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

Ezra Furman, Goodbye Small Head
A glitchy folk-punk opera like a pastoral take on Lou Reed’s Berlin, the songwriter’s quivering-yet-empowered latest sees her knocked down—but never knocked out.

Youth Code, Yours, with Malice
The EBM duo continues to test new waters with their debut EP for metalcore label Sumerian, inviting experimentation on each of these five bone-rattling recordings.

Kali Uchis, Sincerely,
Moving from the synth-dembow-pop of last year’s Orquídeas to dreamy neo-soul, her fifth album sees Uchis adapt the tripling axis of joy, pain, and existential dilemma into cloudy song.
FLOOD Staff

The genre-defying songwriter kicked off his tour in support of his newly released third album Horror on Wednesday night in NYC.

The songwriter touched down in LA over the long weekend as he tours his recent LP Manning Fireworks across North America.

Following last week’s release of their debut album for Daptone Records, Southeast LA’s psych-soul outfit performs the Heartache in Room 14 single “Del cielo te cuido.”

The country/soul duo walk us through their day leading up to a recent performance at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry before they return to the stage tonight for their Plus One release show.

Ahead of his spring tour, the country songwriter plays “O.D.,” the closing track from his recently released debut EP Til the Sun Goes Down.

Behind the scenes portraits from the recent LA wildfire relief benefit show held at the Hollywood Palladium.

We’ve assembled a list of artist merchandise, art prints, and compilation albums benefiting those impacted by the recent LA wildfires.

Our latest digital cover star hand-picks tunes from Portishead, Pylon, Nilüfer Yanya, and more for her radio takeover.

Jenny Lewis with Hayley Williams, Katie Gavin, and Pierre de Reeder
Lucy Dacus, Juliette Lewis, FINNEAS, Reggie Watts, The Linda Lindas, Perfume Genius, Courtney Barnett, and others joined forces at the Hollywood Palladium for LA fire relief.

Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter take us behind the scenes of their “Running Through Colors” tour before it wraps up in LA at the end of the month.

Dillon Basse and Tristan Duncan play through “Window” and “Sunlight” from their newly released second album, Burnout Days.

The SF-based producer spins Miike Snow, Michael Kiwanuka, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and more as he gears up for a set of dates in Florida and across the West Coast later this month.

In a night that included everyone from Dr. Dre joining Anderson .Paak to Billie Eilish jamming with Green Day, nothing was more stunning than this surprise set.

The alt-rockers play “Rat People” and “Post Hang” from their forthcoming debut album Vacation, landing next month via Warner/War Buddha Records.

The indie-pop duo share photos from their 14-date tour of China following the release of their second LP, Wah!!!.

St. Vincent
Jenny Lewis, FINNEAS, The Linda Lindas, Juliette Lewis, Fred Armisen, and Courtney Barnett, among others, will also perform on February 5 at Hollywood Palladium.

The Canadian duo are in the midst of celebrating the 20th anniversary of their explosive debut album, You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine

The powerhouse vocalist spins tracks by Jungle, Victoria Monét, A$AP Rocky, and more on the heels of her newly released My Way EP.

The Stranger Things star also revealed dates for a global Djo tour kicking off in February.

Jamie XX
In honor of the producer’s weekend set at San Francisco’s Cow Palace, he’ll be taking over the airwaves on Friday and Saturday to spin an eclectic playlist.