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Documenting Reno's Music and Art scene

  • [Beyond] Ora Cogan – Division

    [Beyond] Ora Cogan – Division

    Last week I posted Cogan’s first single Honey from her upcoming LP titled Hard Hearted Woman. Yesterday, her second single Division was released along with a music video for the track and I absolutely…

  • [Beyond] Guv – Blue Jade

    [Beyond] Guv – Blue Jade

    Los Angeles’ Guv comes to Reno February 18th at The Holland Project in support of his new album Warmer Than Gold, which dropped on Run For Cover Records this January. Guv’s sound reminds me…

  • [Photos] The Dirty Turkeys & Trestles @ The Holland Project 02/05/2026

    [Photos] The Dirty Turkeys & Trestles @ The Holland Project 02/05/2026

    After Reno’s Etiquette blew the gates open with their opening set, Boulder Colorado’s The Dirty Turkeys just destroyed the whole building. They performed all their songs with an energy I haven’t experienced in awhile…

  • [Reno] Honey Plant – Discos Dead Now Breath

    [Reno] Honey Plant – Discos Dead Now Breath

    Honey Plant are Matthew Nist and Robin Lowe and this duo out of Reno have grabbed my attention with their new single Discos Dead Now Breathe. I love their sound: the grooves, the basslines,…

  • [Photos] Etiquette @ The Holland Project 02/05/2026

    [Photos] Etiquette @ The Holland Project 02/05/2026

    I had the pleasure of catching Reno’s Etiquette last Thursday and I was blown away by their set. The band comprise of members from other locals acts such as Charity Kiss (Jacob Darby), Pussy…

  • [Reno] Evening Spirits – Josephine

    [Reno] Evening Spirits – Josephine

    Evening Spirits are an awesome band from Reno that have a bright indie pop sound that I find infectious and unable to turn off. Throw in jangly guitars with some added surf rock and…

  • [Beyond] Ora Cogan – Honey

    [Beyond] Ora Cogan – Honey

    Honey is the latest single and lead track off her latest album Hard Hearted Woman and her first for Sacred Bones Records. The LP drops March 13th and can be found here. She blends…

  • [Reno] Restless Romantics – Everything And Nothing

    [Reno] Restless Romantics – Everything And Nothing

    Restless Romantics are an alternative indie band out of Reno and I’m really digging their sound. Formed in 2023, the band create tracks laced with infectious and catchy melodies attached to emotional lyrics. So…

  • [Beyond] Sonny Smith – Anthology of Unknown Music Volume 1

    [Beyond] Sonny Smith – Anthology of Unknown Music Volume 1

    I absolutely adore Sonny Smith. Sonny and the Sunsets was one of the first bands I started listening to and followed when I moved to San Francisco back in 2010. My first exposure to…