It was the day after the senseless killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis that I found myself doom scrolling TikTok. I came across a young man with a guitar singing about the tragedy with so much conviction and clarity that he captured everything I was feeling in that moment. I…
Interview
Malört and Savior: Heathens with Good Intentions
We sent Malört & Savior a few questions and got out of the way. Pete, the band’s songwriter and keyboard player, answered with the kind of wit and sincerity that defines the band. Have at it. Malört & Savior are a Chicago punk band built on bad jokes, shared vocals,…
BASEMENT ALCHEMY: Turning emotion into something elemental
There’s a certain kind of artist who doesn’t follow the noise — they shape it. For Shai Pelled, the mind behind Basement Alchemy, that shaping began in a tiny basement flat in Camden, London. What started as a necessity — a place to create without distraction — became both the…
Finding the Stage Again: Wesley Ryan and Places Please
At SONIQLOOX, we spend a lot of time exploring stories that connect sound and emotion. So when I came across a video about a Kickstarter campaign for a new TV show pulling back the curtain on Broadway life, I stopped doom-scrolling. It could’ve been just another afternoon—or maybe the middle…
Moonlight Social: Pop, Rock, and Everything in Between
Moonlight Social is an Nashville-based pop-rock duo made up of best friends Jeremy Burchard and Jennica Scott, whose chemistry was forged in the University of Texas marching band and refined on the road. Blending big hooks with honest storytelling, they’ve built a sound that dances between genres — pop, folk,…
Finding Freedom in the Noise with Emily Gray
An emo kid turned anxious alt storyteller, Emily Gray turns overthinking into art — carving beauty out of chaos and finding peace in the very thing that once held her back. As I sat down for final edits, I hit play on Kaleidoscope one more time — and I’m glad…

