by 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…
by 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…
by 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…
by 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…
