Dagmar Zuniga’s enchanting underground folk music

Dagmar Zuniga’s enchanting underground folk music

Ahead of opening for Mount Eerie, the Texas artist offers her thoughts on the Bhagavad Gita, bad advice, and Barry Keoghan. Dagmar Zuniga. Photo courtesy artist   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. The effortless enigma of in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile…

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Post Animal aspire for Taylor Swift-levels of fame

Post Animal aspire for Taylor Swift-levels of fame

On tour with former band member (and Stranger Things actor) Joe Keery, the Chicago rockers caught up with The FADER. Courtesy of Post Animal The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. The Chicago psych-rock band Post Animal is in the midst of a renaissance. After former member…

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#MIZU’s many movements

#MIZU’s many movements

On 4 | 2 | 3, initially conceived for an epic dance piece about the riddle of life, experimental cellist/sound artist MIZU explores the capacities of the body, her instrument, and the human experience. MIZU. Photo by Honglin Cai.   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists….

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#VANITY PL8’s unbreakable bond

#VANITY PL8’s unbreakable bond

Anastasiya Bobrova and Brandon Pierce discuss “living viscerally” and their debut EP, Bikini Daycare. VANITY PL8   Jack Angell VANITY PL8‘s Anastasiya Bobrova grew up in Yakutsk, the coldest city on Earth, on the fourth floor of an apartment block surrounded by a thick layer of Siberian permafrost. Her paternal grandpa was a German P.O.W….

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#BRAT’s hot-pink hell

#BRAT’s hot-pink hell

The New Orleans band blast through punk pieties on the path to something much more fun. BRAT (from left: Brenner Moate, Ian Hennessy, Liz Selfish, and Dustin Eagan.) Photo by Vanessa Valadez.   A punk walks into a BRAT show. As his eyes adjust to the pink and red lights washing over the bandstand, he…

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