There’s something about Tony Holiday that draws people together. In fact, community has been at the core of Holiday’s young career from the beginning. Since relocating from Salt Lake City to Memphis in 2017, Holiday has been at the center of a soul blues revival in Memphis, anchored by a contingent of young, savvy well-schooled musicians with a “family-like” attitude and a strong belief in one another. Mentored by past legends, Holiday and this loose Memphis collective are building on the city’s rich traditions and carrying them forward. Existing somewhere between country, folk, and roots rock, Triggers & Slips have been making music, blurring the lines of genre for over a decade. Breaking these rules and proverbial boundaries has resulted in a fiercely loyal following akin to other genre-benders like Lucero and Frank Turner in their hometown of Salt Lake City. With their 2012 debut EP and two albums under their belt, the band is now set to share their most fully formed and emotionally mature work to date, What Do You Feed Your Darkness?
In Los Angeles, where the weight and pressure of the city’s fast paced culture can make your legs feel like pillars, emerges psychedelic quartet, Levitation Room, to break the bonds of gravity with their cosmic wall of sound and thought provoking lyrics. “Just as their name suggests, Levitation Room’s music instills the listeners ears with a light feeling of floating. The dreamy guitar and Lo-Fi projections of psychedelic rock and garage are reminiscent of a deep 1960’s era, but still grounded in an alternative dreamgaze flavor that permeates modern indie music today.” - OC Weekly. Their decidedly hallucinogenic songs whisper and hum the same gentle refrain of their summer of love influences, conjuring up the cognitive imagery of sunny days at the park, spent with friends in a euphoric haze along with lyrical and sonic meditations on life, love, society and self-awareness. In the vibrant heart of Mexico City, where contrasts shape the days and nights brim with endless possibilities, Los Blenders emerged—a band that transformed the ordinary into unforgettable anthems. Since their beginnings in the early 2010s, they’ve captured the spirit of a youth that seeks refuge in art, music, and humor, blending garage rock, surf, and lo-fi rhythms with a unique and undeniable identity.