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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...
Looking Back To Move Forward: The LA Riots and How They Changed West Coast Sound
On April 29th, 1992, South Central Los Angeles exploded with fury, spurring riots for days, causing over a billion dollars in damages, changing not just the city, but its music as well. When four white police officers were filmed horrifically beating Rodney King...
On The DL Vol. 3
Hey, Hey Hey! Welcome back to On the DL Vol.3, I don’t know about you guys but between the weather and finals coming up, doing school work is the last thing I want to do right now. So, to take your mind off of the impending week of finals, I give you the third...
Crowd Split in the Duster Dimension, a Concert Review
On April 11th, DMV audiophiles experienced the heart of slow-core, up close and personal. Duster took the stage at D.C’s Black Cat on tour celebrating their musical comeback. The slow-core icons and up and coming Brooklynn’s Widow’s Peak was an energetic stop to be...
The American Music Fairness Act: What is it, and why does it Matter?
Today there are two distinct copyrights within each song— one for the sound recording, and one for the underlying composition. But this wasn’t always the case. Until 1972, there was no federal copyright protection for sound recordings. Before then, artists had to...
The Origins of Indie
My radio show theme this week was indie rock. While I was DJing, my friend Olivia texted me: What even is indie music? That got me thinking, then researching, and then coming to this conclusion: Indie is fake!! Indie: the term is used to loosely describe fashion...
The Middle School Cult of Twenty One Pilots
In middle school, being a Twenty One Pilots fan was somewhat like being a cult—a cult composed of band kids, emos, and weirdos. I was, naturally, part of this cult. But why were so many middle schoolers obsessed with the band? The duo, composed of Tyler Joseph and...
The Art of Covers
In my opinion, one of the most magical things about music are the ways it gets shared and reinvented. Musicians have been taking inspiration from each other since the beginning of time, a practice that has led to some of the most brilliant music that exists today....
Rurality, Virtue Signaling, and a Fervent Defense of Country Music: An Unrelated Analysis
I’m a bit tired of hearing people say, “I love all music…well, except country”, especially because I was at one time one of these people. But what’s with this disavowal of country anyway? What about country music could be so offensive, particularly to younger liberal...