Over the course of her career as Sudan Archives, self-taught violinist and Cincinnati native Brittney Parks has paired her instrument of choice with forward-thinking songcraft in ways that elevate both her instrument and popular music. On her third album The BPM, she takes her fiddle to the club, melding kinetic …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Goes Minimalist for Maximum Effect, the 1975 Play the Hits at Day 2 of Lollapalooza
Like the first day of Lollapalooza 2023, Day Two featured competing headliners that vied for some 100,000+ people’s attention. On one side was the 1975, whose frontman Matty Healy has been making headlines, and on the other was one of the greatest rappers of all time, Kendrick Lamar. Unlike Thursday, …
Read More »Sudan Archives Is Rewriting the Rules From Her Basement Studio
If you’re looking for the future of music, you might want to check first in Sudan Archives’ L.A. basement. “I don’t really see myself being in anyone’s studio,” the singer says over Zoom while smoking on her living room couch. “You got to come to my house, you got to …
Read More »Remi Wolf, Mariah the Scientist Turn All the Way Up in Austin
On Thursday evening, Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase was the place to be — and not just because it took place inside while storms were wreaking havoc elsewhere at SXSW.The third night of the event at ACL Live at the Moody Theater was all over the place in an …
Read More »Austin Rages on Despite a Freak Thunderstorm
A freak thunderstorm that hit Austin around 9 p.m. on Thursday threw off what was shaping up to be SXSW‘s biggest day: All outdoor events after that hour were canceled outright (including some highly anticipated sets, like Lil Yachty at the Moody Amphitheater), while other showcase schedules got all jumbled …
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