Uplifting emerging artists
A publication by Wrong Choice Records
Collective Scream presents: a conversation with Mikey Leão
Meet Mikey Leão — the Brooklyn-based indie-folk band featuring Instrumentalist Mike McCanna and vocalist Maia Leão.
The Law of The Land
Sarah Katherine Lawless is an indie-rock singer and songwriter based in New York City. Ahead of her second EP release, she chatted with Through the Monitor about her come-up at the Boston Conservatory and what it’s like to navigate the local music scene.
Drummers on the record: back-to-back residencies include dinner and a show with rock duo ‘Locations’
Tom Whidden is a dummer/singer in the alt-rock duo @locationstheband that is playing their final show of a two-part residency at @maindragmusic on Dec. 7 with @amskrayband and @boyscoutmarie
Through the Monitor and Blanket Approval’s Joey Hadden caught the last rendition of “Locations Sandwiches” and gave Tom a call to talk about it.
We’re letting you in on that convo
Halloweekend at the Fort: a basement show blanketed in quilts
Halloweekend at the Fort — Through the Monitor show recap and photos
Stripped Down: British frontwoman takes on Brooklyn solo
Porridge Radio’s Dana Margolin performs at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn on a solo International tour.
Behind The Console
How an audio engineer crafts the sound of live performances at venues across New York City.
Shows to silence: a great display of patience
Editor-in-Chief and Blanket Approval drummer/singer Joey Hadden shares what it’s like to transition from gigging on repeat to writing an album.
A year of Goth Rock with Miss Teen America
In early 2023, musician TJ Coffino posted flyers around NYC reading, “Do You Want to Be In A Goth Band?”
Four dudes said yes, and Miss Teen America was born.
A night at NYC’s New Colossus Festival
At NYC’s annual New Colossus Festival, Partygirl (Brooklyn, US), Hause Plants (Lisbon, Portugal), Los Premios (Valencia, Spain), and Mary Shelley (Brooklyn, US) played at the Knitting Factory on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
From Manchester to NYC: Idle Hours crosses the Atlantic for local festival
Idle Hours is a rock band from Manchester that took the stage at Piano’s on the first night of NYC’s New Colossus Festival.
An evening with the New York band without a homeland
Sans Patrie is a local rock band carving their way through NYC’s local venues. For the 4-piece, making music was never about the money.
Two siblings started a band. Four years later, they’re a five-piece united by long-time friendships and the city of Baltimore
Decades-long friendships and family ties sit at the heart of Baltimore band Giji’s discography and live performances.