Featured image provided by Jacob Tracey. The Nashville, TN band, Judah & the Lion, put on an exceptional live show at the Anthem in DC Thursday night. The unique collective, who offer a mix of folk, bluegrass, rock, hip-hop, and electric music in their...
With September and the fall semester in full swing, here is a list of some of the most exciting upcoming concerts taking place in the DMV area this month! Black Pumas - 9/12 New to the music scene, Black Pumas is bringing back the key sounds of the 70s to the modern...
Time Before Us. The title of Stephn’s first project hinted at the past, but in reality, the EP was filled with sounds, stories, and emotions that can’t be bound to one moment in time. And the positive response to Stephn’s debut is a clear indicator that we’ll be...
For most of recorded history, if you wanted to know about how common tropes of classic rock songwriting share common ground with the aesthetics of 19century Romantic art and literature, you’d be out of luck. Then, just recently, some dude wrote a book about it...
Homecoming: The Live Album reinforces the timelessness of Beyonce and her influencers’ music. Leave it to Beyoncé to give listeners an album long enough to be a movie. Homecoming: The Live Album, was released on Apr. 17 on all major streaming platforms alongside her...
The Neighbourhood’s front man, Jesse Rutherford, just released his second solo album titled “GARAGEB&” on April 12. The Neighbourhood is an alternative pop/ rock band that have always made some pretty exciting tunes. I have been a fan of them since I can remember...
They Might Be Giants. Even if you haven’t heard the name, you’ve definitely heard some of their work. They’ve recorded the theme songs for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Malcom in the Middle among other things. They’ve also have had a career spanning almost four...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lleYJOwpRC8 Everyone by now knows and has continuously heard about Coachella. Right off the bat, in my opinion, it is very much overrated. I have my favorite festival back home, Summerfest, which does not get enough rep. It is far...
If you couldn’t already tell, I like Iggy Pop. One of the first installments of my “Why I Cover” series was about his song “The Passenger” and, realistically, it’s not going to surprise me if he reappears here again from time to time. That man has done a lot in his...
Rock music, whether in its pure Rolling Stones-esque form or manifested into its many different sub-genres, has been steadily declining in the American music festival circuit. And this year’s Coachella Music Festival, with the exception of some independent heavy...