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26/07/2024

Indie Pong Presents Fresh Sounds, an emerging artist showcase. Join us at IF Studio on 8/9 and fall in love with your new favorite artist! 🪩 Grab ur tix early for a discount! 



26/12/2023

Stoked to chat with the immensely talented singer-songwriter LIVE on 12/28. Join us for the live stream at 2pm PT/5pm ET.

01/09/2023

Indie Pong and Root Cellar presents Wig Bash 2023 with The Blushes, Alonzo Demetrius and Miss Cactus! Grab your wigs, grab your tickets and let’s jam on 9/30 in Silverlake! 🪩🌸

23/04/2023

We could not be more excited about Earth Day Music Feet next weekend! Katie Buxton has joined the already epic lineup including Psychic Twin, Polattopica, Josh Dominguez, Nahima, and Gooby!

All proceeds benefit our community organizations & 🖤 grab ur tix, link in bio 🖤

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14/02/2023

Hot New Singles For You HOT Singles

Dating profiles for recently released hot singles and what their love languages would be.

16/01/2023

Thank you for bringing the jams in 2022🏓

29/07/2022

Who won this Blink-182 song draft? Vote in the comments, on the story, or in our DMs (if you're shy). Final results will be posted on Monday, along with the full video of draft night!

28/07/2022

Who do you got?! Some hot content dropping tomorrow as the Indie Pong team puts their knowledge to the test 🏓

06/06/2022

It's time to bust out the flip flops and clean off the cooler that's been on your porch for 9 months- summer is here! And the start of summer means the start of something else annual and highly anticipated: THE INDIE PONG SONG OF SUMMER SERIES. Last year Cassie won and none of us were happy for her. It was a close contest, but after 4 rounds of fan voting…...

http://indiepong.com/2022/06/06/song-of-summer-is-here/

It’s time to bust out the flip flops and clean off the cooler that’s been on your porch for 9 months- summer is here! And the start of summer means the start of something else annual an…

07/05/2022

Larry Levan's birthday was a few days ago, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to honor the late integral founding member of the dance music community with a brief overview of his accomplishments. Here's a Larry Levan set from 1979 to set the mood: I will keep this to the point (in typical Indie Pong fashion) so please forgive any generalizations that I'm using in the interest of expediency....

http://indiepong.com/2020/07/23/larry-levan-and-the-paradise-garage/

Larry Levan’s birthday was a few days ago, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to honor the late integral founding member of the dance music community with a brief overview of his acc…

15/04/2022

Full-disclosure, I first met Siergio way back in the fall of 2002, as a freshmen in high school. Fairly quickly, he established himself as a personality due to his singing, and what I recall as a vehement defense of superstar singer Monica’s vocal prowess. It’s been a joy to hear him pursue his art these last few years. He seems poised to release another excellent set of tunes, if his latest single, a classic R&B slow burner, “Complicated," is any indication of what else will show up on forthcoming LP, “Before it’s too Late” (...

http://indiepong.com/2022/04/15/new-music-friday-siergio-complicated/

Full-disclosure, I first met Siergio way back in the fall of 2002, as a freshmen in high school. Fairly quickly, he established himself as a personality due to his singing, and what I recall as a v…

11/04/2022

What a just absolute clinic by Rina Sawayama in the first tour date of the US tour for the songs on the self-titled Sawayama. As in, this was her first US show with all of her new content since she blew up and it was a WILD night. People waited in line for five hours (I didn't I was eating a FAT dinner before) and I can only imagine it was completely worth it for them, because that was truly one of the best shows I've ever seen....

http://indiepong.com/2022/04/11/the-rina-sawayama-concert-blew-my-mind-and-ill-never-be-the-same-again/

What a just absolute clinic by Rina Sawayama in the first tour date of the US tour for the songs on the self-titled Sawayama. As in, this was her first US show with all of her new content since she…

14/02/2022

Happy Valentine's Day fam - self-designated cupid Classy Cassie back again this year for round two of Hot New Singles For You Hot Singles. Unattached and looking for love, these 14 musical singles hot and ready for your eardrums. Remember, the below dating profiles are for the music, not the artist. Purple Disco Machine, Sophie and The Giants "...

