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Jesse Roth

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Staged Haze Takes GovBall 2026: Our Recap

Staged Haze Takes GovBall 2026: Our Recap

Staged Haze — Nearly ten years after my first Governors Ball, I found myself once again spending a weekend chasing sets, walking until my feet practically fell off, and trying to fit as much music as possible into three days. This year's lineup offered a little bit of everything, from pop stars at the height of their powers...
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'Be Sweet To Me' Introduces Violet Grohl as Alternative Rock's Newest Voice

'Be Sweet To Me' Introduces Violet Grohl as Alternative Rock's Newest Voice

Staged Haze — There's no getting around the fact that Violet Grohl enters the music world with expectations already attached to her name. As the daughter of Nirvana and The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, listeners may instinctively search for traces of the grunge legend in her debut album, Be Sweet to Me.
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Maisie Peters Expands Her World on Third Album 'Florescence'

Maisie Peters Expands Her World on Third Album 'Florescence'

Staged Haze — Maisie Peters has always felt like the kind of artist destined to build an intensely loyal fanbase. Opening for Taylor Swift back in 2024 certainly did not hurt, introducing her to an audience that loves confessional songwriting, hyper-specific storytelling, and lyrics that immediately become Instagram captions.
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Lia Pappas-Kemps Talks Debut Album 'Winged,' Toronto, and the Beauty of Growing Up

Lia Pappas-Kemps Talks Debut Album 'Winged,' Toronto, and the Beauty of Growing Up

Staged Haze — Toronto-based singer-songwriter Lia Pappas-Kemps has quietly been building a world of her own, one rooted in intimate songwriting, luminous guitar-driven arrangements, and the kind of emotional honesty that makes a listener stop in their tracks. Her debut album Winged, released in March via Coalition Music, is a sweeping and emotionally vivid body of work that...
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The Jungle Giants Deliver the Perfect Summer Dance Album with 'Experiencing Feelings of Joy'

The Jungle Giants Deliver the Perfect Summer Dance Album with 'Experiencing Feelings of Joy'

Staged Haze — There are some albums that make you want to sit quietly with headphones on and really study them. Then there are albums that make you want to text your friends, get yourselves to the nearest rooftop, and dance until 2 a.m. The Jungle Giants' newest album Experiencing Feelings of Joy is exactly that kind of...
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Ray Bull's New Album 'Please Stop Laughing' is Indie Rock with Personality

Ray Bull's New Album 'Please Stop Laughing' is Indie Rock with Personality

Staged Haze — There's something especially satisfying about watching an artist evolve in real time. Ray Bull has been quietly building one of the most interesting indie rock catalogs of the last few years, blending sharp songwriting with a restless willingness to experiment. Their music pulls from garage rock, folk, country, dream pop, and classic rock, but never...
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On 'Middle of Nowhere,' Kacey Musgraves is Her Most Grounded

On 'Middle of Nowhere,' Kacey Musgraves is Her Most Grounded

Staged Haze — Kacey Musgraves has always had a gift for making country music feel both timeless and sharply personal, and at this point, I'm fully on board no matter where she takes the sound. Whether it was the shimmering perfection of Golden Hour (which resulted in four Grammy wins), the heartbreak and healing of her divorce album...
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Pop Is a Religion on 'Mother Mary: Greatest Hits'

Pop Is a Religion on 'Mother Mary: Greatest Hits'

Staged Haze — I love a movie musical. But when music is written specifically for a film, it can really go one of two ways. Either the songs feel secondary to the story and end up half baked, forgettable, or they completely transcend the movie and take on a life of their own.
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Slayyyter Perfects Pop Chaos on 'Wor$t Girl in America'

Slayyyter Perfects Pop Chaos on 'Wor$t Girl in America'

Staged Haze — My favorite kind of pop star is the one who wears their influences on their sleeve so boldly that it becomes the point. Not in a way that feels lazy, but in a way that feels like a perfectly curate...
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Rising Pop Artist Eli Sells Out Le Poisson Rouge and Brings 'Stage Girl' to Life

Rising Pop Artist Eli Sells Out Le Poisson Rouge and Brings 'Stage Girl' to Life

Staged Haze — All week, whenever I told people I was seeing Eli at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday night, it felt like I was telling them I was going to see a friend perform. And in a way, it did feel like that. B...
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Koko Love Talks Physical Media, Real Fans, and His Debut Album 'The Cost of Freedom'

Koko Love Talks Physical Media, Real Fans, and His Debut Album 'The Cost of Freedom'

Staged Haze — Koko Love's debut album, The Cost of Freedom, has spent the past year living in the physical world. Released first on vinyl and Bandcamp, the alt-rock artist took the unconventional route of letting the record exist off streaming platforms while touring across the U.S. and Canada, selling copies by hand and building a fanbase the...
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Joey Valence & Brae Are The Life of the Party on the "HYPERYOUTH" Tour

Joey Valence & Brae Are The Life of the Party on the "HYPERYOUTH" Tour

Staged Haze — Sponsored by Monster Energy, because of course. Joey Valence & Brae didn't just play a show on Tuesday night at Brooklyn Steel, they threw a full-on rager. It was easily one of the wildest concerts I've been to in a long time, and the mostly Gen Z crowd, with a few parents and older fans...
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August Ponthier's Debut Album 'Everywhere Isn't Texas' Finds Power in Personal Truth

August Ponthier's Debut Album 'Everywhere Isn't Texas' Finds Power in Personal Truth

Staged Haze — August Ponthier's debut album Everywhere Isn't Texas won me over first and foremost through its lyrics. I was already familiar with Ponthier's previous work, but I was especially excited to dive deep into this project and spend time with their first full-length album. From the opening moments, there were lines that had me nodding my head emphatically...
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The 2026 Grammys: Artists Get Political, Bad Bunny Makes History, Olivia Dean Wins Best New Artis...

