Interviews

Interview by Allison Lapinski Yeek is the name for Sebastian Carandang’s minimalist fusion of R&B, pop, and trap-inspired music. The New Jersey native spent his early years in Florida and California, leading to his first album, Love Slacker in 2015. Love Slacker and his sophomore album, Sebastian, are packed with […]

By Allison Lapinski Katy Kirby’s highly anticipated debut album, Cool Dry Place will be available on Friday, February 19th via Keeled Scales Records. Originally from Texas, Kirby now resides in Nashville, where she wrote and recorded the majority of the album.  Throughout the past few months, the singer-songwriter has released […]

Jack Name is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who resides in Los Angeles. His music has spanned from mystic psychedelic and rock, to now a folk-inspired album within the 2020 record Magic Touch.  Although written and recorded long before 2020, Magic Touch feels very current. The themes of loneliness and changing […]

Interview by Anaïs Turiello Omar Velasco, known widely by his stage name, Omar Apollo, has taken the music world by storm.  The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has raised the bar since his start in 2017 with first single, “Ugotme.” It all began in an attic in Apollo’s hometown of Hobart, Indiana and […]

By: Allison Lapinski In case you missed it: Sen Morimoto has released his self-titled sophomore solo album. And by now, Chicago listeners have claimed the Kyoto-born, Massachusetts-raised, composer and multi-instrumentalist as their own. In July, many fans watched as he withdrew from the City of Chicago’s Millennium Park at Home […]

Earlier this month saw the release of “Eddie,” the second full length release from the neo-soul band Busty and the Bass. By way of Montreal, Busty and the Bass incorporate a mix of styles: danceable hooks and pop melodies meet with elements of soul and hip-hop in the upbeat infectious […]

Chicagoan Aminata Burton, known onstage as AMI, has been apart of almost every side of live and recorded music. She is credited with working with names like Raphael Saadiq, Lizzo, Jamila Woods, Smino, and SZA. Further, she’s toured, worked as a music director with arrangements, and written material with these […]