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The Bebopperpuhl
The Bebopperpuhl

Nicole Dobberpuhl dances in the moonlight at The Bebop.

Rosali: “Slow Pain”
Rosali: “Slow Pain”

Live, solo, acoustic: Rosali.

Maya Songbird: “Debauchery”
Maya Songbird: “Debauchery”

Neo soul, straight outta Oakland.

The Stress Balls: “I’m A Slob”
The Stress Balls: “I’m A Slob”

Some words, when you really think about them, are gross.

The Kid Kung Fu: “Come Around”
The Kid Kung Fu: “Come Around”

Shout out to the wind chime sample.

Michael Arizmendi: “Dependence”
Michael Arizmendi: “Dependence”

A jazz horn bloweth.

Waffle Killers: Cool Things Are Not Cool Anymore
Waffle Killers: Cool Things Are Not Cool Anymore

This band has it down to a waffle killing science.

Avalon Emerson: “Treat Mode”
Avalon Emerson: “Treat Mode”

Back on the beats!

The Collect Pond: “Cemetery Man”
The Collect Pond: “Cemetery Man”

Book learning isn’t dead.

Tea Eater: “John Lemon”
Tea Eater: “John Lemon”

A meditation on the existential status of lemons.

Rat Lyfe
Rat Lyfe

Rat City Arts Festival haunts your garbage at the Speedway.

Socks.: “Maple Syrup”
Socks.: “Maple Syrup”

Hyper pop for you and me.

Summer Sounds
Summer Sounds

Niqisax leads a jazzy crüe at the Garden Bar.

Kira McSpice: “Blackfly”
Kira McSpice: “Blackfly”

Blackfly buzzing in the dead of night.

The Love Shamans: “Nothing To Lose”
The Love Shamans: “Nothing To Lose”

This band has been assimilated.

Rosa-Late To The Party
Rosa-Late To The Party

Rosali delights at The Rockwell.

Wilder Maker: “Strange Meeting with Owls”
Wilder Maker: “Strange Meeting with Owls”

Back into the dream.

Moths: “Pride”
Moths: “Pride”

A doomy barker from the start.

Pintail: “Of Course You Like It”
Pintail: “Of Course You Like It”

There’s a story behind the album cover.

Tyler Zucco-Bernard
Tyler Zucco-Bernard

Talking with Tyler Zucco-Bernard about Moon Over Salem, Moon Base One, and Pintail.

The Backyard
Uniform Motion: Life
Uniform Motion: Life

Not like a box of chocolates.

cars & trains: the roots, the leaves
cars & trains: the roots, the leaves

Full stack indie rock.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Robert Kraft’s son hates art.

Monotalk: Fix Me Up
Monotalk: Fix Me Up

Some sort of cheap Israeli Radiohead knockoff.

Caspian: Tertia
Caspian: Tertia

Straight outta Beverly with no vocals.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Even as the bombs fall, art matters.

Shany Kedar: Bloodlines
Shany Kedar: Bloodlines

Israel’s Hope Sandoval?

Great Waves: Blue Blood
Great Waves: Blue Blood

From Sammamish with love.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Election coverage returns to Hump Day News.

Badboss: Fun Under The Sun
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun

Album review from the Archives.

The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days
The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days

Album review from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy?

Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim

Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Free Rumeysa Ozturk.

Mobius Band: LIVE
Mobius Band: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007).

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