Lights up. David Byrne of the Talking Heads stands in the middle of an empty stage, clad in a gray suit, barefoot, holding a human brain. “Here”, he says, is the beginning of his American Utopia.
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Orquídeas Album Review
On Jan. 12, 2024, Latin pop star Kali Uchis released her fourth studio album and second Spanish-language album, “Orquídeas.” As a fan of Uchis since the release of her 2015 album, “Por Vida,” I was ecstatic about the release of this album. I’ve seen Uchis twice —...
Happy Valentine’s Gay!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! My name is Evin and welcome to my first ever article for WVAU! A fun fact about me is I adore love songs. There’s truly nothing better than music that yanks at the depths of your soul and no better genre does that than the love song....
Emily’s Earbuds: Darren Kiely leaves DC9 in a worshipful trance
Darren Kiely proved himself an excellent live performer, stunned with beautiful acoustic set and his emotional showstopper “Mom & Dad.”
Meet Me @ The Altar? Uh, yes please, I do.
Pop-punk is something that hasn’t been raging. Something that we’ve been missing out on. The days of “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” may be behind us, but Meet Me @ The Altar (MM@TA) is only getting started! They’re revitalizing pop-punk one...
Michael Cera’s Long Goodbye
Nepo Baby? Nope. Although he is best known for his acting in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Superbad,” “Barbie” and more, Michael Cera also has had a musical past, with a solo career and his band, The Long Goodbye. Formed in Los Angeles, Michael Cera, Clark Duke...
Tunes-A-Million Volume 4: The Monster’s Playlist
Welcome back to our final Tunes-A-Million of the semester! It has been so thrilling to write about two of my favorite things, books and music, each week, and I hope you all have enjoyed reading along! I'm not sure about any of you, but I have personally entered into...
III: Childish Gambino Appreciation Issue
Hello and welcome back to Rebbeca’s Rewind! Long time no see! This week's episode is a little different, as it is entirely dedicated to one artist, Childish Gambino. I came across this idea when searching for songs for this issue and realized that three of his most...
Getting Fraternally Lit These Holidays
Ahhh, holidays are truly the frattiest time of the year. Ugly sweater-themed kickbacks and eggnog shots truly scream fraternity to me. I don’t know about you all. But seriously, the holidays are a great time to be thankful, looking back at the experiences that you had...
Photo essay: District Groove
On Dec. 2, 2023, WVAU held their first-ever...