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A crowd of concert-goers dressed in summer outfits in the foreground and an outdoor stage in the background. The weather is sunny.

Q&A: Gov Ball co-founder Tom Russell on what makes the festival tick

WSN spoke with Governor’s Ball co-founder Tom Russell about the festival’s history and this year’s lineup.
Nathan Chizen, Contributing Writer April 27, 2022

Governor’s Ball, New York's premier music festival, is back, returning to Citi Field in early June. WSN spoke with co-founder Tom Russell about what to expect from this year’s...

An illustration of a Black woman in a green shirt and a white woman in a yellow shirt listening to music through wired headphones. The cord of the headphones spells out “Listen to This.”

Listen to This: Soccer Mommy’s latest release ‘Shotgun’ pushes her further into dream-pop

Read about this week’s most notable singles by Midwife, beabadoobee and more.
Yas Akdag, Holden Lay, Jack Solomon and Annie Williams March 31, 2022

Welcome back to Listen to This! We were going to say that all of this week’s songs had a shoegaze-rock feel to them, but we just couldn’t stay away from FINNEAS’ latest single,...

The arts desk is back with some recommendations of singles you may have missed this week.(Illustration by Rachel Buigas-Lopez)

Weekly Radio Roundup: Feb. 29 – March 6

The most exciting singles that came out over the course of the week.

The transition to March and change in weather beckons a sonic shift. Thus, this edition of Weekly Radio Roundup showcases musical experimentation on behalf of well-known artists...

From left to right, clockwise: “Lush” by Snail Mail, “Sounds of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel, “Magic Potion” by The Black Keys and “Collection” by Soccer Mommy. (via spotify.com)

Staff Recs: Best Albums for Fall

“Lush” by Snail Mail Ryan Mikel, Arts Editor I am not going to lie: I fell in love with the album “Lush” when I discovered Snail Mail early last spring. I was lucky...

Superorganism performing at SXSW 2018.

SXSW 2018: (Some Of) The Best Artists You Missed

Natalie Whalen, Film Editor March 19, 2018
We’ve compiled a list of New York and NYU-based artists and bands from SXSW last week. Check it out!
Female Rockers’ Fight for Equality in a Male-Dominated Arena

Female Rockers’ Fight for Equality in a Male-Dominated Arena

Nicole Rosenthal, Contributing Writer October 5, 2017
Female rock musicians have been making their voices heard in the male-dominated music scene.

Soccer Mommy opened a show at the Bowery Ballroom with songs off of her first full length album “For Young Hearts.”

Soccer Mommy Brings Bedroom to Stage

Amelia Henry, Contributing Writer September 25, 2017
NYU's own Soccer Mommy, along with Jay Som and Stef Chura, rocked the Bowery Ballroom on Sept. 21.
Jay Som writes about her struggles and hardships in her new album "Everybody Works"

Melina Duterte on Hardship and Hard Work

Amelia McBain, Contributing Writer September 14, 2017
An interview with Melina Duterte on her new pop album "Everybody Works".
NYU artist Soccer Mommy released her new single "be seeing you" on March 22. Her soft rock jam laments being afraid of losing 
someone.

New Soccer Mommy: Springtime Sadness

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor March 27, 2017
Soccer Mommy, the artist project of NYU sophomore Sophie Allison, just released two new singles — and they're as comforting and sad as a tight hug after a bad breakup.