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Local Music Singles Roundup: May 2026

God, I’m fucking hungry…what should I get? Some iced-out emo rock to numb the heartache? Tempting … A good ol’ fashioned indie folk tune? Sounds appetizing. … read more

By Olivia Watts

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Can We Hang Out Sometime?
Good Kid

Good Kid = Two Door Cinema Club + Young the Giant + Fall Out Boy

The debut album from Canadian indie rock outfit Good Kid is the five-piece group’s first all-encompassing hard-launch toward more widespread notoriety. … read more

By Kyle Forbush

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1-800-GOD-PAIN
Zigga

Zigga = Kendrick Lamar + Sufjan Stevens

1-800-GOD-PAIN starts fun, but then turns sad. Over the course of 14 songs, Zigga seamlessly transitions between 80s and 90s hip-hop to moody, folksy sounds. … read more

By Sarah Williams

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Distracted
Thundercat

Thundercat = Jamiroquai + Kaytranada X Andre 3000’s New Blue Sun

Thundercat is back after six years with a project that will blow your silly patterned socks off, something that cuts through the brain fog and overstimulation. … read more

By Marzia Thomas

Bob Moses and Cannons

It’s wet, parking is a slog and there is a chilly wind kicking...but you’re in line to see Bob Moses and Cannons, so everything actually is going to be okay! … read more

By Logan Sorenson

Interview: Cinnamon Brown & the Eskimos

After almost 25 years, local legends Cinnamon Brown & the Eskimos are reuniting for a one-night-only show at the Velour Live Music Gallery on June 5. … read more

By Braxtyn Birrell

Interview: Modern Speed

Made up of bandmates Scott Madsen, Tyler Vella, Steven Siggard and Kevin Egbert, the band Modern Speed is pumping out psychadelic sounds. … read more

By Ezra Smith

Interview: Mortigi Tempo

Nicholas Allen, Billy Blur, Eric Watson and Marc “Kool Ranch” Leach are blending heavy punk and psych-rock as Mortigi Tempo. … read more

By Ezra Smith