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Underground Charts 9/9/25

Underground Charts

ArtistRecordLabel
1KENNY MASONAngel EyesRCA
2HARTO FALION AND EVILGIANEThe HurtlessSurf Gang
3GOTTS STREET PARKOn The InsideBlue Flowers
4BRASSIOUSMONKblackeyedP [EP]BrassExpansion
5MCKINLEY DIXONMagic, Alive!City Slang
6MICKEY O’BRIENPost-CardsHand’Solo
7MURSLove & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation)Mello
8POTATOHEAD PEOPLE AND SLIPPERY ELMEmerald TabletMysterybox
9STACY EPPSFlowheartRE:Source Collab
10TOKIMONSTAEternal ReverieYoung Art

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ArtistRecordLabel
1CJ MONETCatharsis [EP]Self-Released
2KELLY MOONSTONENew MoonSelf-Released
3JIM LEGAXCYblack british music (2025)XL/Beggars
4BLOOD ORANGEEssex HoneyRCA
5ABSTRACT MINDSTATE AND SLUM VILLAGE“The Get Down” [Single]Honest/Barak With Love
6CLOUD ENVY“Dwayne and Whitley” [Single]Self-Released
7CLOUD ENVY“Pick Of The Litter” [Single]Self-Released
8BUDDIEROE AND SLY DREXLER“Therapy 4 Street Survivors” [Single]Self-Released
9SENOR KAOS AND ILLASTRATE“Writings On The Wall” feat. Supastition & 4-Ize [Single]Ultra Beast United
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Jazz Charts 9/9/25

ArtistRecordLabel
1LAUREN HENDERSONSonidosBrontosaurus
2DANA AND ALDENSpeedoConcord Jazz/Concord
3KANDACE SPRINGSLady In SatinSRP
4KURT ROSENWINKEL AND JEAN-PAUL BRODBECKThe Brahms ProjectHeartcore
5WALTER SMITH IIIThree Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is NotBlue Note
6OJTGround LevelJazz Daddy
7RYAN MIDDAGH JAZZ ORCHESTRATenor MadnessEar Up
8ZACCAI CURTISCupob Lives!TRR Collective
9GERALD CLAYTONOnes & TwosBlue Notes
10JOSHUA REDMANWords Fall ShortBlue Note
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Chainsaw Charts 9/2/25

ArtistRecordLabel
1CHAT PILECool WorldThe Flenser
2DEMON BITCHMaster of the GamesCruz del Sur
3CALLOUS DAOBOYS, THEI Don’t Want To See You In HeavenMNRK Heavy
4BLAZING TOMB Singles From The Tomb [EP]Creator-Destructor 
5BLIND GIRLSAn Exit ExistsPersistent Vision
6CAVE SERMONFragile WingsSelf-Released
7TENUEArcos, B​ó​vedas, P​ó​rticosZegema Beach
8YELLFIREDear GodsSelf-Released
9GAEREAComaSeason Of Mist
10AMENRADe Toorn & With Fang And Claw [EP]Relapse
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Miscellaneous

A Week in San Francisco

I went to San Francisco this Summer.  We were there for a week and spent most of our time at Fisherman’s Wharf, but we did explore other areas too.

Friday

We arrived at night, late, and made our way to a Victorian Queen Anne style Airbnb apartment with two cats, Charlotte and Hazel.  We hadn’t eaten yet and were extremely exhausted.  We didn’t get to bed until 3 or 4 a.m. Pacific Time.  

Saturday

We allowed ourselves to sleep in, but ended up waking up around 8 a.m.  Me and a couple members of my party decided to mosey down to one of the coffeeshops nearby for some breakfast and coffee.  We found one called CoffeeShop about a block away from our apartment.  Most of us got coffee or tea of some sort and we got four pastries to take home and share.  We got a ham and cheese croissant, a charcoal salmon and cream cheese croissant, a pan au chocolate, and an amaretto apricot cruffin (croissant muffin).  My personal favorites were the salmon croissant and the cruffin, both of which we would order again later in the week. 

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Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 9/2/25

Afterhours Charts

ArtistRecordLabel
1NINAJIRACHII Love My ComputerNLV
2LUA TRILOGY!おやすみシ​ュ​ー​ゲ​イ​ザ​ー (Goodnight Shoegazer!)Self-Released
3MACHINE GIRL“Come On Baby, Scrape My Data” [Single]Future Classic
4ZZKILLMELucky Star ✰Self-Released
5TURQUOISEDEATHGuardianPlantasia
6MADELINE KENNEYKiss From The BalconyCarpark
7JAMIE LIDELLPlaces Of UnknowingTODO
8SHHAUHigher EntropySelf-Released
9CLUSTERFUNKforestryfakenumberland
10VYLET PONYLove & Ponystep Horse Friends

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ArtistRecordLabel
1NINAJIRACHII Love My ComputerNLV
2MACHINE GIRL“Come On Baby, Scrape My Data” [Single]Future Classic
3LUA TRILOGY!おやすみシ​ュ​ー​ゲ​イ​ザ​ー (Goodnight Shoegazer!)Self-Released
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Underground Charts 9/2/25

Underground Charts

ArtistRecordLabel
1DEEM SPENCERYung [EP]drink sum wtr
2FLY ANAKIN(The) Forever DreamLex
3DUCKWRTHAll American F*ckboyThem Hellas
4HALIMAExu (Deluxe) [EP]drink sum wtr
5GOTTS STREET PARKOn The InsideBlue Flowers
6KENNY MASONAngel EyesRCA
7LYRICS BORNGoodbye, Sticky RiceMobile Home
8MICKEY O’BRIENPost-CardsHand’Solo
9THEE SACRED SOULSGot A Story To TellDaptone
10YAYA BEYDo It Afraiddrink sum wtr

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1BRASSIOUSMONKblackeyedP [EP]BrassExpansion
2MBLOADEDKayotic Love [EP]The Loaded Family
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Hopscotch 2025: Who is Earl Sweatshirt?

