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Meg Duffy grew up in a small town in Upstate New York and they cut their teeth as a session guitarist and touring member of Kevin Morby’s band. The Hand Habits project emerged after Meg moved to Los Angeles; it started as a private songwriting outlet but soon evolved into a fully-fledged band with Meg at the helm.
Hand Habits has released two albums, Wildly Idle (2017) and placeholder (2019). With producer Joel Ford, they&#8217;ve released a self-titled album as the duo yes/and, via Driftless Recordings.

Meg Duffy

Music

Hand Habits and Jerry Paper Can Do Whatever They Want

Golden Feelings is the one-person band of Ypsilanti, Michigan&#8217;s Dustin Krcatovich. The alias is also used for Dustin&#8217;s myriad side hustles. Aside from his music, Dustin is a graphic designer and illustrator whose work has graced the pages (physical and/or digital) of Esquire, Tiny Mix Tapes, The Portland Mercury, The Funny Times, and The Ann Arbor Paper. Dustin is also a music, film, and culture writer of middling renown and the founder of the small friends-and-family record label Impermanent Records.

Dustin Krcatovich

Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive) and Dustin Krcatovich Bury the Hatchet

Alicia Hyman and Jed Smith are Jeanines, a DIY indie pop band based in Brooklyn. Their latest record, Don&#8217;t Wait For a Sign, is out now on Slumberland.

Jeanines

Jeanines and Yucky Duster Talk Their Songwriting Processes, Fourth Grade to Now

The bright-blazing new creative project of Lizzie Killian (previously of The Glowing Stars and Sputterdoll), Teens in Trouble refracts the sounds of punk, garage, and dream-pop through a prism of memory, melding past and present with the kind of sun-dappled clarity that can only come from hindsight. Armed with huge guitars, catchy hooks, and disarmingly direct lyricism, Teens in Trouble plays brisk punk-rock that nods to the fuzzed-out, surf-influenced sounds of ‘90s alt-rock idols Weezer and Pixies and ‘60s garage-rock, but is equally informed by Killian’s own years of youth in revolt.

Teens In Trouble

Mike Park (Asian Man Records) and Lizzie Cuevas (Teens In Trouble) Talk the Asian American Punk Experience

Mark Bronzino is one-half of the death metal duo Kontusion. Kontusion&#8217;s debut EP is out now.

Mark Bronzino

Mark Bronzino (Kontusion) and Mark “Barney” Greenway (Napalm Death) Just Want a Dignified Existence For All

Mal Blum is an indie rock musician, writer, actor, and model. Their latest record, the Ain&#8217;t It Nice EP, is out now.

Mal Blum

Mal Blum and John-Allison Weiss are Close Music Buddies

Shallowhalo is the indie electronic project of NYC artist Allyson Camitta. Originally launched as a duo with Ezra Tenenbaum in 2021, Shallowhalo quickly earned a reputation for glistening, infectious synth-pop that ran the emotional gamut — music that could deliver moments of haunting introspection alongside floor-filling thrills. Their 2022 debut No Fun, featuring collaborators like Harrison Patrick Smith (The Dare), Sam Glick, and May Rio, paved the way for 2024’s buzzy Connection EP (Fools’ Gold). “You Are My Religion Now (feat. Swordes)” — a tongue-in-cheek declaration of total obsession, powered by a massive arpeggiated bassline and Camitta’s celestial vocal — marked a breakthrough for the group.
After a co-headlined tour with The Dare, shows with artists like Alice Glass, Cherry Glazerr, and Liam Benzvi, and the rise of We Take Manhattan — Camitta’s downtown DJ party, now a hub for the indie sleaze adjacent scene — Shallowhalo’s kicking off a bold new chapter: this time, as Camitta’s solo project. Stepping fully into the spotlight as a frontwoman, she exudes bratty star power and joyful pop maximalism in new music filled with strobe-lit breakdowns and shout-along hooks. The forthcoming single “Racecar,” featuring producer Blush (Alex Tepper), mixed by Ivan Berko (Fcukers), and with a stunning video from director Persia Beheshti, is equal parts glam and grit — a noisy, brash glitter gun of a track, one that revels in the danger and delight of going after everything you tell yourself you want. The result is louder, rawer, and more intensely personal than ever before, the sound of Camitta fully taking the wheel.

Shallowhalo

Sophie Thatcher (YellowJackets) and Shallowhalo Get Into Character

John Colpitts, aka Kid Millions is a drummer, composer, drum teacher and writer based in Queens, NY. He is best known for his work in the experimental rock band Oneida and his percussion group Man Forever. His latest album with Oneida, <a href="https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/expensive-air" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Expensive Air</a>, is out now on Joyful Noise.

John Colpitts

John Colpitts Explores Pink Mountaintops’ New World with Stephen McBean

Jo Schornikow is an Australian-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter, who also performs with her partner Matthew Houck in Phosphorescent. Her latest record, ALTAR, is out now on Keeled Scales.

Jo Schornikow

On Leaving One Kind of Home for Another

Ellevator is an indie rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. Their debut record, The Words You Spoke Still Move Me, is out now on Arts &amp; Crafts.

Ellevator

Always Start a Record Wearing Soft-Soled Shoes

Pillow Queens is a Dublin-based indie rock band. Their latest record, Leave the Light On, is out now on Royal Mountain Records.

Pillow Queens

Sister Ray’s New Record Lit Up Pillow Queens’ Jesus Kink

Shaina Feinberg (she/her) is an award-winning American filmmaker and writer. She spent her twenties making a stoner, punk sketch show called The Spew. She has been on This American Life, was a resident at Space on Ryder Farms (2018) and Twenty Summers (2021), a Reel Families for Change grantee (2022) and a recipient of the Reboot Studios grant (2023). Her film My Mom&#8217;s Eggplant Sauce (2022) played festivals around the world, including Hot Docs, Rotterdam International Film Festival and Palm Springs, won her a Best Director award and is featured on Short of the Week. Her short doc A Brief History of Hating My Face (2023), was commissioned by the New York Times. Her film Cleo From 8:20 to 2:35 premiered at the Aspen Film Festival (2024). Shaina is the author of three books, has written for The New Yorker, The Washington Post and Tablet and writes regularly for the New York Times. Her films and books have been written about in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Bust, Broadly, Logo, THEM, Indiewire and more. She is currently working on a film about Joan Darling, the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy in directing. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their two children.

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