The cherry blossoms have bloomed and fallen; spring's way of telling us the first quarter of 2026 is over. The year so far has been absolutely stacked for electro-pop. Projects that prove the genre isn’t just bedroom-producer territory, but truly the sound of the...
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ear: The Most Dear and The Future
I bought my ticket to see ear at DC9 faster than I've ever bought a ticket to anything. It was pure instinct—the kind of instinct that tells you something matters before your brain catches up to explain you actually don’t have $20 to spend. Now, writing this three...
Concert Preview: Perfume Genius @ Lincoln Theater on 3/31
The Lincoln Theatre has hosted several incredible artists over its tenure in D.C., including Fiona Apple, Bon Iver, and Duke Ellington. Joining the ranks of these legends and more is the Grammy-nominated Perfume Genius, set to perform Tuesday, March 31. Perfume...
Concert Preview: Mindchatter @ 9:30 Club on 3/21
Mindchatter—the pseudonym for Multi-instrumentalist Bryce Connolly—asks why electronic music and indie songwriting can’t coexist on equal footing. The producer-singer-songwriter, who once joked he nearly went by “DJ People Pleaser,” has built his sound around this...
The Era of College Bands is far from Over: An Interview with PB&J
You’ve heard it before: “The era of college bands is behind us.” The conventional wisdom goes something like this—music today belongs to the solo bedroom producer, to the Doechii’s, the Clairo’s of the world, to whoever is quietly uploading demos to SoundCloud at 2...
Concert Preview: The Record Company @ 9:30 Club on 2/28
Have you ever wondered to yourself: What if I could understand what Dave Matthews was saying? Let us introduce you to your next steel guitar obsession. The Record Company—a Los Angeles blues-rock outfit—is at large, re-touring their hit debut album "Give It Back To...
Concert Review: Twilight Override @ The Lincoln Theatre: A Night With Three Tweedys
Short beards, knitwear, too-small beanies, and wire-rimmed glasses; on Oct. 26, Jeff Tweedy brought his classically eccentric audience to the Lincoln Theatre. The room itself felt like a relic from another decade: red velvet seats, ornate gold trim curling around the...
Concert Preview: Jeff Tweedy @ The Lincoln Theatre on 10/26
Jeff Tweedy is set to perform at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC, on Oct. 26. This performance follows the Sept. 26 release of his fifth solo studio album, "Twilight Override"—an ambitious three-part record that has received early critical acclaim. Tweedy is...







