Music

Including Helado Negro, kolezanka, and Pallbearer.

And his, um, secret to not wrecking his voice.

In Pound For The Sound, we get technical with local musicians about what gear they use to create their signature tones. Poranguí Carvalho McGrew was born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, and he’s been bouncing between Brazil, Mexico, and Arizona ever since. His mother, Zilda Carvalho, was born in…

Y’all really should get outta the house.

“Between Kevin and myself and Diva, we’re basically choosing the favorite tracks.”

With Beach House!

Featuring members of Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, and Love and Rockets.

Not gonna happen. But here’s a look at what will.

Including Tift Merritt and At the Drive-In.

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith doesn’t play music so much as she paints it. At work behind her Buchla Music Easel, she crafts songs that twist and turn and are full of strange colors. The Los Angeles-based composer is a wizard with modular synthesizers, conjuring myriad gorgeous tones and textures with her…

“We’re pretty stoked!”

Including Trunk Space’s Indie 500.

“I was sort of writing to stay alive.”

Here’s why.

“I was really aching for a process that freed me more as a writer and performer.”