Independent Venue Week returned for its 12th consecutive run in January 2026. Celebrating music from across the globe, from small, emerging talent, to trailblazers, the
A crowd of roughly 150 people filtered into Exchange Bristol last Wednesday night for a bill that unfolded in two very different ways. Canadian singer-songwriter
They never dented the Billboard charts or crossed into mainstream stardom, but those who encountered The Format during their initial 2000s run were deeply enamored.
Anna von Hausswolff has always seemed like an artist best suited to the darker months. But arriving in Bristol in January—the city slick with rain,
There’s something quietly disarming about Concave, the debut album from Chicago-based singer-songwriter Delaney Bailey. It doesn’t arrive making a big, declarative statement. Instead, it slips
Fake Friends are an emerging post-wave group from Montréal, Canada, combining the melancholic sounds of post-punk with the obscure introspection of new wave. A gang
A new wave of alternative rock bands is quietly reshaping the scene. And chances are, you haven’t heard of them yet. Alternative rock is constantly
As 2025 comes to a close, CONE reflects on a year of unforgettable performances and rising indie talent. The 2025 Performance Archive is a curated
It feels like we’ve been saying this since 2016, but 2025 really did feel like another dumpster fire of a year. Political tensions sharpened, online
Loud Women marks its 10th anniversary with a compilation album that cuts straight to the heart of what the collective has always stood for. Released
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