When you witness the confidence, composure, and professionalism that Le Sserafim bring to every performance, it can be hard to believe that they’re only in their second year as a group. In fact, several members have “past lives” that helped get them where they are today — from Kim Chaewon …
Read More »SZA, Tyler, the Creator, and Blink-182 to Headline Lollapalooza 2024
SZA, Tyler, the Creator, Blink-182, the Killers, and Future x Metro Boomin will arrive in Chicago this summer as Lollapalooza 2024 headliners.The festival will return to Grant Park, Aug. 1 through 4. Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez, and Skrillex have also earned top billing this year, with Skrillex returning to …
Read More »Cheech & Chong Return for One 'Last Movie'
Tommy Chong has his cellphone pressed up tight against his ear, trying to find out where the person on the other end of the line is; at 85, his hearing isn’t what it used to be. Sitting across from him in the booth of a restaurant, located right off the …
Read More »The Best of SXSW Day Five: Friko, Chanel Beads, YHWH Nailgun, Greg Freeman, and More
Saturday was the last full day of music at SXSW 2024, and the exodus had begun by early afternoon, with many catching flights out of town just as large numbers of emerald-bedecked St. Patrick’s Day celebrants reclaimed the streets of Austin. But wait! Don’t go yet! There were still tons …
Read More »Faye Webster Closes Rolling Stone's Future of Music Showcase With Late-Night Pedal-Steel Bliss
Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase has brought an array of genres to the Moody Theater in Austin over four nights, from hip-hop to música mexicana, urbano to Afrobeats, and beyond. The final night was all about guitars, bringing together acts from indie rock, country, and more who love the …
Read More »The Best of SXSW Day Four: Eliza McLamb, Lip Critic, Rocket, and More
SXSW 2024 is hurtling toward its conclusion, and the music portion of the festival entered the weekend with a bang on Friday. The loudest, busiest night so far this year featured tons of great sounds if you knew where to look, or even if you didn’t — in a year …
Read More »Flo Milli Rules the Stage at SXSW as Her Album Drops — Literally
On Wednesday night, Peso Pluma headlined a night of music that careened from música mexicana to urbano to Norteño-inflected folk at Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase, causing lines around the block. The next evening, the showcase pivoted in another, no less potent, direction, mixing up hip-hop with innovative sounds …
Read More »The Best of SXSW Day Three: Black Keys, Godcaster, May Rio, and More
SXSW 2024 is in full swing, complete with a new next-to-impossible ticket. The Black Keys continued the promo run they began Thursday afternoon with a keynote Q&A with Rolling Stone‘s Angie Martoccio by heading to Mohawk, a downtown club whose capacity is just a shade smaller than the arenas and …
Read More »Faye Webster Is a Low-Key Superstar. Funny How That Happened
F aye Webster is kicking my ass at tennis. We’re at the Altadena Town & Country Club in L.A. on a late-January afternoon, playing a very loose set amid pouring rain. One of us is really good; the other (me) has never picked up a racket in her life. But …
Read More »Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA, Shania Twain to Headline Glastonbury Festival 2024
Glastonbury Festival has revealed its 2024 lineup and Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA have topped the bill. The British music festival will also feature Shania Twain in the coveted “legend slot” on Sunday afternoon. The lineup also includes LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, Burna Boy, PJ Harvey, Idles, The National, and …
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