Get your flannels, boots, and pumpkin spiced everything out: it’s officially fall. The leaves are finally starting to change colors, and you can put on a sweater at 8 am without having to change into a tee shirt by noon. With autumn comes the overwhelming need to put...
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ITS OFFICIALLY STICK SEASON
On October 17th, Noah Kahan and Adam Melchor officially kicked off fall with their performance in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Fillmore Silver Spring was the perfect venue for this concert. The hardwood floors gave it a rustic feel that accompanied the folk music...
Dehd: Concert Preview
Dehd is stopping in DC on their ambitious world tour with their fourth album, Blue Skies. Co-lead singers Emily Kempf and Jason Balla are supported on drums by Eric McGrady in this three-piece indie rock group from Chicago. Covid was not enough to stop the group from...
WVAU & UnCL – Del Water Gap – Renan Rocha
From flipping burgers in New York City to playing sold-out shows throughout North America and Europe, Del Water Gap, also known as S. Holden Jaffe, had his first London show this past week at the Camden Assembly Pub. The crowd, which sold out the show within 15...
Now Playing: You’re Going Through a Phase and You Need Help
We’ve all been there—you’re going through a phase, and you just can’t seem to escape the same music you’ve been listening to for days, weeks, months (years?) on end. I’m right there with you. The people who follow me on Spotify are probably tired of seeing me listen...
Color Theory: Beige
Hello! Welcome to Color Theory! This is my little column about how people like to group music. One of my favorite people on Spotify is Carly Bogie (@hahahkcoolgtgbye). Carly makes the most fantastic playlist known to man; you should definitely check them out. One...
Becoming Your Parents: iDKHOW—A band from the past, present and future
I’ve seen the band I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME live three times so far. Each time has been life-changing. The first was on their Night Heat tour in 2019. Every concert I’d seen up until that point had been at a stadium, so it was a vastly different experience....
Nomenclature: Unpacking Heartbreak and Peril in Lizzy McAlpine’s five seconds flat
Lizzy McAlpine’s newest album, five seconds flat, tells the story of the heartbreak, joy, and the rollercoaster of emotions that comes with navigating young love. McAlpine has been releasing music since 2019 and between her EPs and albums, as well as her social media...
Gorillaz: Concert Preview
Throughout their 24 years as a band, Gorillaz have remained an influential, indescribable and era-defining force in popular music. Despite ostensibly consisting of four animated members, the “virtual band” is a result of the collaboration between two artists, British...
For-profit Nostalgia, Pop-Punk, and UK Electronica: An Unrelated Analysis
Nostalgia is a booming business in the music industry. The success of 70s and an 80s nostalgia was cemented in the mid 2010s with groups like Greta Van Fleet and Vulfpeck engaging in mimicry of Led Zeppelin and Stevie Wonder, and pop acts like Dua Lipa and The Weeknd...









