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Connor Murray of Crafted Sounds is “in the business of breaking even”

By Carolina Carmo and Max CohenAll photos provided by Connor Murray The bands on the indie cassette label Crafted Sounds make scuzzy rock songs that often end before the two…

October 18, 2024

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Milk St. are working hard through their anxieties

By Max Cohen Milk St. are an emo (think whiny folk-punk, not screechy math rock) trio from Bangor, Maine who are true DIYers. Partly fueled by a love of unexpected…

August 25, 2024

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IN BLOOM: FFTD talk grunge, their next album, and the state of the scene

By Max Cohen Photos by Carolina Carmo Flowers for the Dead are a three piece of DMV-bred 20 somethings who are probably sick of being compared to 90s alt rock…

July 15, 2024

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Avery Springer is back part-time with Retirement Party

By Max CohenPhotos provided by Alec Pugliese Being a DIY musician can be kind of shit deal. It's not just writing and performing songs, to get anywhere you wind up…

March 18, 2024