2017 started off like any good year should start: with Ed Sheeran releasing new music. Finally, everyone's favorite ginger (Ron Weasley is a close second) returned with not just one but TWO singles that'll get you grooving. While “Shape of You” is one of Sheeran's...
I grew up loving ska, especially the third-wave ska that was popular in the 1990s. A copy of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones's Let's Face It was one of my favorite CDs my Dad gave me, among copies of Blues Traveler's Four and Huey Lewis and & The News's Sports....
Edit by Maria Carrasco Last year I was very excited to come back to D.C. during winter break. This year was different, for obvious reasons. But despite my absolute disgust of returning back to the city, especially on Jan. 21, some great music has come out that makes...
Courtesy of Wordpress Recently I got the chance to talk to FM Belfast's Lüa Hlün HjÌÁlmtüsdüttir about the band's new single, a recent collaboration, and politics. Macie: How was the Iceland Airwaves festival? Were there any new acts you found particularly...
Photo Credit: Daniel Jenks You may laugh at that video, but back in Chicago I actually did know a promoter (that is a generous title for what he was doing with his life) who lived in a van…down by the river. Kinda sad, actually. Anyways.Musicians worldwide have always...
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE SEMESTER AGAIN: AN OPEN MIC, BABY. This time we're sponsoring with our friends over at Education Not Debt, @ENDebt_AU. Same place as always -- Batelle Atrium. And it's TONIGHT (Fri, Jan 27) at 8PM !!!!!! And now, a much more articulate wording of...
Photo taken by Bailey Cunningham On Tuesday, January 17th, D.R.A.M. kicked off the DMV leg of his Big Baby D.R.A.M. tour with a show at U Street Music Hall. He collaborated with openers River Tiber and Ari Lennox, whose hazy sounds set the mood for the night. Lennox...
I may be over a month late on giving my opinion on Starboy, but I just wanted to process my emotions before babbling on for thousands of words. I decided to make this short and sweet. After listening through Starboy, I sat and stared at my ceiling for a couple of...
Did you know that Kansas City is actually in Missouri? Like, the main part of it. There's a city in Kansas called Kansas City that is on the other side of the Missouri river from Kansas City, MO, but it's really just a kind of large, residential suburb, with only...
All photos courtesy of Two Door Cinema Club, Broods, Mitski, Frankie Cosmos, Weathers, Hippo Campus, Girlpool, Saint Motel, Bad Suns. Edit by: Maria Carrasco. All photos below shot by Maria Carrasco. Since it is an off week, I figured I should switch things up; yes,...