Cheat Codes brought the energy to Barstool Nashville for an exclusive sit-down with HAZZE MEDIA — spilling on their 10-year journey, genre-blending creativity, and getting the crowd hype from Lollapalooza to Stagecoach.

Kevin Parker, better known as Tame Impala, returned from a five-year hiatus with Deadbeat, his fifth studio album and his first release since 2020. To celebrate, Parker announced a brief, small eight-city U.S. tour, with three of those dates in California alone. I had the pleasure of catching Tame Impala’s San Diego show at Pechanga Arena on November 9th, and it was every bit the trip on acid as you’d expect. 

The Newport Music Hall erupted into a vibrant psychedelic journey as Mexican-American singer and musician Cuco took the stage with his band, illuminated by a dazzling display of lights.