By Caydie Tampac Photography By Stefan Jasić Raynn’s little sister, Kaeko, moved away from their home in Las Vegas. After spending their entire lives together, she flew all the way to Singapore. This was the first time they were forced to be separated, much less be over a thousand miles apart.  Overcome by grief at their sister’s absence, they wrote and recorded the lyrics of an unreleased song through heaving sobs in Kaeko’s vacant bedroom, “Fallen star / Back of the car / Y

By Caydie Tampac Photos by Kayla Duane You see your friend all dressed up, ready to go out for the night, but when you ask them where they’re going, they tell you that they’re going to The Yard. Um … who’s yard? The Yard, run by Zac Lane Arroyo and Anthony Santos, thrives as the neighborhood’s cozy gathering for live entertainment from local artists and bands. What else could bring the close-knit small-town community of Reno together than the comfort of a backyard with the en

By Caydie Tampac Photos By Ellyn Pillers It’s a starlit night at The Holland, Reno’s adored all-ages art and performance venue. Dozens of heads whip around, stunned as they’re suddenly drawn into a swirling cloud of heavenly reverbed distortion. What is this siren-like sound luring you in? “Shoe-gaze adjacent? Because it’s not wrong, but then it doesn’t feel like it puts us in a box.” This is how lead vocalist, Gina Hoàng, describes Frank Futility.  Hoàng on lead vocals and g

By Caydie Tampac Photos By Ellyn Pillers The Riot Grrrl Movement sparked in the 1990s when several women came together to fight back against the patriarchy – and the fight isn’t done yet. Decades later, Worm Shot keeps the Riot Grrrl spirit alive as they join in the battle for girls to have a place in the scene. And their weapon of choice? Punk-rock music. Baylor Luckey belting out on stage while strumming a guitar. Photographed at The Holland by Ellyn Pillers 9/5/25. What i

By Malory Shaw Doolittle Ladybug playing a house show. Photographed by Kiawna Lavery. A future biochemist, a sixth grade English teacher,...

Clark "Rules" Demeritt with his dog Priscilla in their practice space. Photographed by Kiawna Lavery. Clark “Rules” Demeritt was born and...

Anthology, the name of 18 year old music artist Tej Reddy’s new album. After years of experimenting and practicing, Tej released his...

Picture taken by Hannah Truby @ht_labs on Instagram Local Coffee Shop and music venue, Midnight Coffee Roasting , announces their...

Pictured above are Jack Lucian (far left), Malcolm Critchley, Sam Wilhelm, and Tenzin Shae (far right). Next Question, the local teenage...

“Reno bands need to band together if anything. And they need to uplift each other” says Daniel Davis, the drummer of local Reno band...

By Lauren Juillerat While Jake Erwin may have outgrown multiple cameras, he says he began to grow into himself when he moved to Reno at...

March 9th, The Holland Project will be hosting a show with local music artists, Frank Futility, BenderWorld, and Moshe. This show is...