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KooL & The Gang /photo by Roger Ho / courtesy of C3 Presents

Kool & The Gang On Stage at Sea.Hear.Now 2024 photo by Roger Ho / courtesy of C3 Presents

An Inside View Of Sea.Hear.Now 2024!

September 21, 2024 by Monica V. Fuchs

Sea .Hear. Now is an annual music art and ocean sustainability festival held in mid September on and around the beach and boardwalk in Asbury... read article

Bruce Springsteen On Stage at Sea.Hear.Now photo by Kyra Kverno

Some Sea.Hear.Now !

September 20, 2024 by Kyra Kverno

Editor’s Note: Contributing Photogapher Kyra Kverno shares some images and observations from the 2024 Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, NJ : This was the Festival’s... read article

Janet Labelle With Guitar In Hand / photo by John Nyboer

Janet Labelle photo by John Nyboer

Janet LaBelle Takes the Spotlight: Blending Vintage Vibes with Modern Magic

September 17, 2024 by Michela Arlia

Dynamic Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Janet LaBelle continues to push her creative boundaries. Known for her unique ability to fuse analog warmth with modern production, LaBelle has... read article

Erykah Badu -Second Night photo by Kyra Kverno

Afropunk Blktopia at Celebrate Brooklyn!

September 11, 2024 by Kyra Kverno

Editor’s Note: Contributing Photogapher Kyra Kverno shares some images and observations from the 2024 Afropunk Blktopia Festival at Celebrate Brookyln! : This year Afropunk 2024... read article

A Brooklyn Milestone: 10th Go-Round for Americana Festival

August 30, 2024 by David K. Moseder

The mostly free 10th annual Brooklyn Americana Music Festival (BAMF) is set for Sept. 12 through 15 at multiple venues in Dumbo and Red Hook,... read article

“Diorama” – Sam Rappaport’s Emotional Journey of Introspection

August 28, 2024 by Giulia Arlia

Brooklyn-based Sam Rappaport, raised in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, is known in the Brooklyn music scene for experimenting in different genres such as pop,... read article

Jazz Is Back at the 70th Newport Jazz Festival !

August 28, 2024 by Kyra Kverno

Editor’s Note: Contributing Photographer Kyra Kverno shares some of her images and observations from 2024’s Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island: The Newport Jazz Festival... read article

Afropunk Blktopia Debuts at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

August 23, 2024 by Michela Arlia

Brooklyn is set to host an extraordinary celebration of Black creativity and culture as Afropunk Blktopia makes its highly anticipated debut at this year’s BRIC... read article

OK Cowgirl photo- courtesy of the artists -from Facebook

On A Stairwell photo courtesy of the Artists

Ok Cowgirl Wows the Brooklyn Rock Scene

July 31, 2024 by Giulia Arlia

Ok Cowgirl is an indie rock band based in Brooklyn, whose contagious energy empowers them from the recording studio to the stage. The band, formed... read article

Celebrate Brooklyn! , Afropunk Brooklyn and Kings Theatre Imagery

July 25, 2024 by B.L. Howard

Contributing Photographer Kyra Kverno shares some of her images from BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn! Afropunk Festivals and the Kings Theatre .

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Ciao Malz: Music With a Storyteller’s Charm

WFUV NY Slice Session- photo by Gus Philippas for FUV

Brooklyn’s indie scene is home to countless rising talents, and one that stands out is Connecticut-born, Brooklyn-based artist Malia DelaCruz better known as Ciao Malz . A self-taught musician and engineer, Malz has a gift for crafting indie pop songs that are both clever and unpolished in the best way. Her latest release, Safe Than Sorry, a four-track EP released in December 2024, showcases her evolving approach to songwriting and collaboration. Growing up surrounded by classic rock, folk and indie music, Malz was drawn to the art of storytelling. “I like songs that feel lived-in, a little rough around the edges but full of heart,” she tells Brooklyn Roads. The DIY nature of indie music was a revelation that made her realize that imperfections could be part of the sound. That perspective shaped her songwriting process, which she describes as intuitive and sometimes surprising, “It’s hard for me to tell where the songs are going at first, but the choruses are catchy.” After attending college in Queens, Brooklyn quickly became her creative home. “There’s always new and different music playing from cars, coffee shops, even the fish supply store,” she says. Playing alongside the borough’s talented musicians has kept her inspired and motivated. Among Brooklyn’s many venues, Union Pool holds a special place for her, for its intimate performance space. First featured on WFUV’s NY Slice in 2021 and once again on March 20, 2025 with her warm, dreamy single, “Always Be My Maybe,” Malz has played venues like Baby’s All Right, Bowery Electric and Pianos NYC. Her latest EP came together in an unexpected but organic way. While working on other artists’ music, she asked a band to stick around after a session to help flesh out some of her songs. “We were able to turn them into full songs pretty quickly,” she recalls. The experience shifted her perspective on collaboration, as she comments, “in the past, I had done everything myself, but after making that EP, I think of it differently.” Ciao Malz is an artist worth watching. For those looking for music that’s deeply personal and full of heart, she’s one to have on your radar.

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