Beyond the Guest List: The Serendipity of LIB
Words + Photos / Arturo Evaristo When the gates at Lightning in a Bottle initially closed on me due to a missing name on the list, a three-hour hustle for…
MOODY JOODY IS THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUBURBAN WANDERLUST
WORDS / Bri Ng Schwartz PHOTOS / Catherine Powell It’s a big day for Nashville’s Moody Joody, who just released their new single “Suburbia” alongside the announcement of their debut…
Vodou Homecoming: Finding the Heartbeat of the Big Easy
Story / Phil Gomez Photos / Rory Alvarez Growing up a Latino Catholic schoolboy, a world where the word "Voodoo" was something demonized, and strictly off-limits. So, when the invite…
CREATURES IN THE WILD
Photos / Ashley Boman Models / Marley Gotterer, Madison Wada, Greg Logan SFX makeup / Nina Carelli SFX assistance / Ivy Lindstrom and Joey Elliot DP / videographer / Caity…
The Puta Princessa Manifesto
Photos + Interview / Art Evaristo Valley Latini isn't asking for permission to be a star; she’s already acting like one. Under the moniker "Puta Princessa," she has taken…
CAIN CULTO’S PAST LIVES AND EMPOWERING PRESENT
Words / Bri Ng Schwartz Photos / Diego Urbina Styling / Phil Gomez Glam / Rory Alvarez Styling Assistant / Mariano Garcia What do a Kentucky and Florida native, a…
BIG OCEAN GOES TIDAL
With their third EP, The Greatest Battle, Big Ocean, K-pop’s first hearing-disabled group (they sign in three languages!) turns the tide, leveling up on concept and choreo. The New…
KITTY LEVER IN TECHNICOLOR
Interviewer / Bri Ng Schwartz Creative Director +Photographer / Jordan Millington Liquorice Producer / Elizabeth Murphy EIC + Stylist / Phil Gomez Set Designer / Philipp Haemmerle Makeup /…
GROWING UP WITH THE MAINE AND FINDING JOY NEXT DOOR AT THE BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT
Story / Bri Ng Schwartz Live Photos / Salma Bustos They say that music is the soundtrack of your life. I can’t remember a time that The Maine wasn't playing…
Come for the Weed, Stay for the Dolls: Inside FLAMER’s 420 party
Photos / Paloma Huntington-Ortega Words / Kally Compton ’Twas the day before 420, and all throughout Sultan Room and Turk’s Inn, hundreds gathered to celebrate the high holiday with queer…
The Voice Within: Natalie La Rose is Finding Her Truth
Photos + Words / @artcrooks Makeup / @iamrodneyjon Hair / @iyanawinfield Photo studio + Showroom / @forthestarsfashionhouse It’s a sweltering 98 degrees in Palm Springs. In the heavy, pre-Coachella heat,…
LADYGUNN & Kitty Lever Celebrate Cover Release at Freehand Hotel
On Friday, April 24th, we celebrated the release of our latest cover starring the electrifying Kitty Lever, shot by Jordan Millington Liquorice. As Kitty’s first cover, the moment demanded…