FELICITY is a four-piece band out of Orlando, Florida, known for blending pop-punk hooks with a chaotic, genre-bending sound they call “trash rock.” With Damien on vocals, Drew on guitar, Mike on bass, and Tyler on drums, the band fuses emo, alt, metalcore, and whatever else hits — no rules,…
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The Violent Femmes Show Us What’s Missing in Music Today
Music in 2025 is polished to death. Streaming playlists are full of tracks engineered to slip into the background — good vibes, clean production, a chorus designed to trend for thirty seconds. What you don’t get much of anymore is music that feels like it might fall apart in your…
From Flyer to Feed: How Indie Bands Promote Themselves in 2025
There was a time when every indie show lived or died by a flyer. You’d spot them stapled to telephone poles, taped to coffee shop windows, or handed out outside record stores. Grainy photocopies, ransom-note fonts, ink smudges — each flyer carried the energy of the scene. It was an…
When Does Indie Music Become Too Big to Be Considered Indie?
Indie has always been slippery to define. At its roots, it meant music made outside the major-label machine, born from DIY grit and a refusal to play by corporate rules. Think The Velvet Underground pressing records that barely sold or Minor Threat booking their own tours. It was freedom first, genre second. Fast-forward…
Caitlin Edwards is a dual force
Caitlin Edwards is a pop rock/punk solo artist from Chicago, Illinois. Best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the ska punk band Bumsy and the Moochers, she’s also been fronting her own trio for years. Releasing music on her own terms and touring across the U.S., Edwards delivers shows…
When Indie Music Grows Up
From basement shows to festival stages, what happens when indie refuses to stay small? There’s something magical about seeing a band in a cramped basement, wires taped to the floor, sweat dripping from the ceiling, twenty-five people shouting every lyric back at them. That’s the version of indie most of…
What Is Indie Music in 2025?
How Indie Music Keeps Redefining Itself. Hey — if you’ve been poking around music blogs, streaming playlists, TikTok, or even just going to shows, you’re probably asking: what the hell does “indie music” mean right now? The label used to be simple: independent labels, DIY production, outsider vibes. But in…
Deep Thoughts About Being Alive with Nick Costa
Inspiration can come from anywhere. Including moments of upheaval, which often become both spark and fuel — shaking perspective and pushing an artist to dig deeper. For Bay Area alternative folk artist Nick Costa, that inner reckoning poured straight into his latest LP, When the Lights Go Out. The record moves between…
Sweat, Chaos, and CARSEX
Band names come in all shapes and sizes, sparked by every kind of inspiration. Some carry deep meaning, some aim to provoke, others are little more than clever in-jokes. And sometimes — well, sometimes a name is just a name. With CARSEX, I’ll let you decide where they land. For…
For Better or For Zilch.
If you know anything about me, you know I’m a huge fan of ‘90s alternative music. Having lived through it during my formative years, the sound of that era (oh god, just writing that makes me feel old) will always hold a soft spot in my heart. Enter Zilch. — a band…

