Witty post-punk.Originally from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, Chastity Belt didn't find fame until they hit the city of Seattle. Now, on the heels of their 2013 debut No Regerts, Annie Truscott, Gretchen Grimm and Julia Shapiro have many more critiques...
Always a bit brash and a ton of fun, D.C. punk band Priests stopped by WVAU on their way to Black Cat to open for Parquet Courts in February. They blazed through songs mostly from their new album Bodies and Control and Money and Power, ending with a special...
Courtesy of Our Breathing Planet.“For thus you speak: Real we are entirely, without belief or superstition.' Thus you stick out your chests, but alas ÛÒ they are hollow!” -NietzscheMusical culture has been long dead, but only recently has the stench of its...
Courtesy of Black Cat. I've received nothing but "good advice" from people as I graduated high school, went through my summer internship and began my first and second semesters of college. To be honest, I was pretty sick of it before I even graduated....
Courtesy of Asthmatic Kitty. A Pitchfork review described Helado Negro's latest LP Double Youth as “an exercise in reconciling forgotten artifacts with present memories.Û It's clear that even in his fourth album, the son of...
Courtesy of DongDong. Keep a finger on the pulse of East Asia's up-and-coming musicians and you might first hear the heart of K-Pop's color or Japanese eccentricities. Sometimes it takes deep listening to find a nice tune from mainland China. China's careful...
Courtesy of the author / Sheetz foreverSometimes I go on spur of the moment adventures. This Saturday morning I woke up early on my own accord and decided I was going to Frederick to go antique shopping. I had never been to this specific spot in Maryland...
Courtesy of The Line of Best Fit. Carson and her friend (and "official pop culture consultant"), Olivia, give a track-by-track review of the new album from Marina and the Diamonds. Carson: Have you listened to this album before? Olivia: Nope, this...
Courtesy of CBS Denver. Normally when talking about Denver, one does not immediately think of the city's blooming music scene. When thinking of Colorado's capital, normally the things that come to one's mind are mountains, marijuana and skiing (which, I...
Ah, Paris; the city of lights, love, fine food, fine wine and fine music. If you follow me on social media, you might've figured out that I visited Paris over spring break. Parisian house music has always been one of my main inspirations for wanting to...