spirits rebellious

Documenting Reno's Music and Art scene

  • [Beyond] The Darts – Apocalypse

    [Beyond] The Darts – Apocalypse

    Seattle’s The Darts are making their way to Reno at The Alpine May 2nd and I couldn’t be more excited. I am totally digging their brand of spooky infused noisy garage rock. Their last…

  • [Reno] Spitting Image – Full Sun

    [Reno] Spitting Image – Full Sun

    Full Sun is the last track off Spitting Image’s debut LP released in 2023 by the same name. The record was released from Reno based punk/garage rock based label Slovenly Records. The band have…

  • [Article] An Introduction

    [Article] An Introduction

    What is a newcomer doing covering Reno’s emerging music scene as if this isn’t already being done? To be honest, I’m not too sure myself but I seem to have the urge to work…

  • [Reno] Church Ladies – I Don’t Wanna Know

    [Reno] Church Ladies – I Don’t Wanna Know

    Reno’s Church Ladies coming in flying hot with a brand new single released last week on their Instagram to light up the winter days. This track is guaranteed to get you moving and I’ve…

  • [Beyond] Castlebeat – This Takes Time

    [Beyond] Castlebeat – This Takes Time

    I’m a relatively new listener to Castlebeat, I would say around 2020 is when I started going through Josh Hwang’s discography. I’ve always had a soft spot to catchy hazy dream pop tunes, with…

  • [Reno] Silly Little – Deserve You

    [Reno] Silly Little – Deserve You

    Deserve You is the second track off an overall fantastic album titled Frames released last summer by Reno’s Silly Little. Like a lot of other bands I’ve covered so far from Reno, the band…

  • [Reno] Ranger – Let Me Go Of You

    [Reno] Ranger – Let Me Go Of You

    Let Me Go Of You from Reno’s Ranger comes from their 80’s post-punk infused album titled You Don’t Have to Be Anyone, released in 2025. For someone who never really gelled with 80’s music…

  • [Beyond] Packaging – Live @ KEXP

    [Beyond] Packaging – Live @ KEXP

    So cool to see Packaging performing and sound fantastic on KEXP. I saw Seattle’s Packaging last October during Reno’s Off Beat Music Festival, which so happened to be the band’s first ever performance. The…

  • [Beyond] White Fence – Your Eyes

    [Beyond] White Fence – Your Eyes

    It’s been quite some time since I had the chance to soak in the retro driven, psychedelic sounds of Tim Presley’s White Fence. His new single titled Your Eyes released yesterday and it is…