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Concert Review: Hozier’s Unreal Unearth
On September 26, 2023, I found myself at Hozier’s Unreal Unearth Tour at the Anthem. This was one of two shows in DC, both of which were entirely sold out. The energy of the fans who had been awaiting the artist's return since his Wasteland Baby! Tour in 2019 was...
Welcome to Tunes-A-Million! How Can I Help You?
Did anyone else have a childhood where the most exciting thing you could possibly do on a weekend or summer day was go to the library? I still remember vividly the feeling of my mom passing a tote bag to me in the back seat of her Honda Pilot and sending me up to the...
George Clanton, Master of all of Music CONCERT PREVIEW
Renowned electronica artist George Clanton is arriving in D.C. just around the corner… if you have a free Wednesday night, you might want to make it to his show at the 9:30 Club that evening at 7:00 p.m. Joined by his label contemporaries Frost Children and Death’s...
The All Stars of Music: The Beatles
The Chuck Taylor All Star Converse, first introduced to the public in 1949, is arguably the epitome of the “classic” shoe. This sneaker set the foundation of the shoe as versatile. It could be dressed up, dressed down and overworn without others batting an eye. What...
The Gatekept Culture of Live Music
For many people, there is nothing quite as freeing or cathartic as seeing their favorite artist live. And yet, concerts are disappointingly inaccessible.
Do You Think She Listens to Girl In Red?
The pandemic brought about a new sense of normalcy and forced all of us to find new ways to communicate with one another from inside our homes. We all became familiar with new terms and phrases like “super-spreader” and “remote learning.” Another popular phrase...
Not Another Nepo Baby: Jason Schwartzman and Phantom Planet
Nepo Baby? Yup. Let’s set the scene: Winter 1998. Los Angeles, California. The weather is uncharacteristically dreary, with constant rain and freezing temperatures. Alex Greenwald, Sam Farrar, Darren Robinson, Jacques Brautbar and Jason Schwartzman are meeting in one...
Ben’s Classic Reviews: “Last Splash” by the Breeders—After 30 years
Aug. 30, 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of an album that I would today consider a classic: The Breeders’ iconic sophomore album “Last Splash.” This album is their best selling work to date and is most well known for the breakout single “Cannonball,” a strange but...
Macklemore Concert Review
On the second stop of Macklemore’s highly anticipated U.S. leg of the BEN Tour following the release of his latest album, BEN, Macklemore was joined by 6,000 people in The Anthem to sing along to iconic releases like “Thrift Shop” and new masterpieces like “NO BAD...
George Clanton concert preview—Wednesday, Oct. 12
If you don’t mind, I am going to ask you a few quick questions. Don’t worry, you are not being graded on this assignment. This is just for observational purposes, I promise. Are you someone who enjoys music of the shoegaze, electronica, dreampop, new wave or chillwave...
Across the Universe: Beyond the Iron Curtain: Or, an Ode to Soviet Funk, Jazz, and Disco
Growing up, my mom and I used to spend eight long hours together driving from Pittsburgh to Chicago. Being stuck in a small, moving vehicle with one other person for such a long time is no easy task, but my favorite part of the journey was always listening to my mom’s...
A Walk Down Memory Lane’s Bargain Bin: Mike Posner—Definitely “Cooler Than Me”
Howdy, y’all! This is Larson Bukowski writing to you live from WVAU to bring you the first installment of A Walk Down Memory Lane’s Bargain Bin! This is the column where I’ll be takin it back to the past to listen to those hidden gems and forgotten hits and giving a...
Concert Preview – From Wallsocket, MI to Washington, D.C. underscores Finds Themselves Out on the East Coast
It’s been a while since I first saw underscores perform live. The initial opportunity I had to witness her live talent was in New York City, where she was the opening act for glaive in 2021. I distinctly recall the moment when she stepped onto the stage; she appeared...
Field Medic Concert/Tour Preview – Thursday, Oct. 5
Kevin Patrick Sullivan, more commonly known as Field Medic, is a California based singer/songwriter breathing life back into small town folk music. Even with his growing fame, Field Medic continues to nurture the made-in-your-bedroom, hazy, dreamwave sound. His...
Sun Room Concert Preview – Friday, Oct. 6
Are you a fan of the Backseat Lovers? Briston Maroney? Inhaler? Are you free on Friday, October 6th? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, the event for you is Sun Room’s concert at the 9:30 Club at 6 pm! The new surf-rock band from Southern...
underscores x Union Stage preview – Sunday, Oct. 1
Get ready to rock out with underscores this Sunday, Oct. 1 at Union Stage! If you’re in the mood for a high energy performance that mixes elements of hyperpop, rock and pop-punk, this show is for you. underscores has risen in popularity in tandem with a new...
