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

Neil Young, Coastal: The Soundtrack
Documenting his 2023 tour, Young’s umpteenth live album both simplifies the noise of Crazy Horse’s recent recordings and solidly renders familiar hits in a solo setting.

Adrian Younge, Something About April III
The third and final installment of his vintage psych-soul trilogy sees the songwriter bring the large history of Brazil into a tight narrative revolving around young love and class struggle.

Julien Baker & TORRES, Send a Prayer My Way
Baker and Mackenzie Scott’s debut pop-country collaboration is made up of a nuanced and emotionally kinetic set of hangdog story-songs that wear their nudie suits with pride.
Will Schube

The trio’s Cate Le Bon–produced sophomore album will arrive on February 14 via Matador Records.

The collection is set to arrive this Friday via Red Hot.

The twelfth album from Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley, and Pete Wiggs will arrive on December 13 via Heavenly Recordings.

The new single follows Zach Condon’s 2023 LP Hadsel, and arrives ahead of a few full-band live dates in Europe and the UK in May.

Life is Beautiful Festival, September 27-28 2024, Valerie Magan
Other acts set to perform at the non-profit Phoenix event include Sylvan Esso, Alvvays, and BADBADNOTGOOD.

Other artists set for the Bay Area bash include Mercury Rev, Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn, and Les Savy Fav.

The new album is set to arrive on February 21 via New West Records.

Already announced artists include Waxahatchee, ANOHNI, and Antipop Consortium.

The first volume of the innovative release will arrive on December 6 via the artist’s own somethingscosmic label.

The track features production from fellow 100Fold collective member paper gem.

The film will arrive in theaters on November 20 via Oscilloscope.

The new single from the expanded edition of the mixtape features Bktherula and Lazer Dim 700.

The band will also release limited edition physical versions of Discovery in honor of the film’s 4K remastering.

Jason Dungan’s new mini-album Weft will arrive on January 17.

The Monterrey festival is scheduled for the weekend of April 4.

Vicious Creature will arrive December 6 via Island Records.

His band recently announced their reunion, in addition to a 20th-anniversary reissue of Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes.

The run begins on April 21 in SLC and wraps up on May 16 in NYC.

Produced by Danger Mouse, the songwriter’s latest album Small Changes is out November 22 via Geffen.

The alt-pop duo of Zoë Bleu and Reggie Debris plans to release their debut album in 2025.