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Earl Sweatshirt is one of a kind in the hip-hop/rap space as an artist who mixes poetic lyricism with impeccable production into a cocktail of vibes. 

On his 2023 project “VOIR DIRE”, he works with legendary producer The Alchemist on 11 songs that culminate in a euphoric 26 minutes of listening potential. Standouts from this project include: “Vin Skully”, “Mancala”(feat. Vince Staples), and “Sirius Blac”. The way that the tracks all melt together on “VOIR DIRE” creates a menagerie of sound that feels both experimental and effortless.

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Weekly Charts

Jazz Charts 9/2/25

Jazz Charts

ArtistRecordLabel
1HIROMIOUT THERETelarc/Concord Jazz
2DANN ZINNTwo RoadsRidgeway
3RENEE ROSNESCrossing PathsSmoke Sessions
4SULLIVAN FORTNERSouthern NightsArtwork
5TOM GERSHWIN“Let Be” [Single]Self-Released
6BILL O’CONNELLTouchJoJo
7BUTCHER BROWNLetters From The AtlanticConcord Jazz
8CAILI O’DOHERTYBluer Than BlueOutside In
9MAVIS PANRisingSelf-Released
10MICHAEL DEASEFound In Space: The Music Of Gregg HillOrigin

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ArtistRecordLabel
1KEVIN BRUNKHORSTAfter The FireCalligram
2LAUREN HENDERSONSonidosBrontosaurus
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Top Charts 9/2/25

Top Charts

ArtistRecordLabel
1DAUGHTER OF SWORDSAlexPsychic Hotline
2FIND MY FRIENDSFind My Friends [EP]Bloody Knuckles
3SEA LEMONDiving For A PrizeLuminelle
4FLORRYSounds LikeDear Life
5JADE THE MOON“Dirty John Type” [Single]Self-Released
6MAE MARTINI’m A TVCasablanca/Republic
7MAMALARKYHex KeyEpitaph
8SCOWLScowl On Audiotree Live [EP]Self-Released
9SUNBATHEMyself To YouTime Release
10ANIMAL COLLECTIVE“Love On The Big Screen” [Single]Domino
11APRIL MARCH“Surfing Castafiore” [Single]Bong Load
12AZZECCA“Who’s That Girl?” [Single]DGTL
13BABE HAVENNuisanceSelf-Released
14CABLE.PERCUSSIONXYZ [EP]Intellitronic Bubble
15CAUTIOUS CLAYThe Hours: MorningFantasy/Concord
16DJ BEETLEBITCHAcidtape2024 [EP]Dirtbag
17FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE“This Is Real” [Single]Saddle Creek
18FENNECNice Work Volume. 3 [EP]Self-Released
19FRANKIE COSMOSDifferent TalkingSub Pop
20GOOD FLYING BIRDSgood flying birds: talulah’s tapeRotten Apple
21GRAHAM HUNTTimeless World ForeverRun For Cover
22KAYCIE SATTERFIELD444 Angels [EP]Earth Libraries
23LAVENDER BLUEThe In BetweenGhost Mountain
24LIGHTHEADEDThinking, Dreaming, Scheming!Slumberland
25ME AND MY KIDNEYEndless LoginGimmedanger
26NEGATIVE FEEDBACKDream 27Patchwork
27NOTION“After The Break” [Single]Self-Released
28PETROVPetrovSelf-Released
29PHOEBE RINGSAseuraiCarpark
30SHE’S GREENChrysalis [EP]Photo Finish

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ArtistRecordLabel
1GIRLJOCKEYGirljockeyHelping Hands
2WINTERAdult RomantixWinspear
3GOOD FLYING BIRDSgood flying birds: talulah’s tapeRotten Apple
4WATER FROM YOUR EYESIt’s A Beautiful PlaceMatador/Beggars
5TEETHEMagic Of The SaleWinspear
6SHE’S GREENChrysalis [EP]Photo Finish
7ADA LEAwhen i paint my masterpieceSaddle Creek
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Band/Artist Profile Concert Preview

Hopscotch 2025: What is Godspeed You! Black Emperor?

With Hopscotch Festival right around the corner, I wanted to take some time to write about one of the bands headlining Moore Square on September 5th. That band goes by the unforgettable name of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. 

Emerging in 1994 from the ever so fertile underground scene in Montreal, GY!BE has carved their own path when it comes to a defining genre. Personally, I would say they’re a mix of post-rock, noise-rock, and drone. Their music while being instrumental (with an occasional audio sample), is so powerful that it defies what you’d expect from protest music, which to me is fast, loud, explicit, etc. instead you get these bleak, ambient, honestly haunting melodies that sound like the entire world is coming to an abrupt fiery end.