With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.




Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
The Los Angeles Issue

Devendra Banhart, Cripple Crow [20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]
Further extending the LP’s dimensions, this reissue adds a third disc of outtakes, B-sides, and demos that only serve to fortify the project’s sonic asymmetry and emotional, quixotic lyricism.

Die Spitz, Something to Consume
With their Will Yip–produced debut, the Austin punk quartet has something to say about postmodern society in 11 metal-fusion tracks ripe with political turmoil and skatepark angst.

Shame, Cutthroat
The UK rockers don’t mince words on their fourth studio album, pairing their infectious proto-punk grooves with nakedly hedonistic lyrics.
Dean Brandt

photo by Travis Button
Eric Biddines controls his flow over Paul White’s weirdo assemblage.

photo by Daniel Dorsa
Justin Wilcox and Jeffrey Silverstein’s guitars gently weep.

photo by Olivia Vale
The Texan is back with more woozy cosmic country from the edges.

It’s the North American premiere of the “Everything is Forgotten” clip.

New-wave thrash from Chicago.

photo by Lindsey Ross
From the forthcoming “Cold Spring.”

From last year’s “Pennied Days.”

photo by Kristin Cofer
“Miss Taken” is out June 30 via Castle Face.

photo by Nicole Mago
A virtuosic performance from Mary Beth Richardson.

The young Portland punk has more styles than Harry.

“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” is not a chip flavor. “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Falafel” almost is.

photo by Maxwell Lukas Gay
The Chicago rapper’s “The Boy Who Spoke to the Wind” is out June 23 via Mello Music Group.

photo by Divine Enfant
The Suicide instrumentalist releases his ninth solo LP, “Demolition 9,” on Friday.

“Rough Roads” is out now via Voodoo Doughnut Recordings.

Amateurs, GTFO.

photo by Tamas Bernath
Dark times call for dark music.

A long, long way from New York, Greta Kline and David Maine joined us for an acoustic version of the “Next Thing” track.

“Officer, I promise, it’s only milk.”

Brooklyn’s best new punks show their softer side.

From March’s “Bad Posture.”