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

Alabaster DePlume, A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole
Informed by the dualities of harm and healing, the English saxophonist and poet weaves a tapestry of sounds—spiritual jazz, folk, classical, and beyond—into a potent missive of grace.

Neil Young, Oceanside Countryside
Originally recorded in 1977 between Florida and Malibu, this resurfaced bootleg collection is a pleasant and easygoing afternoon listen, though not entirely essential for casual fans.

Rufus Wainwright, Dream Requiem
Written in dedication to the smoldering spirits of Verdi and Puccini and the bleak words of Byron, the songwriter’s Requiem-Mass dirge doomily portrays death’s gutting solitude.
FLOOD Staff

In celebration of our eighth print issue, Roy Choi offered up food wisdom for the ages.

photo by Cindy Barrymore
Kicking off their month-long East Coast arena tour, the English experimentalists brought their operatic live show to the Madhouse on Madison.

From Amen Dunes to Yo La Tengo, twenty-five releases from this year that are leading the pack.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs / photo by Joyce Jude Lee
The NYC-based music festival’s eighth year featured headlining performances by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Travis Scott, Eminem, and Jack White.

Depeche Mode / photo by David Iskra
The new wave legends took Sactown by storm with special guests BRMC.

photo by Kirby Gladstein
The FLOOD 8 cover star played her new album in its entirety for a packed congregation at the converted synagogue venue.

Our latest print edition is our first-ever double issue, featuring four cover stories—on Jack White, Courtney Barnett, Roy Choi (in conversation with Portugal. The Man), and Kate Berlant and John Early.

Sunflower Bean / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Photographer Carlo Cavaluzzi captures Kurt Vile, Dr. Octagon, and more between sets.

Day three of FLOODfest SXSW featuring Porches, Kurt Vile, Speedy Ortiz, and more.

Starcrawler / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Day two of FLOODfest SXSW featuring Starcrawler, Jukebox the Ghost, Lucy Dacus, and more.

Dr. Octagon / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Day one of FLOODfest SXSW featuring Dr. Octagon, Hinds, Cut Chemist, and more.

Tei Shi
In its twenty-sixth year, San Francisco’s week-long music and arts festival is louder now than it’s ever been.

Clock’s a-tickin’, but we’ve got you covered.

Ten shows that kept us watching, through binge and cringe.

Ten movies that defined the year, for better or for worse.

Twenty-five full-lengths that kept us going, one way or the other.

Ten compositions that changed our landscapes, big and small.

Our latest print edition features Miguel in conversation with Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, and an in-depth chat with artist Sage Vaughn.

Eighteen food and drink recipes straight from the stars of the fest’s fourth year.

Featuring in-depth stories on Hundred Waters, Buff Monster, Vince Staples, and Demetri Martin, in addition to our picks and tips for this year’s festival slate.