Pink Siifu: A Rough Guide

Pink Siifu: A Rough Guide

The South has always had a lot to offer when it comes to hip hop, but artists outside Atlanta tend to get overlooked in their contribution to the sound of Southern rap. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, the enigmatic and ever-changing Pink Siifu pays homage to the Southern...
44: The Past, Present, and Future

44: The Past, Present, and Future

What do the Foo Fighters, Modern English, and Maggie Rogers have in common? They are all part of an amazing lineup of 44 artists playing 44 shows for $44 at DC’s newest venue, the Atlantis. Why 44? To celebrate the iconic 9:30 Club’s 44th year in a venue designed to...
Music Will Always Be Protest

Music Will Always Be Protest

Music is inherently political. If you’ve read any of my articles, you know that I write about music as protest, music as resistance against societal norms, and music as a means of self-expression in the face of Eurocentric cis-heteronormativity. While all music...