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Interview: Lowertown

Interview: Lowertown

Interview: Lowertown - The Strength And Fruit In Intertwined Roots Lowertown is firing on all cylinders.  It’s been almost six years since Atlanta natives Avsha Weinberg and Olive Osby released their debut project, “Friends,” a playful lo-fi bedroom-pop record...

Concert Preview: Capitol Boogie at AU

Concert Preview: Capitol Boogie at AU

Get ready to rock out at the WVAU event we’ve all been waiting for: Capitol Boogie! Headlining band Lowertown and opening act Nectarine Girl will be gracing our very own Battelle Atrium this Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Free for AU students, this is an event you won’t...

Interview: Easy Honey at The Atlantis

Interview: Easy Honey at The Atlantis

Easy Honey describes themselves as the “opening band no one’s ever heard of.” Before they opened for Beach Weather alongside Wim Tapley & the Cannons at the Atlantis on Oct. 26, that was the case for most of the crowd. But the energy the band brought to the stage...

Five Cover Songs That Should Be the Definitive Versions

Five Cover Songs That Should Be the Definitive Versions

Lou Reed and Me   The cover song - it is a medium that has existed at the forefront of modern music in some way, shape, or form for decades if not centuries. Some of the most unanimously adored songs of all time are reimagined versions of others, justifiably...

It’s Jeff Buckley Autumn!

It’s Jeff Buckley Autumn!

Autumn’s onset marks the beginning of Jeff Buckley season, an era that spans from the first leafy crunch underfoot until the part of March where everyone decides spring has sprung. The winter months annually call for a seasonally appropriate soundtrack, and Jeff...

Ghouls & Games

Ghouls & Games

Join us for a spooky night of music trivia games. Come dressed in costume to win ghoulish prizes like WVAU merch and halloween goodie bags!! All are welcome, and snacks will be provided! October 19, 4 - 6:30 p.m., Butler Board Room

Trixie and the Rockers

Trixie and the Rockers

If the name Trixie Mattel sounds familiar, you probably aren't alone. Born Brian Firkus, drag queen and Barbie enthusiast Trixie Mattel strutted her way into the limelight all the way back in 2015 on the seventh season of hit queer reality competition show “RuPaul’s...

HFStival is Back! (Preview)

HFStival is Back! (Preview)

HFStival is back! After a 19-year hiatus, the DMV’s favorite alternative rock festival is ready to take on Nationals Park this Saturday, Sept. 21. In 1993, former alt-rock radio station WHFS hosted its first festival in RFK Stadium. Gen X-ers and DMV rock history fans...