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Benee’s Album Release Party in Los Angeles
On November 7th, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery was alive with both the living and the dead, as BENEE launched her new album: Ur an Angel, I’m Just Particles. Her highly anticipated second album features 12 tracks, including singles like ‘Sad Boiii’, ‘Cinnamon’, ‘Off the Rails’, and ‘Underwater’.
BENEE was joined by LA native Ed Axel on this special night. The hip hop/rap artist took the stage at 7:30 pm, warming up the crowd and getting everyone ready to dance the night away.
Many remember BENEE’s viral, double platinum hit ‘Supalonely’ from 2020. Whether you were listening on your phone while showering or filming a TikTok dance, ‘Supalonely’ was a beacon of light during uncertain times, making everyone want to dance. The New Zealand-born, LA based singer-songwriter skillfully blends genres such as pop, electronic, indie, and alternative.
You could feel the floors shake as BENEE encouraged the crowd to dance and jump. The energy remained constant throughout the night, even when she brought young fans on stage to help sing some of her songs.
While the album encourages dancing, it also explores deeper themes. The tracks address anxiety, existential dread, love, and identity, building on her debut album, ‘Hey u x’ (2020), which explored loneliness, anxiety, and relationships in a more personal, diary-like style.
BENEE describes the album’s title and themes as a dichotomy, combining mature, existential concerns with the whimsical, ethereal spirit of youth. She explained: “I also want to think about the fantastical side of things, this ethereal, creative world. I have this theme of childlike wonder throughout the album.”
Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles delves into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning feel like slipping sands. Each track explores the burden of existence—feeling small in a vast world, questioning if connection is real or an illusion. The album carries a sense of urgency and longing to escape, yet with nowhere to run. It blurs the lines between self-destruction and survival, euphoria and emptiness. Songs unfold like diary entries, tracing cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting joy, while confronting inner demons and the fear of fading into noise. It’s an album for the sleepless, overthinkers, and those staring into the void, wondering if it’s looking back.
Besides her new album, BENEE closed out the night, performing some 2020 hits at the end of her set, including ‘Supalonely’, ‘Glitter’, ‘Beach Boy’, and ‘Green Honda’. It was an amazing night of celebration. ‘Ur an Angel, I am Just Particles’ is a remarkable album filled with raw, catchy, and emotionally moving lyrics and beats.
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BENEE
ED AXEL
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Jinjer Brings Duél Tour to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Jinjer brought an evening of relentless metal to Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on July 8, turning the historic venue into a sea of circle pits and crowd surfers during a stop on the band’s Duél Tour.
Before the Ukrainian quartet took the stage, Crystal Lake and Entheos did more than warm up the crowd. Japan’s Crystal Lake delivered a blistering set packed with crushing riffs and nonstop energy, wasting no time between songs as they tore through tracks from The Weight of Sound. Their performance had the first pits of the night spinning well before the headliner arrived.
Entheos raised the intensity another level. Frontwoman Chaney Crabb was impossible to look away from, effortlessly shifting between soaring clean vocals and ferocious growls while commanding every inch of the stage. The band’s technical precision never came at the expense of raw energy. By the end of their set, the Commodore crowd was fully locked in.
When the lights dimmed and the Jinjer logo appeared on the big screen, the room erupted. Opening with “Duél” before rolling into “Green Serpent” and “Fast Draw.” The band clearly showing to everyone why they’ve become one of modern metal’s most respected live acts.
Tatiana Shmayluk remains one of the genre’s most captivating performers. Her seamless transitions between haunting clean vocals and thunderous growls continue to feel almost unreal in a live setting. Behind her, guitarist Roman Ibramkhalilov, bassist Eugene Abdukhanov, and drummer Vladislav Ulasevich played with remarkable precision, locking together through the band’s complex arrangements without missing a beat.
The set balanced material from Duél with fan favourites like “Teacher, Teacher!,” “I Speak Astronomy,” “Perennial,” and the always powerful “Pisces.” Throughout the night, the crowd responded with nonstop moshing, headbanging, and crowd surfing, matching the band’s intensity from start to finish.
Closing with an encore of “Sit Stay Roll Over,” Jinjer left the Commodore exhausted but wanting more.
One thing worth mentioning from the media pit: readers will notice there are no close-up photos of Shmayluk’s face accompanying this article. During the opening songs, she repeatedly shielded her face from photographers with her hand or by turning away whenever cameras were pointed in her direction. As a photographer, that created an uncomfortable situation. While our outlet had been approved to photograph the show, I wasn’t comfortable continuing to shoot someone who appeared to be signaling that they didn’t want to be photographed. I left the photo pit after the second song instead of staying for the usual three-song limit. It’s difficult to know what prompted the change, especially since photographers at earlier dates on the tour and during previous Jinjer tours didn’t appear to encounter the same situation. Her stage presence seemed to relax as the set went on, but the opening moments left an awkward impression that stood in contrast to an otherwise outstanding performance.
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JINJER
ETHEOS
All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer
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Turnover Brings ‘Down On Earth Tour’ to Ventura Music Hall
On July 2nd, American rock band Turnover brought the North American leg of the Down On Earth Tour to a sold out Ventura Music Hall in sunny California. The concert featured opening acts by Minneapolis indie rock band She’s Green and Dallas-based grunge/rock band Narrow Head.
As She’s Green took the stage, the crowd sang along and swayed to the music. The soft, indie music helped ease fans into what was going to be an incredible night in Ventura. When Narrow Head took the stage, the atmosphere drastically changed. The heavy rock music shook the venue. Heads began to thrash and bang as Narrow Head rocked out. A moshpit even formed in the middle of the crowd! The energy that Turnover needed was definitely there that night. After both sets from the co-openers, the crowd was warmed up and ready for Turnover.
These two openers joined Turnover for the first part of their 2026 Down On Earth Tour, which includes twenty-nine shows across North America. The tour began in Allentown, PA, and will end in Olympia, WA. The North American and Canadian segment starts again on November 3rd in Cincinnati, OH, and concludes on December 10th in Asheville, NC.
Founded by brothers Austin (lead vocals) and Casey Getz (drums), along with their childhood friend Danny Dempsey (bass), Turnover later added Nick Rayfield (lead guitar, piano) in 2022 after touring with the band since 2017.
Initially, the band was considered emo from 2011-2014, following their 2013 debut album, Magnolia, influenced by Blink-182 and Title Fight; the band shifted towards a more atmospheric indie rock style after releasing Peripheral Vision in 2015. They drew inspiration from Beach House, Interpol, The Smiths, among others, with each album showcasing new musical influences.
For their latest album, Down on Earth, Turnover experimented by stepping away from their longtime producer and relying on improvisation. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Peripheral Vision, they revisited their earlier sound and lyricism that distinguished their early work.
The band aimed for a ‘less escape, more presence’ vibe on this record, moving away from psychedelic dream-pop towards themes inspired by natural environments, intimacy, and physical distance between people.
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TURNOVER
NARROW HEAD
SHE’S GREEN
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