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Songs that Click: Dance Parties and Spooky Season

Songs that Click: Dance Parties and Spooky Season

Welcome back to Songs that Click! I will once again be bringing up songs that have really stood out to me this week and discussing why I think they did so and why you should listen to them too. Hopefully some of these songs will make your week a bit better like they...

Culture and Cadence: From the Dorm to the Club

Culture and Cadence: From the Dorm to the Club

DC is a sleepless city, and the nightlife perfectly embodies this. Like most of the incoming students, I’ve done my fair share of clubbing and getting familiar with the incredible venues that are scattered around the city. While it’s not always the smartest financial...

Wavves w/ HARMLESS at Black Cat 10/22

Wavves w/ HARMLESS at Black Cat 10/22

Garage punk and indie noise pop in one? Wavves takes the Black Cat stage with a genre-blending grunginess you can only expect from a San Diego rock band. Formed in 2008 by frontman and vocalist Nathan Williams, Wavves grew to incorporate the talents of Alex Gates on...

New City, New Music

New City, New Music

Who: Faye Webster & Danger Incorporated When: 09/24/21 Where: Capital Turnaround I'm new to the city, new to the music and new to the people. As someone from Indiana, a place where almost no one comes to tour, I figured if I really wanted to become a “big city...

Texture in Music Part 1: Beeps and Boops

Texture in Music Part 1: Beeps and Boops

I’m a sucker for musical texture. I’ve always been drawn to the timbres of a song, its pulsing bass, its sticky vocal harmonization, its clattering drums. But beyond personal indulgence, my hope is that in exploring musical texture, as opposed to rhythm, melody,...

Down the Rabbit Hole: How to get into Shoegaze

Down the Rabbit Hole: How to get into Shoegaze

About this Column: My favorite way to discover new music is to immerse myself in a completely new genre or scene. The world of independent music hosts various subgenres that can sometimes seem daunting to get into. My goal for each column is to introduce one of these...

Songs that Click: Fall, Lack of Motivation, and Nostalgia

Songs that Click: Fall, Lack of Motivation, and Nostalgia

Welcome to Songs that Click! This is a column where I’ll be sharing certain songs that have really stuck with me recently and discussing why I think that is. These past few weeks have been a bit tough with schoolwork piling up but also lots of excitement over a new...

Middle School Gothic: Music You Can’t Sweat Out

Middle School Gothic: Music You Can’t Sweat Out

My name is Jessica Anthony, and I'm an ex-emo. Well, as someone who is currently wearing a Killers shirt, black nail polish, and a beanie, maybe ex isn't quite the correct terminology. Recovering? Raging? Call it what you will. Regardless, 2000s-2010 Emo and Pop-Punk...