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

Stars of the Lid, Music for Nitrous Oxide [30 Year Anniversary]
Released for the first time on vinyl, the Austin drone duo’s dark, raw debut elicits awe, wonder, and terror all at once as it confronts listeners with the darker aspects of existence.

Post Animal, Iron
Reuniting with original member Joe Keery, the Chicago-based psych-rock band finds a new direction in the woods of Indiana with their rustic fourth album.

Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food [Super Deluxe Edition]
The band’s first album with Brian Eno is a portrait of two ecosystems learning each other’s ways, with this box set’s exclusive rarities further revealing the collaboration’s inner workings.
FLOOD Staff

The museum’s summer concert series continues on July 31 with free live music in the courtyard.

25 records from the first half of the year that exhibit a bold sense of creative freedom.

The indie rockers perform “My Way to You” and “Wonder How” from their newly released debut album Hang a Star at Bay View Park in front of the San Diego skyline.

The museum’s summer concert series is back on July 17 with free live music in the courtyard.

The alt-pop songwriter sings the track “Static” from her new EP Adesso in her hometown’s lakefront park.

flipturn
Now in the midst of a North American tour supporting their latest album, Burnout Days, the Floridian indie rockers spin tunes by Phoenix, Great Grandpa, Magdalena Bay, and more.

We caught up with Trevor Powers in London where he got inked after a show at Islington Assembly Hall supporting his album Rarely Do I Dream.

Jordan Topf plays the tracks “Lose You” and “Shut Up and Kiss Me” from his self-titled debut outside of his studio in the Northeast LA neighborhood.

The Dublin post-punk band played their biggest show to date with Amyl & the Sniffers, Kneecap, Blondshell, Been Stellar, and Cardinals.

Having just announced their Sub Pop debut, Dance Called Memory, the synthpop trio spins singles by Cate Le Bon, Smerz, Tunde Adebimpe, and more.

The R&B/hip-hop collective performs their song “Ali & Jenn” from their recently released The Dial LP on the hiking route in the Santa Monica Mountains.

The avant-garde indie-pop band takes us on a walk through what may or may not be the back stage of Portland’s Revolution Hall.

Abel Tesfaye kicked off the first of four sold-out shows in Los Angeles last night.

The “Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber” farewell tour landed in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Frontman Luke Lalonde plays “To Be Seen” from the band’s new record Beauty’s Pride on the roof of his home.

The recap of their recently wrapped set of North American dates also includes appearances by Lily Seabird, Robber Robber, and more.

The alt-rock greats performed their classic Bossanova and Trompe le Monde albums on the first of two nights in LA.

The cult dream-pop ensemble is currently selling out shows across the US in support of their recently released second album, Ginkgo.

Shots of 2hollis, hey, nothing, Joey Valence & Brae, and Mike Sabath before the event was evacuated on Friday, as well as Jack’s Mannequin’s aftershow in Nashville.

The English songwriter plays her singles “Please” and “Last Night” leading up to the release of her debut album On the Wing, out July 25 via Blue Flowers.