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In the early ‘90s, a group of women in Olympia, Washington, met to discuss how to address sexism in the punk scene. It was here that the Riot Grrrl movement emerged, an underground feminist punk and cultural movement that is associated with bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Heavens to Betsy.

Album Review by Sarah Hobson Hew, an emo band from Houston, debuted their first album “Your Version” on July 10, 2026. The group celebrated the 11-song release with a show at Bohemeo’s in early September, followed by a regional tour through Austin, Denton, and Oklahoma City. Hew photographed by Lily Vazquez at Bohemeo's Hew started in 2024 and band members are Lindsay Minton (vocals, guitar); Kris Hoffman (bass); Mercy Harper (bass VI); and Amador "Moe" Lerma (drums). The ba

Houston Music Classifieds (HMC) hosted its third annual Solar Flare Music Festival at Axelrad Beer Garden on August 28 and 29, bringing two days of fun and live music to the city. With 50 bands and three stages, the festival featured genres like Jazz, R&B, Rock, Indie, Instrumental, and more. Music resonated across three stages: the Solar Stage, the Celestial Stage under the awning, and the Constellation Stage upstairs.

Different Chris, an indie-rock artist who began making music at 13, always knew he wanted to turn his childhood dream into reality. He began his journey by creating tracks in his room and uploading them to SoundCloud. When asked how he got the name Different Chris, he explained, “I don’t really know; I just liked it and thought it looked nice. ‘Chris’ is such a simple name, and I wanted to be different, so when I had to select a username, I just came up with it.”

Angie J slips a collection of vulnerable, soul-prodding messages to her subjects in her most recent EP.