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Harrisonburg's duo Bees met and first performed together in just a day
By Nick Piccinino I sat down with one half of the duo, Bees, for a quick chat. Guitarist and vocalist, Alberto Sifuentes, gave some insight on the band’s origin, influences, as well as plans for new music. What was the inspiration behind Bees and how did you form? "Ben and ... -
Part Two: All Souls' Tony Aguilar tells us what Eastside Rehearsal means to him
By Maddelynne Parker Tony Aguilar is a professional musician living in L.A. who not only fronts the band All Souls, but co-owns Eastside Rehearsal. Find out what inspired Aguilar to open a rehearsal studio and how he manages his time with both the band and the rehearsing space. I was ... -
Part One: L.A.'s Tony Aguilar speaks on All Souls band and his sound
By Maddelynne Parker Tony Aguilar is a professional musician living in L.A. who's been in multiple successful bands (All Souls, Totimoshi and Fatso Jetson) and now co-owns Eastside Rehearsal, a recording studio. Find out why Aguilar made music his life in part one of his interview with WXJM. I know ... -
Maggie Rogers' overproduced debut record hits it home for some
By: Shannon McCarthy, Diana Huynh, Kelsey Brooks and David Ramirez “Heard It in a Past Life” has made a splash, but does it live up to the hype? Overall, the album begins strong but doesn’t sustain its momentum throughout. Rogers’ sound is a mixture of haunting vocals combined with heavy ... -
An Open Letter to Vampire Weekend
You were my first. My first favorite band. I grew up in a town accented by confederate flags with large pickup trucks shouting into the sky for someone, anyone to praise their monument. My incredibly religious parents held strong convictions when I was very young. Being the oldest child, I ... -
Bring Me The Horizon takes angst to a new genre
By: Maddelynne Parker Get ready for one of the most progressive sounds one might ever hear from a favorite teenage angst band. Bring Me The Horizon released its sixth studio album “Amo” in late January 2019. It consists entirely of upbeat, melodic tracks that throws away its past of heavy-screamo ... -
Show Spotlight: Running on Empty
By Nick Piccinino They met randomly in the fall — brought together by their love of music and college radio. Find out why Kayla Chumley, junior graphic design major, and Lily Bose, freshman biology major, bonded so well in our studio. What was the reason behind the name Running on ... -
Indie Supergroup Boygenius Debuts Dynamic Female Dominant EP
By Nick Piccinino It’s a well known fact that women are underrepresented in the music industry. Despite this, some of the best music in the past few years has been released by female fronted bands. Artists like Snail Mail, Cherry Glazzer and Soccer Mommy have made strides in pushing the ... -
Dream-pop artist, Rynn, shows how networking can bring major success
By Brendan Callan, Photo credit: Erika Mugglin Rynn is an L.A. based alternative, dream-pop artist who has used her songwriting and networking skills to gain eight million streams of her single “Islands” on Spotify. She’s also collaborated with rising Dutch DJ R3HAB’s, born as Fadil El Ghoul, on his ... -
Annie Goodchild thrives as a musician of many sounds
By Maddelynne Parker Annie Goodchild is an American artist with many roots, who is unable to categorize her work to just one genre. She resides in Switzerland currently, and interviewed with us about her most recent project, EP "Meditative Mouthfuls," and her life living abroad as a musician. Find out ...
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