ANNOUNCING: SONIQLOOX: Conversations is a video series centered on honest, unguarded conversations with artists and musicians. No press cycle, no pitch, just people talking about the work, the weight of it, and the moments that shape the music we connect to. Each episode creates space for reflection, vulnerability, and real…
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Ren Richards on Truth, Healing, and Finding Her Voice
Ren Richards is a Nashville based indie singer songwriter whose work lives at the crossroads of truth, resilience, and emotional clarity. She began writing during one of the darkest seasons of her life, using music as a place to heal and make sense of the past, and that practice has…
Big Shoutout on Indie Rock Podcast: Let’s Play Ten
We recently got a shoutout on the indie rock podcast Let’s Play Ten, and it feels genuinely special to receive external acknowledgment for the work we’re building here. Let’s Play Ten is a music discovery podcast built around a simple, smart idea. Each episode centers on a theme, with ten…
ExWife Is Building Rock Music From Real Life
Born from instinct rather than intention, ExWife grew out of Alexandria Bonanno’s lifelong pull toward songwriting and solidified during a period of personal unraveling. Raised in a restrictive religious environment where most mainstream music was forbidden, Bonanno shaped a singular voice through what slipped through the cracks — Broadway scores,…
The Quiet Magic of The Daisy Corner
The Daisy Corner is a Philadelphia-based, women-led creative collective founded by producer and mixer Mackenzie Markstein and marketing director Olivia Paranich, longtime collaborators who first met as freshman roommates at the University of the Arts while studying music, business, entrepreneurship, and technology. After graduating in 2023, they transformed years of…
BLKBYRD. The Emerging Indie Pop Artist Turning Y2K Nostalgia Into Something New
BLKBYRD is an indie pop and alt rock storyteller built from past selves and future dreams. Her music reaches back to the young girl who wanted to be someone larger than life and stretches forward to the woman reclaiming her voice with clarity and fire. She writes with a nostalgic…
Dandy Boy Records: Oakland’s Gritty Indie Label
Bobby Martinez is the founder of Dandy Boy Records, a living-room-run indie label rooted in Oakland’s gritty, genre-bending music scene. A lifelong DIY kid shaped by punk shows, record stores, and the Bay Area’s underground heartbeat, Bobby built Dandy Boy as a home for friends, local artists, and anyone making…
Introducing SONIQPIX: The Weekly Editor’s Pick from SONIQLOOX
At SONIQLOOX, everything we do comes back to one idea: sound plus image. The stories we tell, the bands we spotlight, the photos we chase down in dim rooms and loud venues, it all comes from a place of curiosity and taste. And today, we’re adding something new to that…
Maya Manuela: The Sound of Surf Pop Melodies
Maya Manuela writes with a rare mix of clarity and softness, crafting songs that feel both sun-warmed and emotionally raw. Originally from the East Coast and now based in Nashville, she creates music that sits between indie folk and surf-pop glow — warm melodies carrying lyrics that know how to…
Small Girl, Big Feelings: The World of Gina Royale
New Jersey’s Gina Royale has a gift for turning ordinary emotions into melodic confessions. A singer-songwriter who bridges alt-pop polish with raw piano-born storytelling, she’s equally at home crafting glossy hooks or stripped-down heartbreak. Her music has already found its way into film (After Everything) and earned accolades like SongwriterUniverse’s…

