BrokeHipster on Music

Lolla Line-Up Pick: The National

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by Marisa Ruiz (@MarisaVictoria)

The striking baritone of Matt Berninger’s voice can be so haunting that even Game of Thrones wanted to tap its dramatic flair. Enchanting timbre aside, Berninger’s lyrics too, so often carry a dark and poetic eloquence that has become a signature quirk of this act of five out of Cincinnati. Together since [...]

Lollapalooza Line-Up Pick: St. Lucia

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by Marisa Ruiz (@MarisaVictoria)

Ah yes, St. Lucia sounds like a lovely place to go, doesn’t it? Who doesn’t like the image of a gorgeous and breezy Caribbean island that just beckons you closer? Maybe that’s exactly how the one-man-band behind St. Lucia, Jean-Philip Grobler, wanted people to feel when they heard the name of his [...]

Saturday: A Super Happy Fun Record Release! :)

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by Marisa Ruiz (@MarisaVictoria)

There’s just not enough super happy and fun going around, no-wut-ah-mean? You now have the chance to take control of your personal SHF factor! Come enjoy danceable feel-good rock tunes at The Super Happy Fun Club’s CD release show at Lincoln Hall on Saturday, May 18th. If happiness and fun isn’t enough [...]

Show Review: Danny Brown at Bottom Lounge

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by Junu Phillips (@bopcitybeats)

Not sure when we went from homies sippin’ sizzurp to seeing skinny jeans on the norm, but hip hop is a genre that seems to have lost its way. Sometimes I wish present day “rappers” would just go away. Thirty hype men on stage, all winking at each other – and you [...]

Show Review: Rhye at Schuba’s

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by Leah Karabenick

Rhye brought an astonishing R&B-meets-electro-pop-meets-soul performance to a sold out room at Schubas Tavern. Upon first listen of the band’s debut album, Woman, the sleek and sexy music of songstress Sade often comes to mind. Little might many realize that those seductive baby-making vocals belong to a guy named Mike Milosh. I myself hadn’t [...]