Behind the Setlist - Music Journalism & Concert Storytelling

From the major exhibitors to the small surprises, BtS covers the annual music industry event in Anaheim, CA.

“I’m just trying to create a musical universe that I’m happy to live in.”

How the Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist and producer stays predictably unpredictable.

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From the Melodrama Tour, writer Tina Hand is pulled out of her seat and into the singer's heart.

How the pop songwriter is making her mark in Nashville's LGBTQ music scene.

Their meditative and expansive LP, 'Island Fire,' is due March 23.

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Kevin Carr

My friend and mentor, Roy Burns, passed away on May 2, 2018. You may not have heard of him, but Roy was a drummer’s drummer.

In her column about learning guitar as an adult, writer J.T. Dawson recounts her self-imposed challenge of learning 90 songs in 90 days.

How the pop songwriter is making her mark in Nashville's LGBTQ music scene.

From the Melodrama Tour, writer Tina Hand is pulled out of her seat and into the singer's heart.

Fatigued and frustrated, BtS managing editor Kevin Carr shouts into the void.

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