The Calculus, the moniker of songwriter Vivek Jayaram, shared his new soaring single “Meet Me in Chicago,” from his upcoming album Guides, due out November 18th. The new record is a stunning blend of 90s indie rock, power pop, and alternative rock.  Jayaram explains: “At its core, ‘Meet Me in Chicago’ is a true story. About twenty years ago I met someone […]

After a summer spent lending her voice to some of dance music‘s biggest rosters, Los Angeles artist SAM SHI steps into a new light with “Comfort Zone,” out now on her own label, But Did You Dance. The track marks the opening statement of Live From Santa Monica, a live acoustic EP and performance film […]

Every artist wants press, and almost none of them know how it actually gets made. So we picked the brain of one of Los Angeles’ most seasoned music publicists about what really happens before a pitch ever lands in a journalist’s inbox. From the outside, music press looks like luck. An artist drops a single, […]