Lime Garden, courtesy Jono White. This week we bypass traditional rock and pop entirely, traveling from Los Angeles to England, Belgium, the Congo, Tanzania and back across the Atlantic to northern Quebec for what we hope you’ll find is a fun mix of genres and cultures with the likes…

Clockwise from top left: Pieces of a Man, Nate Mercereau, Baloji, 3TEETH, Trade Wind and Quantic. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music on the internet. Don’t get me wrong, I love how platforms like YouTube, Bandcamp and Soundcloud have opened the floodgates of independent artists.…