Lauren Juillerat

By Caydie Tampac Photography by Ellyn Pillers Serendipity performing at Dawghouse's Last Run Event in November 2025. Photographed by Ellyn Pillers. With a blend of electrifying, edgy pop punk and the mellow nostalgia of indie rock, the Truckee band Serendipity is for every whimsy, music-loving high school girl who loves nothing more than spending time with friends. Inspired by the sounds of The Backseat Lovers and the Riot Grrl genre, the origin of the newly-formed band Serendipity started...

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, Jeromy Ainsworth,...

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, continuing to...