July 22, 2023. Seattle, Night One. It had felt so far away back in November, but the long-awaited day came, and to say that Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ blew me away would be a gross understatement. 

The single encapsulates the struggles of growing up, the ache of nostalgia for being small and the lack of responsibility that once was ours.

Photographer Julia Federing recently covered Skating Polly’s show at Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C. on July 8th.

Of course, the Swifties here at Milk Crate had to give their own two cents on how this version compares to the record they grew up with.

Pride Month 2023 is coming to end but LGBTQ+ people remain. The next time you listen to house, disco, or club music, know that you’re listening to something gay.

Lesbians are underrated, especially in the music industry. There’s so much more to lesbian music history than girlypop, white sapphic cottagecore music as defined per 2010 Spotify pride mixes.

And at the risk of sounding cheesy, the sound of “Half Past Noon” is paired perfectly with a car, a pair of sunglasses, the AC cranked high, and a blue-hued sky to drive off into. 

Queerbaiting and queer politics are not abstract issues—they aren’t just on your TikTok “For You” pages or Twitter home screens.

Staff photographer Julia Federing took some photos of folk singer-songwriter, Odie Leigh, at the Red Room in Cafe 939 on April 29th!

Staff photographer Julia Federing took some photos of the experimental indie-rock band, altopalo, at the Royale on April 27th!