There’s no shortage of comments online about how 10-, 15- or 20-year anniversary tours are a cash grab (and frankly, when it comes to the vast majority of VIP ... Read More...
As soon as Maya Hawke stepped on the stage at The Triple Door in Seattle, she captured the full attention of the audience. Billed as “an evening with,” The Tri... Read More...
Hi Snail Mail/Lindsey Jordan,It’s me, the girl in the grey hat from the photo pit who was yawning repeatedly during your show at Ace of Spades in Sacramento on... Read More...
All right, so I was cruising down the street when I got the notification on my phone that a new Denzel Curry album had popped up on YouTube Music. Of cours... Read More...
In the summer before 9th grade, I was glued to a yellow Discman, playing Rage Against The Machine’s Evil Empire like it held state secrets. In high school,... Read More...
There have been very few bands who’ve developed as lovely a fan base as La Dispute (at least, of those I’ve seen live or whose fans I’ve interacted with extens... Read More...
LiceMiami Lice: Season 4Rhymesayers9/10
Every so often, I find myself paralyzed by the overthinking of what I am writing, worried that I am not being cl... Read More...
There are a few guarantees in life: death, taxes, and that a GWAR show will leave you soaked in fluids you really hope wash out of white cotton. Recently, at t... Read More...
Itʼs been a few months since my last Racket piece, but Iʼm back—and this time, I brought help. A couple of months ago my wife and I were on the couch, scrollin... Read More...
As soon as the doors opened to the Moore Theater in Seattle, the energy in the building was palpable. The building was full of fans who simply couldn’t believe... Read More...
There’s a lot of artists that do a great job of making their live sets feel personal, but I’d reckon Jonah Matranga is the blueprint. He’s as much a storytelle... Read More...
You know what, usually when I go to a show to review, I try to get an idea of the sound, the atmosphere, yadda yadda yadda, but this time around, I really focu... Read More...
ZOCOLUMANISTA IZ3 Records3/10
Does Eurovision have B-sides of all their uninspired rock? No, thank you, ZOCO, I’m good.
From the start, I have a bo... Read More...
The Academy Is…Almost ThereI Surrender Records7/10
This year, I am celebrating 21 years of leading Racket’s cadre of music lovers/”journalists”. The Aca... Read More...
Racket got a looooot of press releases for releases of singles off of upcoming albums. And I had the stupid ass idea that a single song deserves a single image... Read More...
