Getting Lost in Nashville

July 26, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

So you obviously know by now that I recently went to Nashville, Tennessee (I promise this is the last post you’ll see about it). It’s been on my list for a while because of all the music it inspires. Pretty much every person we met, either at bars or through our Lyft/Uber drivers, were aspiring […]

Rose Likes Rock Takes on Breakfast Foods & Pop Punk in Franklin Tennessee: Breakfest 2018

July 17, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

As promised, here’s a more thorough recap of my time at the first annual Breakfest! I honestly felt like this festival was tailor made for me. Popular punk rock music brought all of its rebellious angst and attitude while it was juxtaposed by some the city’s best comfort foods in the form of breakfast. With […]

A Refusal to Give Up on Love: Welcome Back by Handsome Ghost

February 19, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Handsome Ghost have finally come out with their debut album, and it’s amazing. Welcome Back follows their EP, Steps. You can find my brief review about it here. This time around, Tim Noyes and Eddie Byun have created a full collection of songs that paint a more somber story than they have told in the past. All […]

Bathing in a Post Party Glow: Handsome Ghost

November 6, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

You know the feeling at the end of a perfect day that puts you in bed with the most secure intuition that maybe the world isn’t so bad after all? Tim Noyes, the brains behind Handsome Ghost, has captured this phenomenal emotion and transformed it into a new genre of indie pop that strips itself […]

Bleachers in Austin, TX

September 25, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Bleachers has been on my bucket list of live shows since he was supposed to open for Charlie XCX’s last tour. Unfortunately, the tour was cancelled, and any chance I had of seeing him was just as likely as me splurging on a trip to the east coast for the few cities left that he […]