http://indiepong.com/2022/02/14/hot-new-singles-for-you-hot-singles-v2%ef%bf%bc/

Happy Valentine’s Day fam – self-designated cupid Classy Cassie back again this year for round two of Hot New Singles For You Hot Singles. Unattached and looking for love, these 14 musi…

14/02/2022

That was a brutal superbowl for Cincinnati fans like my friend Jake or my Cinci native dad who is still relishing the Pete Rose Reds. Tough times. Can we talk about this diss track tho, absolute kill shot: 💀💀💀 If you read the original blog I guess the whole NFL hates him, didn't know. You can just hear the malice in this as it blows coverage out your speakers....

http://indiepong.com/2022/02/14/this-eli-apple-diss-track-is-savage/

That was a brutal superbowl for Cincinnati fans like my friend Jake or my Cinci native dad who is still relishing the Pete Rose Reds. Tough times. Can we talk about this diss track tho, absolute ki…

04/01/2022

Happy New Year, my friends. I made a promise last year to write an article a week. That worked out great for about 5 months. Then, I went on strike. My strike was... well, not great. No one noticed. It wasn't until a friend's bachelor party where Mates flippantly commented "Oh, you were on strike? I literally didn't notice. Haha you suck." At that moment I realized that I am nothing and that my outburst was futile at best....

http://indiepong.com/2022/01/04/daws-top-songs-a-year-in-review/

Happy New Year, my friends. I made a promise last year to write an article a week. That worked out great for about 5 months. Then, I went on strike. My strike was… well, not great. No one not…

04/01/2022

2021 happened, or so we think? The music came every week, giving us a way to distill the dark and prepare to start anew. Below is a playlist of the best 25 albums of the year and some words on the musical artists who captured my attention. Musical Highlights of 2021: Cassandra Jenkins majestic swirls, as they weaved across dynamic words....

http://indiepong.com/2022/01/04/undercoversadgirls-top-25-albums-of-2021/

2021 happened, or so we think? The music came every week, giving us a way to distill the dark and prepare to start anew. Below is a playlist of the best 25 albums of the year and some words on the …

03/01/2022

This year when you were waiting in line for vaccine shot, taking an Uber to a bar for the first time in a year, or killing time in between watching any of the following: Joe Biden's inaugurationThe Tokyo OlympicsGiannis dominate the NBATom Brady dominate the NFL (again)The process of freeing Britney (we did it)The fluctuating prices of crypto and NFTs…...

http://indiepong.com/2022/01/03/75-best-songs-of-2021/

This year when you were waiting in line for vaccine shot, taking an Uber to a bar for the first time in a year, or killing time in between watching any of the following: Joe Biden’s inaugurat…

01/01/2022

On Indie Pong, Memo writes about his top 50 albums of 2021.

http://indiepong.com/2022/01/01/memos-top-50-albums-of-2021/

Hello everybody! Happy New Year! It has been a while. School and work kept me very busy this year. It prevented me from writing a lot of blogs this year. With that said, nothing will stop me from t…

31/12/2021

2021 sure was weird, but we had the opportunity to speak with some of the dopest emerging artists. Thanks to all of you talented souls who trusted us to be part of the journey. We love you fam ✨

29/12/2021

As it turned out, 2020 was only part one of a difficult and frankly batsh*t time to exist on planet earth. Fortunately, through all the muck that was 2021, we've been graced with some truly stunning works of art. These are the albums that were able to blend all the pain and beauty this year had to offer. Here are the albums that I continue to spin since release and will be spinning for the foreseeable future:...

http://indiepong.com/2021/12/29/bpmhills-best-albums-of-2021/

As it turned out, 2020 was only part one of a difficult and frankly batsh*t time to exist on planet earth. Fortunately, through all the muck that was 2021, we’ve been graced with some truly s…

03/12/2021

A couple of weeks ago, artists Brett Miller and Brainheart joined forces again for "As Long As You Love Me", the most recent banger on a long list of collaborations between the pair. A few months ago in July, Brett Miller joined me on Indie Pong's Instagram Live for a special interview regarding a previous project (see interview…...

http://indiepong.com/2021/12/03/an-interview-with-brett-miller-brainheart/

A couple of weeks ago, artists Brett Miller and Brainheart joined forces again for “As Long As You Love Me”, the most recent banger on a long list of collaborations between the pair. A …

