I could go on and ON about 5 Second of Summer’s musical journey. Watching the band transform from their “Try Hard” days to their latest, “Wildflower” has been fascinating and exhilarating. I seriously feel like a proud mom watching this group talk about their journey of playing to audiences of 20 to now sold-out arenas. The band presented their 4th …
Short and Sweet New Music: Jack Harlow’s ‘Sweet Action’
After the success of his breakout single, “WHATS POPPIN,” Jack Harlow dropped his latest project, Sweet Action consisting of seven songs all averaging around two minutes long. While this project is short, all songs continue to show Harlow’s no-nonsense rap style. Each track is an easy listen, encompassing a back to basics approach to modern hip hop. Sweet Action is …
Heartbreak Weather Track By Track
As someone who (by complete accident, I promise) saw Niall Horan three times in concert for his Flicker World tour, I am stoked for sophomore album. It was truly an experience getting to listen to this album track by track and write my thoughts after multiple listens. As a full-fledged and self-proclaimed 1D fangirl, I have loved watching him transform …
Track-By-Track: EDEN’s no future
I don’t know what you did on Valentine’s Day, but I spent my entire day listening to EDEN’s debut album. After a few days of letting each track set in, I was able to piece together what I felt about the album as a whole. Every song was so different and specific, I couldn’t just provide you with a generic …
LÉON Breaks Our Hearts Every Time (But We Keep Coming Back)
I think when you agree to attend a LÉON show, you have to know what you’re getting yourself into – and that’s a puddle of emotions. Walking into her set at the House of Blues Parish Room, you’re transported into an intimate setting that kind of resembles a church, and for good reason. As the band began to set up …
Dedicated To Carly Rae Jepsen
My first introduction to Carly was the summer of 2012 when “Call Me Maybe” came out. Like the rest of the country, I was caught in the trap of catchy lyrics. When Kiss was released, I realized her songs had more dimension than just a catchy tune about finding someone attractive and wanting to get to know them. With E•MO•TION, …
Tin Pan South: The Journey of Songwriting
If you turned on the radio right now, whether it was a pop station, a country station, or anything in between, chances are you’d be hearing songs that were first born in Nashville. Living here you sometimes forget that no matter where a song ends up, it all started in a writing session right here in town. Tin Pan …
Hangout Fest 2018 Highlights
First of all, I want to shout out Chelsea for the great additional coverage at this year’s Hangout Festival. We were both able to cover multiple acts every day while still finding time to see our personal choices as well. Here is my brief overview and recap.
My 2018 SXSW Diary
SXSW is hell week, but in a good way. This year I was planning a day party (girls to the front) as well as doing press which means a ton of interviews every day and getting videos and live-tweeting. I drink 5 hour energies nonstop and think all together I ate 3 slices of pizza for the 7 days total and I walked more than I’ve ever walked. It’s exhausting but so rewarding.
Why Don’t We Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down
The first time I saw Why Don’t We was on Valentine’s Day at a small venue in downtown Dallas, one they’d just been shifted to that night and weren’t sure the crowd would be the right size for. I was familiar with a couple of their songs and was stoked to spend my V Day with this boy band (obvi), but I had no idea how wonderful the show would end up being. It’s safe to say it might have been my best Valentine’s Day yet.