RAD Newsletter

Tis the season for AOTY lists from all of your nerdy music friends, myself included. The full list of my favorite records from 2024 are listed in the graphics at the bottom of the newsletter. Take a look and tell me if your favorite new records are on there!

RAD ALUMNI RELEASE

Our good friend Moondough released his new track “OMW” via Kill Iconic Records back on Dec 13th! Give it a spin! FFO: Childish Gambino, Steve Lacy, Young The Giant, Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

FEATURED SHOW

Sick af hardcore show at Destructive Warehouse this weekend! Go Go Go GO

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Go to our friends’ shows:

- Central California -

• Dec 27th - Resolution 2024 ft WOOLI at Valdez Hall 🕺

• Dec 28th - End of the Year Party at Destructive Warehouse 🦇🪨

• Dec 31st - NYE Dance Party with Project Lo at The Grove House 🕺

• Dec 31st - NYE Decades Party at Strummers 🕺

- Southern California -

• Dec 28th - Dayseeker, Rain City Drive at House of Blues Anaheim 🤘🪨

• Dec 28th - Blue & Exile, Fashawn at Lodge Room 🎤

• Dec 28th - Graveyard Henchmen, 21 Skulls at DBZ Books & Records 🤘

• Dec 29th - Project Blowed 30th Anniversary show at Los Globos 🎤

☃️🎅🎄SoCal Holiday and NYE parties 🎇🎊🪩

• Dec 24th - Wicked Xmas Vol. 3 Ft. Ookay at Academy

• Dec 25th - Doc Martin Christmas Party at Circle OC

• Dec 27th - Slander at Time Nightclub

• Dec 27th - Dillon Francis & VNSSA at Hollywood Palladium

• Dec 27th - Audien at Academy

• Dec 28th - Reinier Zonneveld at Exchange LA

• Dec 28th - Sidepiece at Time Nightclub

• Dec 28th - Chromeo DJ Set at Sound

• Dec 28th - R3HAB at Avalon

• Dec 28th - Junkie Kid Circle OC

• Dec 31st - Forever Midnight at LA Convention Center

• Dec 31st - Countdown NYE at NOS Events Center

• Dec 31st - DJ Quik w/full band at 1720

• Dec 31st - Alison Wonderland 360° Club Set at Exchange LA

• Dec 31st - Space Yacht: Poolside DJ set at Sound

• Dec 31st - Diplo at Avalon

• Dec 31st - Galantis at Academy

• Dec 31st - Valentino Khan at Time Nightclub

Don’t live in these areas? Are there events that we’re missing? Let us know and we’ll start sharing related events near you!!

Upcoming RAD shows

- February 6th -

Join us for a night of sludgey doom metal with DOPETHRONE, KADABRA, CHRCH, Beastmaker and Smoking Mirror! Grab tickets in advance at the link below.

Fulton 55 - Fresno, CA

- March 22nd -

SoCal metalheads Last of Our Kind return to Fresno with Nott, Idle Mind and Entice! Snag your tickets to the pit at the link below!

Great Room - Fresno, CA

Got some fun memories from a RAD show? Let Us Know

New Music Recommendations

So this year, I listened to 367 new records. I tend to gravitate towards Metal and Hardcore records every year (this year they were 48.2% of my listening to be exact) and my AOTY list definitely reflects that. I’d like to think there’s something for everyone here though. I compiled a playlist of tracks from my favorite albums and arranged the songs by genre.

Treat the playlist like a record store! Scroll through until you see an artist you know/like and just start listening from there. The playlist gradually changes through the genres as you go along, so you can just let the playlist go and hopefully you’ll discover some new artists! Give the playlist a listen below and feel free to let me know what you think! What were your Albums of 2024?

Want some other new music to listen to? I compiled my favorite new records at: