Blue beams of light droned over the pitch black stage. Silhouettes assumed their positions on the platform: I could make out a guitar, a rack full of synthesizers and keyboards, and a figure with a microphone in hand. 

I was in the middle of a screaming crowd with a Nikon Coolpix DSLR camera anxiously waiting for the band to show themselves. Lights flashed and there they were–the indie-pop trio from Los Angeles,  MUNA. With not a second delay, they began with their first set. 

I hope I’m not the only one who’s upset about not attending the Sea.Hear.Now Festival. If I knew Green Day, Stevie Nicks, and Wet Leg were all playing at a music festival/surfing contest at the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey, I would’ve emptied my bank account and taken the first flight out.

At the Masquerade in Atlanta, Heaven, one of three rooms housed in the popular venue is packed from the front of the stage to the sound box toward the back of the room. It's hot as hell, and the whole room smells like sweat and cheap beer—the perfect making for New Found Glory's Pop Punk's Not Dead Tour.

After the pop-punk opening acts Man Overboard, This Time Next Year, and Set Your Goals to finish their performances, the room empties, and people scatter in different directions in search of bathrooms, smoke breaks, and more beer. After about ten minutes, the anticipation begins. The room is quickly filling up with people migrating closer and closer to the stage.

Whether she's dancing on stage or making enthusiastic raps in the studio, Lisa is a one-of-a-kind K-Pop star. Before she became Lisa, “Pranpriya.” was her name. At a young age, she believed in the idea of luck. So when she learned from a fortune teller that the name "Lalisa '' would bring her good fortune, she decided to change her name.

Everything about Canadian rock band Tegan and Sara is an anomaly. The world of rock in general, whether boasting high-powered ballads or the gentle strokes of a self-identified hipster, seems to be dominated by men. Men in groups, too – usually an assembly of four or five, with a dynamic lead vocalist that tends to, whether intentional or not, steal the spotlight.