Festival Review: 2018 Sol Blume

A few weeks ago was the inaugural Sol Blume festival held in downtown Sacramento. We did do a quick preview of why we were excited about the fest but now that it’s over, let’s discuss. It is the festival first…

Why we’re excited for the inaugural Sol Blume 2018

Festivals. They’re popping up almost every single day it’s hard to keep tabs on them. So consider us surprised when we found out Sacramento launched a single day festival called SOL BLUME. Of course, we were skeptical because all we…

Album Review: Cashmere Cat – “9”

I first fell in love with Magnus Høiberg completely unintentionally. Back in 2014, I was a huge fan of Ariana Grande—still am, actually—and listened to her album My Everything on a constant loop. I particularly loved the song “Be My…

Album Review: The Chainsmokers – “Memories…Do Not Open”

The Chainsmokers are one of those EDM bands that many teens listen to for partying purposes.  No one can persuade me into thinking their lyrics are impactful and  respectable.  The duo of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall have brought their…

LISTEN: TYF Recommends… April 2014 Playlist

You might have noticed the Spotify playlist at the bottom of our website, which we update monthly with song recommendations from The Young Folks staff. If you haven’t noticed it, then this is the whole point of this post. The…

Underrated Talent: Jhene Aiko

By: Melissa Berne An urban talent I didn’t know about, Jhene Aiko joins the ranks with the likes of JoJo being a talented songstress hidden not in complete obscurity but in cult circles; in fact, I only found out about her when…