#ryan brandt

[ladiesofroosterteeth]

navinigri: I loveee youuu

[keep-them-guessing]

I caught Jessica and Ryan as they were leaving the hall today aswell! Such lively and kind people! Love those two 😍

[rtah-lovestruck]

I love when Jon talks about dicks.

[sadsexvibes]

He is honestly the best 😍😂🙏

[zombiichris]

Cannibal Card for Jessica Nigri and Ryan Brandt

Planet Comic Con 2019 has gone and passed - I enjoyed the experience in performing magic for the lovely Ryan and Jessica, who happened to be in the booth adj...

I did some magic today :)

[hanielm-art]

Death Knight by Ryan Brandt - april 2017

[wcurmusicreviews]

Claire Boucher doesn't care if you do not like her new album. Art Angels, her third album under the stage name of Grimes, is a bunch of eggs thrown at the car of everyone who's ever challenged her. Following the unexpected success of her third album, Visions, Grimes began working on a follow up, but due to what she described as the sexism of the music industry and public misinterpretation of her personal identity, she almost quit music all together. Claire scrapped an entire album's worth of material, which she deemed too depressing for release and isolated herself to British Colombia in 2013. What came of her isolation in British Colombia was a brand new and confident Grimes.

Art Angels is a thoughtfully penned and skillfully produced pop middle finger to the music industry.  Across the fourteen tracks on the album, Boucher displays her prowess in creating catchy pop songs while also showcasing her newly found singing voice. On 'Flesh without Blood' Boucher sings about separating herself from the music industry in the guise of a breakup song, replacing the synthesizers regularly found on Visions for riff heavy rhythm guitars.  Where as on 'California' Boucher takes a shot a Pitchfork misinterpreting the various things she has written and tweeted over the years to the beat of Rihanna's 'Pon De Replay'. Fans of Visions need not be afraid of Grime's shift from electronica to pop, towards the later half of the album come synth heavy hits like previously released 'Realiti', and power collaboration 'Venus Fly' with Janelle Monae.

Ultimately, Art Angels is Boucher's aggressive response to the toxicity surrounding not only her, but women in the music industry in general. She doesn't aim to please anyone, not even some of her fans. This album is for her, and for standing up for herself. For Grimes, revenge is a dish best served in the form of independent pop written and produced to the beat of her own drum. If you happen to agree with that and want to listen to some upbeat dance music along the way, then this album is for you too.​

[wcurmusicreviews]

Widowspeak - All Yours

Dynamic duo Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas return with their third album entitled, 'All Yours' ending the two year dry spell between their highly acclaimed sophomore album, 'Almanac'. The opener for the album 'All Yours' sets the pace for the album ahead, there's an unhurried laziness to album, the guitars are simple and stripped down  but with just enough twang to give them that signature Folk/Dreampop crossover sound that Widowspeak is known for. I think what's best about Widowspeak is that their influences are hard to pin down, on first listen 'All Yours' sounds very much like a familiar album, the influence of Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac are definitely there, but it's fleeting feeling, there one moment and gone the next as Molly Hamilton's whispering lyrics kick in and hints of Mazzy Star bleed through. Overall 'All Yours' is a nice addition to the Widowspeak discography, the band treads new waters not previously seen in their early albums while further stripping down and refining the core of their signature sound. 'All Yours' is the perfect album to sit on the porch and sip ice tea with as you watch the afternoon heat float on by.

-Ryan Brandt