RAD Newsletter

Spotify’s annual “Wrapped” seemed to fall a bit short again this year. Their newly introduced AI-generated features and the lack of user statistics like “Top Genres” or “Top Albums” led to a lot of disappointment among users. This shift towards AI content, low effort design and refusal to pay artists more for their streams may eventually hurt the platform beyond repair. Oh, and not to mention their obsession with these whacky “genres” that are clearly made up just for the sake of engagement:

Admittedly, I still personally use Spotify the most as it has some of the best features to discover and share new artists. That being said though, this is a friendly reminder to always support artists you like by seeing them live whenever possible and buying merch from the artist directly. I’ll be sharing my 2024 AOTY list here shortly and will link as many artist pages as possible. Until then, check out the playlist I made on…you guessed it, Spotify: LISTEN HERE.

RAD ALUMNI RELEASE

Alt Rock / Post Hardcore / Emo band, Modern Color, dropped There Goes The Dream over the Summer and I’m still jamming it. FFO: Narrow Head, Fleshwater, Sweet Pill, Title Fight, Basement, American Football.

FEATURED SHOW

Our friends in Long Beach Tech Death band, The Last of Lucy, are hitting Visalia next weekend with Eternal Bloom, Mohler and Thrownout! GO GO GO GO

Are you going to a show soon? Playing a show? Hosting a show? Let us know by hitting the submit button and we can add it to upcoming newsletters!

Go to our friends’ shows:

- Central California -

• Dec 12th - Secrets, Heartist at Full Circle 🪨🤘

• Dec 13th - Wolf & Bear, A Foreign Affair at Transplants 🪨🤘

• Dec 13th - RHYTHM & Groove at Fulton 55 🕺

• Dec 14th - Grinchmas ‘24 at Azteca Theatre 🕺

• Dec 14th - The Last of Lucy, Eternal Bloom at Republik Ultra Lounge 🤘

• Dec 14th - Guaua, Cheridomingo, Shop Dog at Strummers 🌻😢

• Dec 15th - Nate Butler’s 31st Annual Mmm-Mmm Christmas at Fulton 55 (Xmas carols & Cartoons all night)

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

- Southern California -

• TONIGHT - Brutalismus 3000, Bassvictim at Don Quixote 🕺

• Dec 12th - Night Bass at Sound 🕺

• Dec 13th - KINGNINE, Section H8 at Midnight Hour 🤘

• Dec 13th - God Forbid, Skinlab, Exmortus at The Regent 🤘

• Dec 13th - GAMMER at The Circle OC 🕺

• Dec 13th - Jingle all the Bleh Toy Drive: Midst of Gray at DBZ 🤘

• Dec 14th - 15th -FOR THE CHILDREN at The Belasco 🤘

• Dec 14th - Strawberry Girls, The Seafloor Cinema at DBZ 🪨

• Dec 14th - Wolf & Bear, A Foreign Affair at The Parish @ House of Blues 🪨🤘

• Dec 14th - Bleeding Through, Carnifex, God Forbid at House of Blues 🤘

• Dec 14th - Unto Others at Knucklehead Hollywood 🤘

• Dec 15th - Benefit for CARMA(OC Animal Rescue): Hoity-Toity at Programme Skate 🪨

• Dec 20th - From Autumn To Ashes, Dead American at The Glass House 🤘

• Dec 21st - FEAR, Leftover Crack at The Vermont 🪨

🕺☃️🎅🎄Holiday and NYE parties 🎇🎊🪩💃

• Dec 14th - Disco Wonderland - Location TBA(DTLA)

• Dec 19th - Dec 21st Kaskade Christmas at The United Theater on Broadway

• Dec 20th - RL Grime at Hollywood Palladium

• Dec 20th - Walker & Royce 360° Party at Exchange LA

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

• 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 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

Canadian melodic Metalcore band, Counterparts, have really out done themselves on this EP. Heaven Let Them Die is by far the heaviest release from the band without compromising an ounce of their melody or lyricism. I linked the “Listen Here” button to their Bandcamp so we could all have a giggle at how old their promo pics are on their profile….their website is also still linked to Myspace lol. FFO: Boundaries, Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path, Silent Planet, (old)The Ghost Inside, (old)Northlane.

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