I Promise I Listen to Music Other Than Car Seat Headrest and Here’s Proof: Allow me to introduce you to Knope, also known as the angriest Midwest (?) emo band in the DMV
As a resident of Northern Virginia myself, I am always on the lookout for musicians from the NOVA area. Admittedly, one of the main reasons why I connect to Car Seat Headrest as much as I do is because Will Toledo is from Leesburg, Virginia. As someone that has grown...
I Promise I Listen to Music Other Than Car Seat Headrest and Here’s Proof: An Introduction to this Column!
I’ll be the first to admit that my Car Seat Headrest obsession has gotten out of hand. I don’t even know how it happened, if I am being completely honest. It is as if one moment, my childhood friend, Siobhan Murray, introduced me to the myth, the man, the legend...
On Top of the Turntable: Peering into “The Downward Spiral”
Hi there! My name is Stew, and I love music. I love music so much that I have amassed a rather sizable record collection spanning multiple genres and multiple decades. My wallet may not feel so positive about my favorite hobby, but I find vinyl records to be one of...
WVAU Event Preview: WVAU x the Dav welcome party
With classes starting, it’s time for WVAU to return! Staff applications are live and the first event of the year will be this Saturday, Sept. 2, at 2:30 p.m. outside the Davenport Coffee Lounge. You’ll find AU’s own Berra and MASSAVE along with Razzberry, hailing from...
On the DL Vol.5
We made it guys, it’s the literal end of the semester and after this everyone can relax(I hope). Whether you have actual exams, just have a bunch of papers due, or a mix of both, I present to you music that can hopefully make your day better. Before we get into my...
Oh, to be a woman: songs that encapsulate the feelings of misogyny
To all the women and people who experience misogyny out there, you know the all consuming, pit-in-your-stomach type of pain that comes with growing up within the patriarchy’s claws. Being belittled in academic settings, called “crazy” by an ex-boyfriend who mistreated...
All Things Go: Shattering Ticket Sales and the Glass Ceiling
No sooner had Lorde closed out the 2022 All Things Go music festival than fans started dreaming of this year’s show. The 2023 All Things Go lineup has been revealed and it does not disappoint! Music lovers wondered if All Things Go could match last year’s lineup...
Am I too old for Waterparks? On aging out of liking a band
The new Waterparks album made me feel old. I listened to “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY” the day that it came out, and I was looking forward to it so much that I already bought tickets for their (now sold out) Pittsburgh show months in advance. But listening to the album, I...
Now Playing: Changing the Rhythm
Now Playing: Change the Rhythm Some4mes, we find ourselves stuck in a music rut. We become accustomed to shuffling whatever playlist we see first, but we don’t really listen to it. Maybe you didn’t even realize that I’m talking about you un4l now. It happens to us...
Artist Feature: Malibu Babie
In 2021, only 2.8% of producers in the U.S music industry were female, and Malibu Babie was one of them. Malibu Babie is a producer, solo-artist and dancer based in Los Angeles. Within the music industry she’s coined the nickname Beat Barbie for her ability to...
Essentialism, Transness, and the Art of Remixing: An Unrelated Analysis
Essentialism, Transness, and the Art of Remixing: An Unrelated Analysis There’s something incredibly queer about remixing. To be given a pre-existing musical body, and to have the explicit goal of changing it to one’s own identity and aesthetic preferences is...
Auditory First Aid Kit
Nomenclature #7: Auditory First Aid Kit Hello lovely folks, welcome back to another edition of Nomenclature. I’m not sure how you all are faring at this point in time, but spring allergies and the all-around chaos that is the end of spring semester have me feeling a...
From Underground: The Rise and Fall of Mook
Nepo Baby? Nope. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, there’s a very small chance that you haven’t heard of Paul Dano. Starring most recently in The Fabelmans, as young Stephen Spielberg, and The Batman, as The Riddler, Dano has made his...
Unpacking God in the Suburbs: All Things Go Lineup 2023
Take a seat, grab your wallet, and shed a tear. The All Things Go 2023 lineup has dropped. If you’re thinking, “What things go?” you should know that All Things Go (ATG) is a local music festival that has brought indie artists to the DMV since 2014, the lineups...