02/12/2021

I know there has been some concern within the hallways of the venerated Indie Pong office about my lack of… contribution as of late. Fear not though, because I’ve returned with my BEST write-up of the year: one in which I lace your Spotify with my top 21 songs of 2021. This is a challenge every year, and I had to make some hard calls here…...

http://indiepong.com/2021/12/02/the-moment-you-all-have-been-waiting-for-sunday-monday-tuesday-georges-21-best-songs-of-2021/

I know there has been some concern within the hallways of the venerated Indie Pong office about my lack of… contribution as of late. Fear not though, because I’ve returned with my BEST write-up of …

29/11/2021

So, I’m flying out of Chicago to LA to spend thanksgiving with the girlf and her family. I got to the airport three hours early because I’m a historically punctual and anxious person. With my extra time, I did what any responsible traveler should. I paid a visit to my safe space: Terminal 3’s Chili’s Margarita Bar. The world can be a scary and mean place (see Cassie unleashing her bevy of burner accounts on me)....

http://indiepong.com/2021/11/29/so-i-witnessed-a-murder/

So, I’m flying out of Chicago to LA to spend thanksgiving with the girlf and her family. I got to the airport three hours early because I’m a historically punctual and anxious person. With my extra…

22/11/2021

Pardon our lengthy delay on this column. Both George and I got incredibly busy over the last few months but we're back just in time for the holiday week. We decided to cover one album and one song each. George covered Mastodon's new album and one song from the recently released Iron Maiden album. I covered Between the Buried and Me's Colors 2 and one song from Dream Theater's latest album....

http://indiepong.com/2021/11/22/2-2-reviews-thanksgiving-week-edition/

Pardon our lengthy delay on this column. Both George and I got incredibly busy over the last few months but we’re back just in time for the holiday week. We decided to cover one album and one…

13/11/2021

What’re y’all rockin’ out to these days?

01/11/2021

We were at George's brother's wedding trying on our tuxes, and "Heroes" by David Bowie started playing. Daw turned to me and said "U2 actually has some good songs." I looked back in disbelief, it seemed too good to be true. I put together two different playlists for the occasion. One was a playlist for the bachelor party: Which was just straight hitters, all of George's brother Jack's favorite songs, from Creed to Fishmans....

http://indiepong.com/2021/11/01/daw-thought-david-bowies-heroes-was-by-u2/

We were at George’s brother’s wedding trying on our tuxes, and “Heroes” by David Bowie started playing. Daw turned to me and said “U2 actually has some good songs.& #82…

05/10/2021

We are now officially in the month of October. Spooky season is upon us. I, Indipong's resident Scorpio, take this time of the year relatively seriously. To celebrate the season we set out some tasteful halloween decorations with plenty of skeletons soon to follow. I even took it upon myself to make a little halloween playlist. I'm telling you, this playlist has it all....

http://indiepong.com/2021/10/05/listening-party-wet-leg-wet-dream/

We are now officially in the month of October. Spooky season is upon us. I, Indipong’s resident Scorpio, take this time of the year relatively seriously. To celebrate the season we set out so…

27/09/2021

Hangover today, Song of Summer Semi-Finals tomorrow

17/09/2021

I've been MIA for a bit, I almost feel like I've been speed dating around with music this summer, partially due to absolutely SMASHING IT in the Song of Summer Series: Bangers Only playlist competition we've been running. The Drake v Kanye album sitchgot me back into the album groove and I finally decided to settle down and commit to a listening session with…...

http://indiepong.com/2021/09/17/new-music-flavor-pawpaw-rod/

I’ve been MIA for a bit, I almost feel like I’ve been speed dating around with music this summer, partially due to absolutely SMASHING IT in the Song of Summer Series: Bangers Only play…

25/08/2021

It’s great to see you all again. As you may remember I have been repeatedly slandered; catching it from all sides. As a proud and active union member, I did what I had to do. I went on strike. I had one demand: the respect of my superiors for my outstanding picks for the Song of Summer Series. It was and is a BIG DEAL....

http://indiepong.com/2021/08/25/listening-party-returns-dehd-desire-lala-lala-remix/

It’s great to see you all again. As you may remember I have been repeatedly slandered; catching it from all sides. As a proud and active union member, I did what I had to do. I went on strike. I ha…