Real Friends

For as much as the world has changed since Real Friends first emerged in 2010, the band’s mission hasn’t. The Chicago, Illinois quintet continue to bleed without apology and write songs that make it okay to feel everything: The ups, the downs, and everything else in between. Rather than shy away from emotion, the renowned…

Can't Swim

One of New Jersey’s prodigal sons once mused “who says you can’t go home?” – but CAN’T SWIM have never really left their Garden State surroundings. Sure, they’ve certainly logged tens of thousands of miles over the past seven years, bringing their cathartic blend of rock, punk, and emo to audiences around the world on…

Carly Cosgrove

Slow Joy

The creative force behind Slow Joy, Esteban Flores saw the alternative rock project emerge as his full-time calling after the loss of a steady day job and while mourning the death of his mother. Flores wove a tapestry of influences—grunge, emo, shoegaze, a childhood spent playing nearly every instrument in his local church—and looked for…