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

Heatmiser, Mic City Sons [30th Anniversary Edition]
Extended to a two-album set, this anniversary remastering of Elliott Smith and Neil Gust’s post-hardcore band’s third and final statement features unreleased songs and demos.

Madeline Kenney, Kiss From the Balcony
Defined by its air thick with hopeful yearning, the Oakland-based songwriter continues to find comfort in doing things on her own with her fifth album.

Sly & the Family Stone, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
This unearthed 1967 live gig from Redwood City, California features raw, soulful R&B covers recorded with a roomful of memorable voices that audiences would soon grow to love.
Will Schube

The band’s new LP is set to arrive in September via 4AD.

Her fourth album Precipice will be released on July 25 via Loma Vista.

The Internet co-founder’s first new music since 2022’s Broken Hearts Club lands ahead of summer UK dates with Billie Eilish and a fall US run with Renée Rapp.

The dance-punk band’s run will begin on September 16 in Minneapolis.

The UK artist will perform at MoMA PS1 on July 25.

Dave Grohl also shared a lengthy note about the new release.

The Verve vocalist is also gearing up for his tour with Oasis.

Past + Future = Present is set for August 16 and September 20.

The Wu-Tang star’s new LP will arrive on July 18.

Their new LP Sister will arrive on September 12.

Other artists set to perform in Austin on October 31 and November 1 include Black Moth Super Rainbow, Black Lips, and Lightning Bolt.

Born from the ashes of 2000s LA art-punks The Mae Shi, frontman Tim Byron coyly details that outfit’s next chapter.

Tariq Al-Sabir and Eva Tolkin also appear on Dev Hynes’ first new track in three years.

The duo’s sophomore LP will arrive on August 22.

The project will arrive on August 1 via Interscope Records.

The songwriter’s latest project will arrive via his own label on August 22.

Both songs were originally featured on the band’s 2025 LP The Human Fear.

Moor Mother and SPELLLING are also set to perform at the September 13 show at Under the K Bridge Park.

The duo’s Colorfield Records album will arrive on July 11.

The band’s drink sum wtr debut will arrive on October 3.