The 2026 Grammys: Artists Get Political, Bad Bunny Makes History, Olivia Dean Wins Best New Artis...

Staged Haze — If last year's GRAMMY Awards carried a theme of unity, this year's ceremony felt defined by diversity, not in a shallow or corporate sense, but in a way that felt genuinely lived in. Throughout the night, I kept coming back to how much I love music and how rare it is to see so many...
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Avery Cochrane Is Changing the Pop Game with New Single "Griever"

Avery Cochrane Is Changing the Pop Game with New Single "Griever"

Staged Haze — I like to think I'm a connoisseur of under-the-radar pop girlies you need to know about, and Avery Cochrane has been on my radar for a minute now. I was immediately pulled in by her song "Shapeshifting on a Saturday Night," a track I genuinely love and still find myself coming back to.
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Jessie Ware Channels Classic Diva Pop in New Single "I Could Get Used to This"

Jessie Ware Channels Classic Diva Pop in New Single "I Could Get Used to This"

Staged Haze — Jessie Ware has returned with her brand-new single "I Could Get Used to This," and honestly, it feels like she never left. After the disco-drenched euphoria of That! Feels Good!, Ware is still fully committed to giving us music that sounds like glittering lights, late nights, and the kind of confidence you can't fake.
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A Night of Music, Community, and Pizza: a Collaboration between St. Lucia, The Wild Honey Pie, an...

A Night of Music, Community, and Pizza: a Collaboration between St. Lucia, The Wild Honey Pie, an...

Staged Haze — It's December in New York City, a time of year when its residents are famously known to hibernate. We often opt for nights alone over venturing the inopportune weather to hang out at a bar or club puffer blanket coats and boots weighing them down. This particular rainy and cold evening night in New York...
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Molly Grace Unleashes A New Era with "Bow Wow"

Molly Grace Unleashes A New Era with "Bow Wow"

Staged Haze — Ever since I saw Molly Grace open the final day of All Things Go in DC back in September, I've been fully on board with her whole thing. She walked out at noon and performed like someone closing out the night. Her vocals were crystal clear, the choreography was surprisingly sharp for such an early...
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LADYGUNN - TWIN SHADOW ON CADET: INSTINCT, IMPROVISATION, AND A NEW ERA OF PLAY

LADYGUNN - TWIN SHADOW ON CADET: INSTINCT, IMPROVISATION, AND A NEW ERA OF PLAY

LADYGUNN — Twin Shadow unveils Cadet, a new album alive with instinct, freedom, and infectious beats. In this LADYGUNN interview, George Lewis Jr. reflects on creativity, evolution, and what it means to make music 15 years into his career.
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Couch Bring Big-Band Joy and Even Bigger Heart to Brooklyn Steel

Couch Bring Big-Band Joy and Even Bigger Heart to Brooklyn Steel

Staged Haze — Every once in a while, the universe hands you a perfectly timed music moment. A week before Couch's Brooklyn Steel show, "On the Wire" landed in my Discover Weekly and immediately grabbed me with its bright horns, warm groove, and that retro-pop sparkle that reminded me of discovering bands like Lake Street Dive, Vulfpeck, MisterWives, and...
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Your Smith Glows in Her Return To New York City Celebrating New Album 'The Rub'

Your Smith Glows in Her Return To New York City Celebrating New Album 'The Rub'

Staged Haze — Only a couple months ago, Staged Haze published an interview with Your Smith, where I was lucky enough to ask her about motherhood, creative rebirth, and the making of her new album The Rub. In that piece, I mentioned how her show at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia was the last concert I saw before Covid, so when...
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Florence + The Machine's 'Everybody Scream' Is a Thrilling Return to Form

Florence + The Machine's 'Everybody Scream' Is a Thrilling Return to Form

Staged Haze — It feels almost too perfect that Florence + The Machine released an album called Everybody Scream on Halloween. It is the most Florence move imaginable, leaning into the drama, the mysticism, the ritual of it all. I had a friend who went to her album release show at Pioneer Works in New York City that...
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Madi Diaz's New Album 'Fatal Optimist' Turns the 'Weird Faith' Inward

Madi Diaz's New Album 'Fatal Optimist' Turns the 'Weird Faith' Inward

Staged Haze — When I last wrote about Madi Diaz, she had just released Weird Faith, a record about the vulnerability of new love and the trust fall that comes with letting someone see you completely. That album felt like an open wound, curious, messy, alive. With Fatal Optimist, Diaz turns that energy toward herself.
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Staged Haze Takes All Things Go DC 2025: Our Recap

Staged Haze Takes All Things Go DC 2025: Our Recap

Staged Haze — I first went to All Things Go in 2021 in DC with my brother and sister, and it immediately became one of my favorite festival memories. Music has only been something we have bonded over in the last five years, so sharing a weekend full of shows together, rain and all, felt extra special.
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