I'm an Economics/Urban & Environmental Policy double major at Occidental College. I'm currently dividing my time between Chicago (home) and Los Angeles. If I'm not there, I'm usually lost for the sake of adventure.
Likes: piano, kickboxing, artisanal cheeses, paper maps
Dislikes: texting, apples, Uber-surge pricing
You know that film you’ve seen? You know the one, because there’s too many of them to count. The one where you’re rooting for the main character and you’ve only begun to try to understand them as they hit rock bottom. It’s almost comedic in the sense that a series of unfortunate events just seems […]
Indie-pop duo The Rival has released a 5-track EP titled Waves. It’s part of a trilogy of EPs yet to be released, titled Sand and Peaks, respectively. In Waves, The Rival deliver exactly as promised in this fun, lighthearted group of tracks that can be seamlessly integrated into your summer playlist. While Phillip Larue and Allen Salmon […]
Being familiar with Jamie N Commons’ fellow label mates X-Ambassadors for their 2014 hit “Jungle” — which, I found out only recently, features Commons, and has been played in my car an embarrassing amount of times — I had high hopes for his self-titled EP. Needless to say, I wasn’t disappointed — Commons’ raspy vocals combined […]
You’re sitting in a quaint, comfortable coffee shop as it the rain starts to pour outside. Maybe you’re alone, maybe your friend had left you at the table for a minute, but as you glance outside as the thunder and lightning make themselves known, and people rush through the streets to get shelter, your […]
In his new album, Midnight in Havana, emerging singer/songwriter Ben de la Cour does Americanoir proud as his collection of 11 songs take one on a turbulent, emotionally-packed journey. Already drawing comparisons to timeless greats such as Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash, the young Brooklyn-born folk singer presents himself with the maturity of someone many […]
