By Nichole Moorman, Contributor [RCA; 2016] Rating: 3/5 Key Tracks: “Expensive Taste,” “Spazz On Ya” As of late, Chicago hip-hop’s main export has been drill music. Drill is the aggressive trap-influenced subgenre that has made Chief Keef and Lil Herb popular, first locally then nationally with what felt like overnight success. Drill has since birthed “bop”…
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Preview: Scripps Visiting Artists Series Hosts Sharon Van Etten / Feb. 19 / Glidden Music Hall
By Nichole Moorman, Contributor The Ohio University Women in Music Industry (WIMI) organization, along with Scripps and the School of Media Arts and Studies, are bringing Sharon Van Etten to campus for an interview, in which Van Etten will discuss her journey and how she has built a career on her own terms. Van Etten is one of many artists…
Preview: Immaculate Misconception, Style$tar, Wished Bone, Zach Fuller / Feb. 6 / The Bat Lounge
By Nichole Moorman, Contributor The Bat Lounge will give Athens quite the show Saturday, Feb. 6th, with an array of folk, pop, and punk bands looking for a good time. Immaculate Misconception is a folk punk band from Milwaukee, playing Athens for the first time. The band hails from Wisconsin’s DIY scenes, and after several moves, includes…
Preview: Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons, Love Alive / Jan. 28 / Casa Nueva
By Nichole Moorman, Contributor This Thursday, two bands from Columbus, Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons and Love Alive, are making their way to Athens for a show at Casa Nueva, at 10 p.m. Cost is $7 for 18+, $5 for those over 21. Opening the show is Love Alive. Love Alive made the move to…