The brother bands of loser rock: a brief history of Weezer and Fall Out Boy
By Leila McKiernan As excited as I was to return to GW this year, a new Instagram post from infamous rock group Weezer almost had me jumping back in the…
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REVIEW: “Manning Fireworks” is a miracle
By Max Cohen God bless Jake Lenderman. Since the release of Wednesday’s Twin Plagues, in 2021 he’s been in the enviable but tricky position of receiving constant critic praise for…
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The new side of Ava Camille
Words and photos Nancy Kiner The bathroom stall dividers are barely eye level at the Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood. My sister Alex and I are at the We Found…
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Milk St. are working hard through their anxieties
By Max Cohen Milk St. are an emo (think whiny folk-punk, not screechy math rock) trio from Bangor, Maine who are true DIYers. Partly fueled by a love of unexpected…
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REVIEW: Aging emos cope with nostalgic pop on Macseal’s “Permanent Repeat”
By Max Cohen Macseal used to riff nasty. Their formative EPs were stuffed with twinkly call and response hooks that all had the "Never Meant" appeal; complicated, sometimes skipping a…
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I went to all 10 of the Washington Post’s ‘can’t-miss’ summer shows
Words and photos by Carolina Carmo Some eight weeks ago, the Washington Post put out a list of 10 “can’t-miss” local concerts in June. While they definitely didn’t mean it…
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IN BLOOM: FFTD talk grunge, their next album, and the state of the scene
By Max Cohen Photos by Carolina Carmo Flowers for the Dead are a three piece of DMV-bred 20 somethings who are probably sick of being compared to 90s alt rock…
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Oso Oso joyously break pattern on “all of my love”
By Max Cohen Oso Oso is soft launching their next album Life Till Bones which is supposedly set to release Aug. 9. Last month the band gave us a first…
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REVIEW: Tiny Habits @ Union Stage, 4/5
By Mya Petryshyn Photos by Brianna Kimmel Beneath the kaleidoscopic glow of green, purple, and blue lights at Union Stage, is this music industry’s hidden gem: Tiny Habits. The minute…