Moise: Burn You Out

Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Moise is poised to release his album We Survived the Storm Vol. 1 (out in May) and from it comes the ’70s-leaning “Burn You Out.” The super-funky, luminous track was partly inspired by legendary artist Prince. Describing the track, Moise says, “This song invites a feeling of euphoria and funk. A reminder that music is meant to make people be in love with …

Painted Flowers Flourish in EJ Hill’s “Wherever we will to root” at Oxy Arts

In LA, the acclaimed durational artist exhibits still-life paintings and sculptures

On York Boulevard in LA’s Highland Park neighborhood, vibrant flower paintings hang on the gallery walls of Oxy Arts, Occidental College’s public art center rooted in community and social justice. This colorful and serene series of compositions, which comprise the solo show Wherever we will to root, may appear to be a surprising choice from EJ Hill—an artist known for arduous performance-based work that explores the …

Nilüfer Yanya: The Dealer

The fourth release from Nilüfer Yanya’s forthcoming Painless (the follow-up to her 2019 debut, Miss Universe, and seven-track 2021 album, Inside Out), “The Dealer” is a vibrant, ’90s-influenced track that shimmers. She says, “When I was writing this song I was thinking about the transient nature of life and the cyclical nature of the seasons. I find it interesting how we attach certain memories and feelings to …