By Nicole Fernandez Photography by Ellyn Pillers Drag Me Under performing at The Holland Project. Taken on 11.20.25 by Ellyn Pillers. Reno heavy metal band Drag Me Under has never gone silent. Over the past decade, they’ve kept playing shows, stayed connected to the scene and continued to grow together as musicians. But 2025 marks a milestone, the release of “Blood Hymns,” their first full-length album in ten years. The band is made up of lifelong friends — Maurice Harold, Je

We sat down with touring Boise, Idaho musician Evan Zuri to talk about his journey into music, creative growth, and Everything Thus Far (his newest album)! Evan shares how he first discovered music around ages 13–14 when he picked up a guitar. Realizing there was a local music scene made up of people his own age in his own town helped him understand that making music was something he could actually do. Since then, he’s created music both as a solo artist and as part of bands,

By Mia Thomas Photography by Ellyn Pillers, Kathryn Bowman, and Kayla Duane. Pictured above is Pussy Velour's lead vocalist, Wolfgang Hendrix, performing at Midnight Coffee Roasting. Captured by Ellyn Pillers. There’s something about Reno bands hitting the road that feel like your best friends are leaving town for a bit. Every time a local band packs up their van and heads out, it feels like the city holds its breath for a moment. Proud and excited, waiting for the stories th