Some comments made in this interview have been lightly edited for clarity. South By Southwest, best known by the abbreviated SXSW, is a premier conglomeration of media festivals that plays host to some of music’s most talented acts. SXSW also brought together two entrepreneurial luminaries, gifted with mindsets for spreading music to massive audiences, for insightful dialogue on the path ahead for artists yearning to make a living in our ever-changing digital landscape. The discussion is held between Marc Geiger and Tim Westergren. Westergren is co-founder and former CEO of Pandora, one of the leading music streaming platforms of our…
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Written By Kelly Holm Lizzy Small might still be an unfamiliar name to you, but she should be on your radar as a triple threat. She began dancing as a child, has appeared on screen with George Lopez and Marisa Tomei, and records music to boot. “Dance was an immense part of my childhood and teenage years,” Small says. “ I learned to really appreciate and understand music through the connection of hearing it and transforming it into my body. It allowed me to really feel the music and understand how sound can elicit expression from within on a visceral…
Written by Kelly Holm After a roller coaster of a year, singer-songwriter Sophia Angeles is springing back into the game with her newest track, “Break My Own Heart.” “Before COVID, I was playing shows 2 [or] 3 times a week, and all of a sudden I couldn’t perform, which left me feeling unmotivated,” she reflects. “I also got COVID in June, and it affected my voice for a while. Thankfully in the fall I started writing again, and I can’t wait to release the music I wrote in these last few months.” Angeles tried to stay sane, she says, by…
Written by Kelly Holm NYC-born-and-raised singer-songwriter MAX first ascended the pop charts in 2018 with his double-platinum sleeper hit, “Lights Down Low” (ft. Gnash), which he used to propose to his wife Emily. Now, he’s coming off the high of playing the Greek Theatre’s first live event (virtual, of course) since October 2019, during which he promoted his latest album, Colour Vision. “It definitely was bizarre to think we were the first show there in almost a year, but also felt honored to bring some music back to its iconic stage,” MAX shared. “Sharing that moment with my band and…
Photo Credit: Aaron Marsh Prolific metalcore progressives, ERRA release their highly anticipated S/T album which seeds them as one the genre’s most prominent forces. ERRA’s massive riffs and enchanting melodies litter the cerebral, immersive soundscapes which culminate a career-defining effort. Determination and steadfast dedication have defined ERRA’s path, forging a unique connection with an ever-growing audience, without the advantages of traditional recognition. On their career-defining fifth studio album ERRA, the band confronts depression, anxiety and desperation throughout. They take listeners on a near-out-of-body journey to Aokigahara, the infamous Suicide Forest of Japan; into episodic storytelling that would make Black Mirror writers proud; and into the literary works of Cormac McCarthy…