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Quarterly: “Illuminati”
Quarterly: “Illuminati”

At turns folk, at turns classical.

Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?
Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?

Trash Sun lives free and dies at The 4th Wall.

BMAs // Album
BMAs // Album

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Skylar Gudasz: “No Body”
Skylar Gudasz: “No Body”

Mellotron!

My Dinner With Tycho
My Dinner With Tycho

Tycho hopes the future and requiems the past at Royale.

The Honey Dewdrops: “Goodbye”
The Honey Dewdrops: “Goodbye”

Straight Americana out of Baltimore.

The Grate Got Stuck
The Grate Got Stuck

The Modern Faces face the modern at Silhouette Lounge.

Out Of This World
Out Of This World

Maris channels astronaut energy at Royale.

Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko: “Doname”
Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko: “Doname”

A soulful call and response between the flute and the kora.

Gallery: Odie Leigh
Gallery: Odie Leigh

Photos by Daniel Nova, Jr.

No Delay, Odie Leigh
No Delay, Odie Leigh

Odie Leigh gets the chorus rolling at The Sinclair.

Jonathan Suazo: “Héroes”
Jonathan Suazo: “Héroes”

Afro-caribbean jazz with percussion aplenty.

ME N U: “Sorcery”
ME N U: “Sorcery”

This band gives you a RIYL list.

GONE.: “Tidal”
GONE.: “Tidal”

A medium tempo entry into bummer rock.

Fusion Horned Devils
Fusion Horned Devils

The Plus Ones close out a brassy night at Silhouette Lounge.

Daniel Noah Miller: “People Get Ready”
Daniel Noah Miller: “People Get Ready”

A live solo ditty from an artist you know from Lewis Del Mar.

The Show Will Go On
The Show Will Go On

Orla Gartland grins and bears it at the Armory.

Cortez: “No Heroes”
Cortez: “No Heroes”

No liner notes on the Bandcamp page?

BMAs // Hip Hop
BMAs // Hip Hop

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

The Daylilies: “Pétillant”
The Daylilies: “Pétillant”

Bubbly, sparkling like a wine.

BMAs // Jazz
BMAs // Jazz

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Rosier: “other forms”
Rosier: “other forms”

Alt pop fibrillations from north of the border.

BMAs // Electronic
BMAs // Electronic

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Miracle Blood: “Hello Hell”
Miracle Blood: “Hello Hell”

A gnarly punk metal ripper.

BMAs // Folk
BMAs // Folk

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Lia Kohl: “Plane”
Lia Kohl: “Plane”

Kind of like the sound of sawing Superman’s crystal Fortress of Solitude in half.

BMAs // Indie
BMAs // Indie

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Constant Smiles: “Connection”
Constant Smiles: “Connection”

A medium tempo pop picker with moody, sodden vocal stylings.