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Charli has redefined pop music. Read up on our AOTY. Read more
This new single from future-seeker sunnbrella has listeners soaring through computerized soundscapes on its 3 minute and 23 second runtime. “Kiss On Credit” is a product of David Zbirka’s vision for the next steps awaiting… Read more
Read up on the Charleston shoegaze show of the year! Read more
Read up on the top 30 songs of the year so far! Read more
George Clanton has been surfing the forefront of electronic music for the better part of 2 decades. The visionary has had numerous projects take shape in this time. His revolutionary approach to music at every… Read more
Welcome to the third annual April Showers. This year we had the opportunity to collaborate with The Charleston Sound to bring a lineup of amazing fem singer-songwriters to a small but mighty backyard stage. Read more
The past few months of my life have brought upon me a terrible realization that has failed to go away: I am getting older. I finished my last semester of college in December of 2023… Read more
‘Tear Your Heart Out’ is villagerrr’s fourth album! The album is a forest of sonics, each track its own unique patch of soundscape. Listen to the album while you read up on our interview! Read more
Read up on an interview with Charleston shoegazers Overlay- conducted by Avant Gardener Radio! Read more
2.10.24 We teamed up with Stu the Cat to have our second NCC show at Stu’s House. Huge shoutout to all these wicked bands. Read more
Gustavo Nome (Gingerbee and MATPM) and Clementine Teare (Goth Lipstick) join forces to create the boygenius of the DIY emo folk underground. The project highlights trans identity within elaborately painted sounds that range from gorgeous… Read more
Just last Wednesday, Kelly Morris, the underground voice of the Carolinas, released his new video for NPR’s tiny desk contest. You can find “If You Had My Soul” alongside an archive of his past submissions… Read more
MONSOON FOREVA! READ UP ON THE FIRST NCC SHOW (11.11.23) Read more
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY TO NUJABES & J DILLA!!! Read more
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY MORRIS! Read more
Read up on the Maxines’ latest album with an interview conducted by Avant Gardener Radio Read more
At 22 years old, on January 17th of 2020, Danielle Balbuena released her debut album, Modus Vivendi. Signing to G.O.O.D. Music in 2015, the New Jersey rapper had been making waves for years prior to… Read more
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Drive Home is an extensive project by such a young, self-taught producer and multifaceted musician who created its intricate musical landscape. The songs that compose this landscape cover elements of jazz, hip-hop, electronica, soul, and… Read more
DreamWeaver’s 2023 blue garden is a hypnotic electronic dance record that slips through space and time in its 39 minute runtime. Released June 3rd, blue garden is the third album we’ve gotten from Tokyo, Japan’s… Read more
Check out these ten movies showing in December- curated by our film connoisseur, Alex Cameron. Read more
Catch up on indie pop power couple, Tennis, with this album review + show recap! Read more
Check out these ten movies showing in November- curated by our film connoisseur, Alex Cameron. Read more
Last month, on October 7th, New York’s indie rockers The Backfires, Cry Baby, and Tennis Courts lit up LOFI Brewing with electric riffs and booming basslines. Each of the bands had ties to Charleston which… Read more
9/8/23 Stu’s House: A Night of Music From Maya Gold, Mantra, and DJ DollaMenu Charleston is blessed to have a wonderful indie scene and Stu’s House is the beating heart of it. The bill for… Read more
Check out these ten movies showing in October- curated by our film connoisseur, Alex Cameron. Read more
Mirror Kissers Online x The New Curious City September marked twenty years since Canadian indie rock band Metric released their debut studio record, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now. A defining and yet underrated record,… Read more
On a hot, sweaty, and slow Tuesday in Chicago, I slowly but surely dragged my boyfriend out the door and onto a red-line train to Wrigleyville. Before leaving our Bucktown apartment I looked him dead… Read more
It’s finally time to talk about one of my favorite albums of 2023. Heavy Heavy is the 6th album from UK experimental hip-hop group, Young Fathers. Released February 3rd, 2023, the Mercury Prize winning trio melds vast… Read more
