The July/August 2025 edition of Relix features Goose, whose relentless touring, sold-out club rooms and breakout festival moments have made them one of the defining acts of today’s live-music scene. In our exclusive cover story, we ride along with the band from intimate stages to Madison Square Garden and summer festival fields to capture the chemistry, momentum, and communal energy behind their rise.

This issue also includes in-depth profiles and interviews with Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, The Head and the Heart, The Doobie Brothers, Joe Perry, Lukas Nelson, Tune-Yards, North Mississippi Allstars, The Wood Brothers, Ben Kweller, Dispatch, Grateful Shred, I’m With Her, Spin Doctors, The Budos Band, Marshall Allen, Natalia Lafourcade, John Driskell Hopkins, Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias, Theo Croker, Samantha Crain, Phil Cook, Sparks, and Brittany Davis. Plus reviews, photo essays by festival shooters, and special features that dig into the people and places making this summer unforgettable.