NEWS — Alternative

In lieu of the month of May celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritages, we wanted to highlight a few of our favorite AAPI artists in the scene right now. Each artist mentioned exudes their own unique sound & energy, creating a new wave of refreshing music.    A-TRAN / IN THE MOURNING  Vietnamese singer, A-Tran, or Amanda Tran has been involved in the music industry for some time now. Not only has she developed a majestic bedroom pop solo career under A-Tran, but has also created her own company, A-Tran Projects, where she utilizes her expertise through visual avenues as well, such as, creative directing &...

It’s been a silent couple of years for Four Year Strong fans, but it seems the wait is over. Early today, Rock Sound published a photo on Facebook of a skrim at UNIFY Gathering Festival that reads: “FOUR YEAR STRONG, BRAIN PAIN.  NEW ALBUM OUT FEBUARY 28, 2020.” The skrim also contains graphic imagery that can be assumed to be album art. courtesy Wall Of Sound's Facebook page If this is any basis to go off of (and it probably is), that means we’ll have our first full-length Four Year Strong album in half a decade and it will be titled...

Fall tour season baby!!!!! PUNKin spice!!!!! Am I right!!!!!! If you hated that you’re probably going to hate this whole thing but just read it anyways because this is all very valuable information & also don’t hurt my feelings. So... in no particular order.... 1. Grayscale / Bearings / Belmont / Rich People If you missed them with The Maine this Spring, you’re gonna wanna see them this Fall. Philly boys, Grayscale, are celebrating their impending third album, Nella Vita (out September 6th) (not named after Nabisco’s breakfast biscuits, belVita, contrary to popular belief), with a cross-country tour for a...