopamine? If you were alive in 2015, there's no way you made it through the year without hearing a song from BØRNS' iconic album, Dopamine . This record was absolutely life changing for anyone who knew what Tumblr was, or spent any of their free time online. To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of this album, BØRNS takes fans on a journey through this album, intertwining stories from the era throughout the performance. This album was the soundtrack to my high school e