DOE PAORO FINDS HEALING IN âTHE LANGUAGE OF PAST LIVESâ
The music of singer, songwriter, and sound healer Doe Paoro feels like peace, like walking away from the city, turning off your phone, and sitting by the river to…
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ELLISE ON TOURING, TRANSFORMATION, AND THE WORLD OF âPRETTY EVILâ
Fresh off the release of her debut album, âPRETTY EVIL,â a dark pop confessional woven with raw emotion, unfiltered storytelling, and powerhouse collaborations, Ellise has officially stepped into a new…
JADE LEMAC IS IN MOTION: NEW SINGLE âRUNNING HOMEâ AND FALL TOUR WITH MAREN MORRIS
Story/ Ariana Tibi Photos / Meredith Traux Jade LeMac is in motion â literally and artistically. In the past month, sheâs played two major summer festivals back-to-back (Osheaga and Lollapalooza),…
KENTON TURNS HEARTACHE INTO ART WITH NEW SINGLE âGIFT OF LONELINESS”
With a touch of 80s pop nostalgia fueled by synths, queer Asian-American singer-songwriter Kenton arrives on digital platforms with his new single âGift of Loneliness,â a song steeped in…
MARIACHI HERENCIA DE MĂXICO TALKS BICULTURAL SOUND AND âVIVA LA MĂSICAâ
Some albums arrive like declarations, and Viva La MĂșsica is one of them. The album is an expansive, genre-bending offering from Mariachi Herencia de MĂ©xico and feels less like a…
AN INTERVIEW WITH MITCH GRASSI: THE MAKING OF MESSERâS âCUTSâ
Photos /Austin Macedo Messer is Mitch Grassiâs solo project, but calling it âsoloâ feels almost misleading. Messer is a dismantling of the scaffolding that held up a more curated version…
LOLLAPALOOZA 2025: K-POP QUEENS, RISING POP STARS & VIRAL SENSATIONS RULE THE WINDY CITY
story / Bri Ng Schwartz photos / Lauren Nakao Winn Chicagoâs Lollapalooza 2025 brought fans across genres and generations together for this weekend to remember. LADYGUNN caught up with pop-girls…
AVERY COCHRANE CAPTURES THE COMPLEXITY OF SELF IN âSHAPESHIFTING ON A SATURDAY NIGHTâ
Weâre proud to introduce you to a little gem we recently discovered. Her name? Avery Cochrane. She is ready to set the world on fire with her style and…
JESSEY ADAMS PAYS TRIBUTE TO APPALACHIAN SPIRIT IN âOLD APPALACHIAâ
Jessey Adams is a rising country singer-songwriter whose sound blends outlaw grit with old-school country soul. Her music and her restless spirit have taken her all over the U.S.,…
RACHEL GRAEâS SECOND CHAPTER IS EMOTIONAL AND EMPOWERING IN EQUAL MEASURE
WORDS // EMILY WHITCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHY // MALLORY TURNER STYLING // GEMMA CROSS From posting covers on YouTube during high school to building an extensive global community of fans â…
MAYA UNAGI ON âPIECESâ: BUILDING AN EP FROM FRAGMENTS OF FEELING
Crafted during a period of deep introspection, Maya Unagiâs Pieces weaves years of emotional and aesthetic evolution into a rich, soul-saturated collection. Each song feels self-contained yet connected by…
LEXIE DELIVERS A SOFT GIRL GROOVE IN âPLANE JANEâ
Often, finding peace is about learning to embrace chaos along the way. Thatâs what Lexie captures in "Plane Jane," her new single, which transforms the emotional exhaustion and nomadic…