For every musical project that comes out, there is an artist who is at the forefront. With their name boldly printed across album covers and promotional materials, everyone knows who they are. Then there are those working just as hard behind the scenes to make the...
What started as an impromptu decision to attend any venue in the city having a show that Friday turned into a surprisingly captivating night of live music. While contemplating which one would properly satisfy the desire to view high energy performances filled with...
Glasgow-based band, The Snuts, decided last year to break away from their major label Parlophone Records (a subsidiary of Warner Music Group) in favor of going independent. Despite the incredible success of their earlier releases, "W.L." and "Burn the Empire," The...
It’s back. WVAU’s biggest, loudest event of the semester is back this Saturday, Mar. 2, in the Kay Spiritual Life Center Basement. The Kay Basement concert is a long-standing WVAU tradition that goes back to at least 2012–or at least, that’s the earliest Instagram...
Folk pop is finally mainstream! With artists like Noah Kahan becoming international stars, the era of folk / indie pop is upon us. Madi Diaz has been putting out music since 2007. After releasing five full-length albums, she finally got her big break when Harry Styles...
Darren Kiely proved himself an excellent live performer, stunned with beautiful acoustic set and his emotional showstopper “Mom & Dad.”
Darren Kiely, an up and coming Irish folk-pop artist, comes to DC the first weekend of February. His first ever single, “How Could You Love Me,” came out in 2022, followed by a few more singles from the EP Lost, which dropped just this past November. To be entirely...
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...
On Dec. 2, 2023, WVAU held their first-ever...
D.C. was lucky enough to have Wild Nothing and JW Francis perform on Nov. 9 at The 9:30 Club. The concert lasted from 8 to 10:30 p.m., doors opening on the early side at 7 p.m., with good vibes flowing the whole time. Just as anticipated were Wild Nothing’s...