Sports fans can have their various internecine competitions, because when the deal comes down, we’ve got The Cup… The Emerald Cup that is, and it’s coming home to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. The world’s largest outdoor organic …
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Jeanines self-titled full-length debut on Slumberland has been a recurring pick at The Nest throughout the year, the very definition of a grower. The Brooklyn outfit shows great comfort with the jangle, as evidenced on “Where We Go”, “Where I …
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While K-pop has left its indomitable stamp upon the world, it was the beach city of Busan that we hold more of an affinity for, and the scrappy underdogs Say Sue Me have done their level best to rep for …
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Back in September, we made note of Oakland’s Pendant, tipping the title track of the November release in our Tracks of the Week. Recorded by Melina Duterte, Shaun Durkan, and Jack Shirley, Through A Coil thoroughly delivered on its promise, …
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This week in Tracks, we’ll head north to Whitby, Ontario. Chastity continues to hone their sound down to where the melodies are gleaming. “The Girls I Know Don’t Think So” is our first peek at the forthcoming Home Made Satan, …
Upstate NY’s Laveda crossed our radar earlier this year, with February’s “Dream.Sleep.” They’re back with just-released single “Better Now”, and a slew of East Coast dates, (see below). The Albany duo, Jake Brooks and Ali Genevich, retain the spacey widescreen …
My favorite song of 2019 came out on Christmas Day 2018…
Welcome back to the Nest for another Week of Tracks. LA trio Automatic has our complete and undivided attention this week with the arresting post-punk gem, “Calling It”. Catch their residency at the Echo in LA every Monday night in …
Getting our metaphorical engine running, this week kicks off with “Feelings’, a woozy gem off of Cuco’s debut LP, Para Mi, suggesting thatHawthorne, CA as a launching pad for bedroom geniuses is not a one-off situation. He’ll be bringing the …
Chicago’s Noname is doing the good work. August sees her putting your face back in the print, with the advent of the Noname Book Club. Bust out the wallet or find that library card, your first selections are: Pedagogy of …
This time out on Tracks of the Week, stop the presses, it’s the return of the Vivian Girls! “Sick” is the word, and it’s your first taste of the upcoming Memory, out 9/20 on Polyvinyl, who will also be kind …
On the daily tip, it’s hard to remember a time when we’ve ever been more dialed in to the tension that lies beneath the surface of everyday living. LA’s Facial drill down to the core of this sentiment on “Color …