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Half Alive EP artwork showing a person in white lying among wildflowersReview

Hold On Fire Make Post-Hardcore Nostalgia Feel Personal on Half Alive

A Final Fantasy cutscene, a studio booked before the band existed, and five songs that know nostalgia only works when it still bleeds.

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ColorMeKrazy! posing in front of a paint-splattered backdropNews

ColorMeKrazy! Bring Hyperpop, Emo, and a New Three-Track Release Into the Same Room

Raleigh’s electronic alt-rock band released IMPERMANENCE_ in September and will return to the Triangle for a Durham show in November.

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Insect to Monarch artwork featuring a robotic hand and a monarch butterflyInterview

Insect to Monarch Can't Be Metal All the Time. Their Next Record Is Better for It.

Vampire rock operas, swamp-metal banjo, and a sauna-hot video shoot. Insect to Monarch are getting heavier by letting themselves get stranger.

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