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Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all—a complex, multifaceted force that requires not just passion, but a willingness...
Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."
I Liked Them Before They Became Popular
When I was thirteen, I was initiated into what people online called "real music." My cousin encouraged me to listen to the Red Hot Chili...
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Charli XCX Revisits Her Roots and Redefines The "Pop Star" Title on BRAT
"Wondering about whether I think I deserve commercial success, it's running through my mind. Sometimes, I really think it would be cool...
So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
Live at The Atlantis: Wallice with Ally Evenson
Wallice performed at The Atlantis in Washington D.C. on Feebruary 2, 2025 in support of her debut album The Jester.
carolinharvey
Feb 148 min read
15 Memorable Songs I Saw Performed Live in 2024
In 2024, between working in venues and photographing shows, I spent 252 days out of 366 (it was a leap year) experiencing live music. To...
carolinharvey
Jan 2510 min read
The Wrecks Triumph at Chicago Stop of 'Super Half-Marathon Tour'
As I walk into Chicago's dive bar-esque Cobra Lounge, it is the most packed I have ever seen it, with people filled wall to wall, all...
Anaïs Turiello
Nov 30, 20243 min read
Stripped Down, Blown Wide Open: Fontaines D.C. at The Fillmore Philadelphia
Among our household names, Fontaines D.C. ranks near the top, a band we never tire of scribbling about. When my press pass request for...
Mike Amodei
Nov 27, 20243 min read
The Myth Residing Beneath the Smoke and Guitar Pedals: Mk.Gee Live in Paris + Fan Interviews
At Tonitruale , we have our favorites, and we don’t hold back from championing them whenever the chance presents itself. We stay with...
Janset Yasar
Nov 3, 20248 min read
Live at The Himbo Dome with MJ Lenderman
Earlier this month, I returned to The Waiting Room in Omaha to see MJ Lenderman on his third stop of his 2024 tour with his band, The...
Helen Howard
Oct 30, 20243 min read
Long Live Frog Pop: By George Brings Audience to Tears at Final Charlotte Show
By George have nurtured promising ripples into colossal waves of genuine love, and will have forever left their mark on the Carolina sound.
Rob Lucchesi
Oct 10, 20247 min read
The Waiting Room Shines For Magdalena Bay's Imaginal Mystery Tour
On September 12, the Los Angeles-based duo, Magdalena Bay , brought the magic of their sophomore full-length album, Imaginal Disk , to...
Helen Howard
Sep 24, 20243 min read
I Crashed My Car to This: Omar Apollo in Charlotte, NC
“Charlotte, sing the fuck out of this shit!”
Rob Lucchesi
Sep 20, 202411 min read
Asheville, NC, Underwater (or I Got My Identity Stolen at Geese and All I Got Was This Hazy IPA and a T-Shirt)
Attending hot-ticket shows in the great state of North Carolina is an ordeal for a number of reasons. From the get, there are only so...
Rob Lucchesi
Sep 5, 20247 min read
Charlieonnafriday Delivers High Energy Show in Chicago Before Release of Debut Album, Wild Child
The indistinct chatter is buzzing in the anticipatory minutes before charlieonafriday hits the stage at Chicago's iconic and longstanding...
Anaïs Turiello
Aug 28, 20243 min read
Shoegaze Reverie: Slowdive's Path from Past to Present
The term "shoegaze" originates from a mockery of the rock subgenre’s artists, whose heavy use of effects pedals often caused them to look...
allyflygare
Jul 28, 20242 min read
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