hot takes

#HotTakes | Week of 06.01.26

Featuring: Ellie Heath, LEENALCHI, The Afghan Whigs, RYMAN, Sad Daddy, Stephanie Babirak, Fenne Lily, Deer Tick, Cutscene, Margaret Glaspy

Songs we think you should hear without the pomp and circumstance.

Ellie Heath // That Sunshine's Mine

LEENALCHI 이날치 // BIRD 새타령

The Afghan Whigs // Jungle Roux

RYMAN // Undo

Sad Daddy // Bootlegger

Stephanie Babirak // Rotten Fruit

Fenne Lily // Uh Huh

Deer Tick // Dog Years (Live at Big Nice Studio)

Cutscene // Shrine (Give Me a Chance)

Margaret Glaspy // Michigan

Mixtape | May 2026

May or May Not May is a weird month. The weather finally cooperates and instead of feeling relieved you just feel itchy. Like something's supposed to happen and it hasn't yet. Waiting on a thing you can't name. This mixtape lives in that feeling.

#HotTakes | Week of 05.25.26

Featuring: DBA!, Evangeline & Vulfmon, Effie Zilch, Johnny Delaware, Yebba, Alela Diane, Babe Rainbow, Mary in the Junkyard, Prof, Jesper Lindell, Joel Plaskett Emergency, The Tallest Man On Earth

#HotTakes | Week of 05.18.26

Featuring: The Deslondes, Andrew Sa, Jaco Jaco, Damon Brock, Jesse Welles, Petey USA, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Kacey Musgraves (ft. Miranda Lambert), Josiah and the Bonnevilles, Hiss Golden Messenger, The Revivalists

Photos | Major League & Hit The Lights @ Brighton Music Hall

The unmatched energy of FOUR bands in one night (Major League and Hit The Lights with openers Rematch and Public Works). The show was filled with so much passion, punk, and, of course, love... a couple got engaged during the show! Major League, after years off the road, didn'

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Mixtape | May 2026

#HotTakes | Week of 05.25.26

#HotTakes | Week of 05.18.26

Photos | Major League & Hit The Lights @ Brighton Music Hall