Our first live show in over a year: Shakey Graves in ATX Makaila Heifner June 23, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Last Thursday night, Shakey Graves started off his 2021 tour in his hometown of Austin, Texas at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater. Shakey is known for his honest lyrics, cheerful demeanor, and guitar licks tha...
Versâam and no wasted moves Makaila Heifner January 29, 2020 Interview When Ellis Newton walks into a room he embodies a sense of coolness, but in a way that’s not necessarily intimidating. He’s someone you look up to and someone you feel like you’ve known for years. On top...
The allure of punk rock women Makaila Heifner December 4, 2019 Columns and Opinions Music has always been a man’s world. Rock music especially has been and remains a boy’s club. Prior to the 1970s, in fact, any woman who tried to enter the rock scene was easily dismissed. Women like Sister...
Brittany Howard: a god amongst us Makaila Heifner November 28, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos I think idolizing others is a dangerous game. It creates a false sense of normalcy and places people on a pedestal that is unreachable and ridiculous. With this being said, I am also fully aware of my own idoli...
Up in smoke – Outside Lands 2019 Makaila Heifner August 15, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews One part of me loved the 12th annual Outside Lands festival, another part of me felt it perfectly encapsulated everything wrong with festivals: a disconnect from the music. Overall, OSL did succeed in coll...
Masochistic and therapeutic: Cage the Elephant at Shoreline Amphitheater Makaila Heifner July 18, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews I smiled at my date and told him, “You know… Matt Shultz (the lead singer of Cage the Elephant) was my boyfriend when I was ten. He didn’t know it, but he totally was.” He laughed and commented on how...
Here comes Mac DeMarco Makaila Heifner May 20, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Mac DeMarco is arguably the closest thing we have to a contemporary Jerry Garcia. He lives on the principles of having fun, loving everyone, and making music. His fans remind me of less-committed Dead-Heads: wo...
Boss ass bitch – Lizzo’s lesson on empowerment Makaila Heifner April 28, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Within five minutes of stepping into the venue I was complimented on my outfit, a group of friends offered a shot, and had four new Instagram followers. The non-stop kindness and friendly attitudes persisted th...
FKJ’s electric night at the Warfield Makaila Heifner April 14, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews I will argue till the day I die that French house music is superior. There’s something that just seems real about it, something that hits you deeper and urges you to move along with it. FKJ, also known as Fre...
Mt. Joy’s infectious joy at the Fillmore Makaila Heifner April 1, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Mt. Joy is in good company. They drift within the same waters as The Head and the Heart and the Lumineers, and are quickly establishing themselves as a household name in the folk-pop genre. On March 30th, Phila...
True magic: a night with Rayland Baxter Makaila Heifner March 22, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Rayland Baxter is the perfect mix of singer-songwriter, psychedelic rock, and country. His songs are sickeningly sweet, a tad-bit whimsical, and just the right kind of rowdy. Baxter brought his eclectic mix to ...
Chosen family: a night with Better Oblivion Community Center Makaila Heifner March 17, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews When I approached August Hall on March 15th, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I was promised a “healing sound bath - live in concert,” but it felt no different from every other indie rock show, comp...
Thinly veiled: discrimination within indie Makaila Heifner February 23, 2019 Columns and Opinions Last week, the New York Times released a report that detailed how Ryan Adams allegedly used his power within the music industry to demand sexual favors and emotionally abuse over seven women, including one mino...
The love stinks playlist Makaila Heifner February 12, 2019 Multimedia If you feel like February is a constant onslaught of pink hearts, roses, and chocolates, or maybe you’re just not feeling the love this Valentine’s Day, we have a playlist of some of the best anti-love song...
Scripture in Shakey Graves: A night at The Fox Makaila Heifner December 8, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews I have never found solace in church. Even as a young child I remember questioning my mom about God, imploring why such a benevolent creator would cause so much suffering for his beloved children. Yet somehow ev...