Isabella Polak

Back in the District: Dogpark’s Homecoming

Back in the District: Dogpark’s Homecoming

Hailing from the University of Richmond, DMV natives Dogpark made their second stop of their tour in a special place they can call home. The sold out show at the Atlantis was filled with family, old friends and an intense sense of nostalgia. Before the show began, you...

Concert Preview: Melt at 9:30 Club

Concert Preview: Melt at 9:30 Club

Combining a traditional indie-pop sound mixed with soulful and textural backtracks, Melt is performing their third to last show for their debut album "If There’s a Heaven" at the 9:30 Club on Nov. 7. Raised in the Big Apple, the band Melt was formed on a complete whim...

Rediscovering The Rare Occasions

Rediscovering The Rare Occasions

When I stumbled upon The Rare Occasions name in a long list of artists performing in D.C I was immediately sent back to 2021 when their hit “Notion” went viral on Tiktok. Surprisingly, this was not my first time hearing the song as it had made it’s way into my...

Concert Preview: Dogpark

Concert Preview: Dogpark

Combining late-90s and early 2000s indie-rock influences, the college-created boy band Dogpark is performing their first national tour with five different openers, stopping by the DMV from which they hail, at D.C’s very own The Atlantis on October 18th.  Dogpark’s...

What About a Saxophone Brings People Together?

What About a Saxophone Brings People Together?

I was introduced to Lake Street Dive by my Gen X dad. A band founded 20 years ago in Boston, Massachusetts by a couple of college students at the New England Conservatory of Music. I sat in the passenger seat and in the dull silence of another car ride stuck in...

Concert Preview: The Rare Occasions

Concert Preview: The Rare Occasions

The Rare Occasions are strolling into the DMV at D.C.’s beloved venue, The Atlantis. This indie-rock band is ready to dive into their brand new album “Through Moonshot Eyes,” proving time and time again that trios work.   Childhood best friends Brian McLaughlin...