Das Damen on the Dromfest Stage: An Exclusive Interview
Das Damen was a vital dispatch from a bygone era of New York City's indie scene. You hear a band like that and you think, "Okay, maybe there's...
Interview
A Madder Rose in Bloom: The Return of an Indie-Rock Legend at Dromfest 2025
Madder Rose’s return is a welcome surprise, carrying none of the predictable nostalgia glaze. Known for their distinct blend of dreamy melancholy and hypnotic guitar textures, the band...
Kellie Rose Releases Authentic & Poetic Single ‘Same Team’
Kellie Rose (Aka K.R.) is a singer-songwriter and all-around creative based in Seattle, Washington. Known for her live looping performances, heart-rending lyrics, and effortless, soaring vocals, Kellie Rose...
Scrawl Talks Records and the Road to Dromfest
After their short-lived group Skull fell apart, vocalist and guitarist Marcy Mays and bassist and vocalist Sue Harshe formed Scrawl in Columbus, Ohio, in 1985, bringing in drummer...
Building a World of Sound: PFR Records on Shoegaze, Psych, and Vinyl
'Paradigms II' manifests as a kaleidoscopic cartography of contemporary shoegaze, refracting the genre’s obsidian-hued tendrils through a global lattice of aural transmutation. PFR Records, an artist-run nexus, operates...
The Spongetones: Beats, Rhymes And Rhythms
The Spongetones have always been a band that excelled in versatility. They could play the songs of the 1960s and 70s better than anyone, and they could also...
The Grip Weeds: The Sound Curves ‘Round
Just when the world needs them most, the Grip Weeds have returned to put the Soul back in order. Formed in 1988 by brothers Kurt (drums and vocals)...
Descendents’ Milo Aukerman Reflects on ‘Milo Goes to College’ Ahead of Extensive Reissue Campaign
Few bands have worn adolescence on their sleeves quite like Descendents. Back in 1982, Milo Aukerman, Bill Stevenson, and the rest of the crew captured the jittery energy...
“Will you be the 7th Generation Mutation?” | The Story of St. John Green
The year is 1968. The cultural revolution of the late 1960s is in full swing, and rock music is its experimental, ever-evolving psychedelic soundtrack. In this moment of...
Penny Rimbaud and Louise Elliott on Intuition, Time and the Making of ‘Touch Is Hold’
In the summer of 2012, Penny Rimbaud and Louise Elliott entered the studio with a shared instinct that music, when made with trust, could reach beyond the ordinary...