Editorial
We, Ourselves & Our Airwaves Too: Celebrating Asian & Pacific Islander Artists
Check out our AAPI Heritage Month soundtrack below and celebrate with us.
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Check out our AAPI Heritage Month soundtrack below and celebrate with us.
idobi photographer Yising Kao covered the 8123 Festival in Phoenix, AZ. The lineup included The Maine, State Champs. The Summer Set, Tessa Violet, 3OH!3, and many more. Check out photos from the entire weekend down below!
by Sasha 8123 means everything to me! So, after two years of *no* live music, very little social interaction, and a whole lot of bingeing all the shows ever created; idobi gave me the moment I’ve been waiting for! An opportunity to go cover 8123 Fest in Phoenix! Ok, so let me just tell you, I basically cried with happiness! There I was, telling all my friends and family how much I needed this. I had to feel music vibrating beneath my feet, to hear everyone sing their favorite songs together—I needed a festival in my life. I was going… Read more »
idobi photographer Ryan Watanabe covered Chain Fest at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA. Check out some photos featuring Taking Back Sunday, Circa Survive, The Summer Set, and more from the festival below!
After being delayed a year due to the pandemic, 8123 Fest is making it’s return in January 2022. But the upcoming festival is going to be more than just the main festival date, fans can expect multiple side shows, a themed after party, and an opportunity to join in on a volunteer day. It’s much bigger than simply attending another music festival, it’ll give fans a chance to delve deeper into The Maine and where they grew up.
When you’re sixteen, you never really look around the room to see if you’re the only Asian person there. It’s not something that occurs to you when you’re so happy to be front row at a show. For me, I was just excited to share a similar interest with other people my age and to be able to talk about bands we enjoyed. I never realized how important it would be to see other people who looked like me on stage and behind the scenes.
For decades some of the most talented drummers in the music industry have been the women. These drummers were born with the beat, taking their talents and their empowerment and spreading them across the industry. They’ve changed the way things are done with big banging beats and the indomitable spirits that go along with them. Jess Bowen We could only start this list off with our favorite drummer: Jess Bowen. She absolutely kills it in every project. Jess most famously played for The Summer Set and NEKOKAT and joined 3OH!3 for the entirety of the last Warped Tour. Now she’s… Read more »
Do you ever remember a song from 15 years ago, then all of a sudden it’s 12AM and you’re knee deep in music from your adolescence? What started with singing a random Cartel song in the shower led to a repressed memory about how I used to set my iPod Photo alarm to play Chroma in full (if you remember this feature on iPods then you’re a real one). My brain simply couldn’t leave it at that, it just had to go and spiral down a deep deep hole from the Myspace Era. First, I revisited the entire Cartel catalog.… Read more »
Happy Pride Month, idobi fam! We love you all and want to remind you that no matter who you love or who you are, there’s a place for you at idobi.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Emery, Poppy, The Ghost Inside, and more.
