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A Walk Down Memory Lane’s Bargain Bin: A Love Letter to Yazoo
Time for another look back on some music, this time going all the way back to 1981 with a band that would start the career of a couple prolific artists and release phenomenal music!
Getting Fraternal: Party Like It’s 2010
Saturdays don’t have to just be for the boys. Have you ever been dragged to a party that you REALLY don’t want to go to, but obliged anyway just because your friend was excited about it? We’ve all been there. Your experience at these parties is purely dependent upon...
Exploring Japanoise and “Anti-Music”
A few years ago, my dad and I drove to Morgantown, West Virginia in search of Assumption Records, a record shop famous for being in a repurposed church. The last thing I was expecting to walk out with was a copy of There’s No Heaven Like Hell by Les Rallizes Dénudés +...
A Lad Insane
To switch up from my last column about 90s Alternative, I’ve decided to do a 180 and review a classic from the classic rock era (fittingly). Who better to encapsulate this era than the iconic David Bowie, a global rockstar of massive proportions. If you couldn’t tell...
Music Discovery: Queer Country Folk Music on a Tuesday Night
Months ago, my cousin Grace (who lives here in DC) reached out to me to ask if I’d be interested in joining her at a concert. She and her husband, Austin, would be going to DC9 to watch a friend of a friend open for another artist. So, on the first Tuesday of...
On the DL Volume 1
On the DL is back for another semester! It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote. In that time I have been spending my Sundays watching Formula One which also means unwillingly listening to the Dutch national anthem. While that has been a constant in my life, this...
Field Medic Concert Review
Just as expected, Field Medic’s show felt like a meeting with an old friend. What was unexpected was the insane power and sheer raw talent that could not be captured through his albums. Even his live albums did not do the complexity of his voice and composition...
EARWORM RETURNS!
EARWORM IS BACK! Welcome to another semester of your favorite musical opinion column. It’s been a while since we last spoke. And reader, much is new! The air is getting colder, so I’ve begun my annual rediscovery of the wonder that is Jeff Buckley’s discography. The...
Rebbeca’s Rewind Vol. 1: October Overtures
Greetings and a warm welcome to the debut edition of "Rebbeca's Rewind!" I'm absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to indulge in some music and share my thoughts with you. This week we are focusing on some of the solemn and eerie tracks released in the first two...
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...