For most artists, releasing new music during a pandemic would be next to impossible, and terribly daunting. For Taylor Swift, it appears a breeze, as she has now released not one, but two quarantine albums this year. Swift’s ninth album, evermore, was announced in the early hours of Thursday, December Continue Reading
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Ike Kawaguchi premieres new single “Kid From Hollywood”
Authenticity and soul sit at the very center of Los Angeles based solo artist Ike Kawaguchi’s music. Sharing his personal stories across his powerful and vivacious productions, Ike delivers his latest single “Kid from Hollywood.” Based on his real life experiences, “Kid from Hollywood” provides listeners an intimate look at Continue Reading
MURDER BY DEATH – SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB // FORT COLLINS, CO // 3.5.2020
Murder by death kicked off the second leg of it’s 20th anniversary tour in the heart of Fort Collins, Colorado at the newly renovated Washington’s. The band shared the stage with Denver’s own, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, and it made for a night that no one would soon forget. The Continue Reading
PUBLIC discuss signing to Island Records, Band of Brothers tour and Tik Tok stardom
It was a beautiful scene inside New York City’s Webster Hall concert venue on the evening of Thursday, February 27. The final night of the Band of Brothers tour was off to a strong start with Ohio based indie rockers, PUBLIC, opening the show. I stood in the doorway that Continue Reading
Alexisonfire – The Distillers // Seattle ,WA // 1.26.2020
Alexisonfire Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA Jan 26th, 2020 Alexisonfire made their return to Seattle on the tail end of a western Canada string of shows. While most nights were played in large arena’s of 10,000 or more, The roles were reversed last Sunday night. As the final show with tour Continue Reading
Meet the Staff: Kendal Chandler
Kendal Chandler recently joined the Stitched Sound writing staff and over the course of her first year with us, she has reviewed some of the year’s top albums — leading our pop-punk and alternative genre sections. Her eloquent words and ability to use text to describe music is a deep Continue Reading
Meet The Staff: Katie Frost
Katie Frost has been one of our longest running and most dedicated staff members. Hailing from London, UK, she specializes in metal and rock photography, capturing the emotions and energy of the bands live performance. Taking on photography on family vacations 2 decades ago, it wasn’t until 2015 when Katie Continue Reading
Sum41 // Abbotsford BC // 11.30.19
Sum41 Abbotsford Centre Abbotsford, BC November 30th 2019 Word and Photos by Mike Thomas For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved Sum41. The angst-filled five-piece performed in support of The Offspring on their two-week tenure visiting the Canadian “Extended Family” of cities as Lead singer Deryck Whibley Continue Reading
The Still Tide to play at Rough Trade in Brooklyn
On Wednesday, October 2nd, the band The Still Tide will be playing at Rough Trade NYC, nestled in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and it’s sure to be an amazing night filled with music. Their recently released new single “Change of Address” is a song that explores the ways to free oneself, whether Continue Reading
5 bands you don’t want to miss at Tropicalia Festival
Tropicalia Music and Taco festival is returning to Pico Rivera Sports Arena Grounds in Los Angeles on November 9-10. The notable festivals has been offering Latinx millennials a festival filled with music that they are familiar with and some newcomers. This years lineup sees a strong return to the festivals Continue Reading
Tropicalia Festival 2019
Los Angeles’s premiere taco and music festival, Tropicalia Festival, will return to Pico Rivera Sports Arena Grounds on November 9-10th. The festival will feature a range of bands and musicians with Saturday’s lineup boasting a majority Spanish setup with headliners Los Tigres Del Norte and Caifanes and Sunday’s lineup catering Continue Reading
Riot Fest at a Glance: Sunday
Just like that, the weekend was on its final day, Riot Fest on its finale for this year’s festival. The day’s lineup kicked off fun with the likes of Frank Iero and the Future Violents and Village People, and stayed strong throughout the remainder of the afternoon with the likes Continue Reading