The 37th annual Bowers Bluegrass Festival is returning in late August to the historic Bowers Mansion Regional Park for four days of pickin’ and grinnin’. While bluegrass music is commonly […]
Read MoreFinding what’s resonating: The Reno Chamber Orchestra works to build community via ‘The Stories We Tell’
Orchestral music isn’t the most popular form of music in 2023. As a result, music organizations worldwide are doing what they can to help the genre grow and reach new […]
Read MoreThe Lucky 13: Elleanor Burke, performing at the Holland Project Nov. 6
Whether she’s crafting quirky, guitar-led solo works under her own name, blending hardcore and post-rock with Tummy+, or crafting something with new band This Could Never Work, Reno musician Elleanor […]
Read MoreLeaving the darkness behind: Reno native Red Leather went from addiction to online fame on the road to his debut album
In 2021, musician Red Leather used his phone battery’s last 1 percent to call a friend to save him from a suicidal situation in downtown Los Angeles. In December of […]
Read MorePersonal, solo rock: Samuel Spivey launches A Desolate Light after 15 years of being in Authmentis
For 15 years, Samuel Spivey and his band Authmentis were active in the Reno scene. Then the pandemic hit. “We were around for a really long time,” Spivey said. Most […]
Read MoreThe Lucky 13: Brigdon Markward, vocalist/guitarist of Bug Bath, performing at the Holland Project Oct. 20
The members of Bug Bath describe themselves as playing “big guitar music,” so it’s only right that their guitar lines and pulverizing chord-playing are front and center in every song. […]
Read MoreJinkies! Reno pop-punk legends Zoinks! return for a 30th anniversary reunion show
When pop-punk band Zoinks! was founded in 1993, the young musicians quickly became outliers in a Reno music scene that’s nearly unrecognizable today. They pressed three full albums, toured America […]
Read MoreThe Lucky 13: Nic Graver, guitarist and vocalist for Night Rooms
Night Rooms, based in Reno, serves up dreamy jangle pop with psychedelic lead guitar, and bass and drum grooves. Their music can range from surfy, to punk, to chill—and back […]
Read MoreChemistry locked in: Queam shows what happens when the rhythm section takes the lead
Say it with me: “Queam.” “Whenever we tell someone the name, it’s, like, they’re immediately upset,” said Mike Adragna, bassist and vocalist of the Reno-based duo. “People either have strong […]
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