Check out these ten movies showing in September- curated by our flim connoisseur, Alex Cameron. Read more
Something I really enjoyed about these shows was just the energy that the bands brought. It’s awesome to see that things are back in full swing down in Chucktown- and a lot of it is… Read more
Heartworn is a beautifully nostalgic yet forward-thinking debut from London shoegazer, Sunnbrella. Released on February 24, 2023, Heartworn feels as if it was plucked out of the early house and dream pop scenes and placed… Read more
Hailing from an area with a high Hispanic and Latino population, The Brat soon became one of the most influential but lesser-known Chicano rock bands of this era. While they were relatively short-lived – disbanding… Read more
Earlier this year, indie legend Mac DeMarco released his most experimental project yet, an album titled One Wayne G consisting of demo songs from 2018-2023 that clocks in at almost 9 hours with 199 tracks.… Read more
*this article is part of a local punk magazine for Eyesore* Read more
If I told most people to think of one indie rock artist that rose to fame in this past decade, the artist that would most likely come to mind is Canadian singer and songwriter Mac… Read more
Last Saturday, On June 24th, Morningrise Fest, a Minecraft indie festival, took place. Morningrise is a DIY indie label and was responsible for the organization of the event alongside the underground™ discord. The festival featured… Read more
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Today I stumbled across this awesome leaked track called “Stranger” by Girls Know. The official release won’t be out for a while, but I got permission to share it here, so I’m telling y’all about… Read more
Discover the spellbinding sounds of Angel Olsen and delve into a world of gilded instrumentals and gorgeous vocals. Read more
Somewhere within the realms of harsh noise, hyperpop, and acoustic ballads, Goth Lipstick thrives as the alias of Clementine and her friends, a talented and genre-bending producer who has made her mark on the California… Read more
Exhilarating and unapologetically bold, Angel Electronics’ debut album, ULTRA PARADISE, is a sonic journey that defies conventions and pushes the boundaries of musical exploration. With their self-proclaimed genre of “brutal euphoria wave,” Ada Rook and… Read more
The Serpentine is the debut EP of the Dee Dee Dums. Released in 2004, the pre-Tame Impala project features Kevin Parker on guitar and Luke Epstein on drums. The band won second place in AmpFest,… Read more
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In today’s music discourse, it’s a common misconception that Tame Impala is “just one guy.” You can mostly get by on this idea since Kevin Parker is solely responsible for the vast majority of the… Read more
Ghost Pop is the alias of Aaron Liu, a Lofi indie pop artist who resides in Portland, Oregon. The artist contains multitudes with a discography of 17 albums (see Bandcamp) and 12 for you to… Read more
villagerrr released Like Leaves on January 1st, kicking off 2023 with what would be one of the best releases of the year. It’s worth noting that villagerrr, the alias of indie artist Mark Scott, hails from Ohio.… Read more
Koi Child is an Australian psychedelic jazz rap group with only one release, a self titled masterpiece. The band consists of 7 members who all bring different ideas to the grand vision of the project.… Read more
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The Charleston DIY scene has found a new home in an unlikely land. In an undisclosed location, where echoes of toxic waste bloomed through the air, Show Me Mary and Art Star performed otherworldly sets,… Read more
Gingerbee is the world’s first beemo band, standing out from their roots as a 5th wave emo project. The band is a culmination of a digital songwriting collective over covid, with musicians hailing from, well,… Read more
one of the best albums out this year. tap in. Read more
Two weeks back on April 27th, LAYNE & NUFFER dropped an indie rock banger that’s sure to hit your playlists. Guitar strumming that sounds like clockwork kicks off the track and NUFFER lays down some… Read more
Extra extra! Read up about the new single and music video from genre breaking artist, Yves Tumor. Read more
check out the new blitz “Joyride” from the band of Americans and Brits AKA The Backfires Read more
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