Checking In: The New Colossus Festival (New York)
New York’s indie music festival The New Colossus took over lower Manhattan earlier this month. Spread over eight venues across the city’s East Village and Lower East Side, the lineup featured more than 150 independent artists. That’s in addition to daytime panels from music distribution platform Ditto Music on publishing, touring, Spotify for Artists, Chartmetric, and more.
Its fifth edition had everything from psych rock to electronic punk. We connected with some of our favorite performers to talk songwriting, gear, and festival highlights.
Checking In: Fat Llama, Vol. 6 (London)
In our new series “Checking In,” we explore the local scenes created and fostered by emerging artists. First up is the London label and collective Fat Llama. Known for its pop-up shops, podcast series, and events, the label is fronted by experimental Hip Hop artist JoeJas. Each year, Fat Llama throws a party that highlights up-and-coming indie artists, with ranging influences from punk to electronic to grime. This year’s event included Cheray, Paris Yves, Michael Ekow, retropxssy, and JoeJas. Read our interviews with the artists and check out photos from the event!