By: Scott Greaney (@ScottGreaney_) Missed the game? Don’t worry – listen to our call of the last few minutes of GW’s thrilling victory! The George Washington Revolutionaries added to their most successful regular season in nearly a decade with an 88-81 tournament win over 15-seed Fordham, thanks to three consecutive three-pointers from Trey Autry in…
By: Scott Greaney (@ScottGreaney_) and Abe Rothstein (@RothsteinAbe) After finishing the regular season seventh in the Atlantic-10 Conference, the George Washington Revolutionaries have enjoyed the single bye and the week of rest after their blowout 81-58 win against Fordham last Wednesday. As the Revs return to the nation’s capital for the Atlantic 10 Championship, they’ll…
PICKAXE is a high energy, female-fronted punk rock band from our very own Washington, D.C. Although their published discography consists of only four songs, all wrapped up neatly in their recently released EP, PROVOCATEUR, each track has its own unique sound and message. It’s the kind of music that pumps up your adrenaline to negate those bruises you’ll inevitably get in the mosh pit. I can confidently say that PICKAXE’s music is best experienced up close, personal, and dressed in a hot dog costume. Seeing is believing; on streaming you get a very clean, packaged version of their songs but witnessing a set live brings together the whole experience. PICKAXE is impressive in that, even through the haze of the room and the writhing mess of the pit, their vocals and instrumentals come through just as clear and polished as they do on the EP.
By Carolina Carmo and Max CohenAll photos provided by Connor Murray The bands on the indie cassette label Crafted Sounds make scuzzy rock songs that often end before the two minute mark. “Oh Wonder” from Gaadge’s Somewhere Down Below is basically one idea—a three note riff that loops the entire time—executed perfectly. You have to…
By Carolina Carmo Birthday Girl D.C. can’t stop giggling. The first thing you notice about them is how comfortable they are with each other. Onstage during their sold out Redbrick Presents EP release show at Comet Ping Pong in May they share mischievous looks and joke around with beaming smiles. The day after, it’s late…
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 New Music event on Thursday, July 18th. We’ve just watched a set from Pania, a captivating young artist from Australia, but my attention span is…
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 legends like the Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball, and partly by spite, they’ve carved out a groove of self recording projects and going on frequent…
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 bands. Since the release of their 2022 debut album Quiet Corrosion in the Dancing Hall they’ve built a solid base seeping from D.C.’s legendary underground…
By Carolina Carmo Images from the D.C. punk archive. Washington, D.C. native musician Ian MacKaye, vocalist of bands like Teen Idles, Minor Threat and Fugazi, is most likely the reason you have black marker on the backs of your hands the day after a concert. MacKaye, now 62, was a teenager when the punk and…
By Max CohenPhotos provided by Alec Pugliese Being a DIY musician can be kind of shit deal. It’s not just writing and performing songs, to get anywhere you wind up taking on several less glamorous jobs – publicist, tour manager, merch salesman, social media head, van driver. Not to mention you’re fronting your own capital…
Photo of Oliver Tree from Billboard. By Kendall Larade On Jan. 13, Oliver Tree began his month-long “Alone in a Crowd” North American tour. Each show is not just a concert, but a movie, TV show, and play. The show features WWE wrestling, professional scooter stunts, stand up comedy, interpretive belly dancing, and of course,…
By Matthew Brooks It’s a classic situation for any GW music student: You’re walking through the Phillips hall basement and through the paper-thin walls of the practice rooms, you hear someone absolutely killing it. Whether they’re singing, playing a wind instrument, string instrument, drumming, or whatever else, they are shredding and you just have to…
By Carolina Carmo Photos by Kaya Kelley Eliza Mclamb, former GW student, came back to the District to perform at DC9 for the first time. She recently released her second EP, Salt Circle, in which she shares extremely personable songs, speaking of growing up, healing and different types of love. The new EP sounds incredibly…
From the WRGW Blog Archives. Originally published Feb. 19, 2015. By Lotanna Obodozie Ahead of their show this Friday at U Street Music Hall, WRGW chatted with Maryland electronic-R&B duo abhi//dijon. LO: When and how did you start making music together? Abhi Raju: June 2013, I guess. We just were bored and he had Fruity…
From the WRGW Blog archives. Originally published on March 6, 2021. By Jess Makler Cover photo by Lacey Terrell Racquel Jones. The word that comes to mind in describing her after our conversation is simply, resilient. Racquel grew up in Jamaica with three brothers, her mother and father. Her mother was a preacher and her…
From the WRGW Blog archives. Originally published on Sept. 22, 2019. By Emily Venezky Last week I interviewed Cynthia Lowen, a filmmaker that sparked a national conversation about the American bullying crisis with her documentary BULLY in 2012. Now she is touring the country to host community showings of her newest film, Netizens. Netizens follows…
By Sofia Armando Maryland native Joezy tells inspiring stories over infectious 808 beats. He has been focusing on making and performing spiritual music, as well as highlighting other Christian artists. I got the chance to sit down on a Zoom call with Joezy to riff about his sound, inspirations, and life experiences. This interview has…
From the WRGW Blog archives. Originally published on May 2, 2022. By Kate Twomey HoneyLuv dreams big. She dreamed about being a secret agent before deciding to take house music by storm with her genre-fusing and mind-melting sets. Now, she’s dreaming of being the next big name in DJing. Recently named in Billboards’ “Top 10…
Margaret Korinek is a junior from Chicago studying political communication. She went along with this silly idea I had of interviewing herself (inspired by this interview). After watching all the clips I could find of her work–her set at freshman orientation is especially good–I knew she was the person that could commit to this bit.…
By Carolina Carmo Cover photo by Danielle Towers “Everyone got it?” guitarist and vocalist Max Cohen asks. I didn’t. All I got was incoherent mumbling that vaguely resembled a melody. But bassist Andrew “Gibby” Gibson somehow translates the mumbling into a sick bass riff. Guitarist and vocalist Zach Basile and drummer Isaac Appelbaum don’t seem…
By Kate Twomey Before their November 5th show at DC9, radio host Kate Twomey sat down with the four members of Daddy’s Beemer to talk about being musicians in college and becoming a “real band”. Wesley, Brady, Dan, and Payton had just departed from South Carolina on their first East Coast tour in two years,…
By: Scott Greaney (@ScottGreaney_) Missed the game? Don’t worry – listen to our call of the last few minutes of GW’s thrilling victory! The George Washington Revolutionaries added to their most successful regular season in nearly a decade with an 88-81 tournament win over 15-seed Fordham, thanks to three consecutive three-pointers from Trey Autry in…
By: Scott Greaney (@ScottGreaney_) and Abe Rothstein (@RothsteinAbe) After finishing the regular season seventh in the Atlantic-10 Conference, the George Washington Revolutionaries have enjoyed the single bye and the week of rest after their blowout 81-58 win against Fordham last Wednesday. As the Revs return to the nation’s capital for the Atlantic 10 Championship, they’ll…
PICKAXE is a high energy, female-fronted punk rock band from our very own Washington, D.C. Although their published discography consists of only four songs, all wrapped up neatly in their recently released EP, PROVOCATEUR, each track has its own unique sound and message. It’s the kind of music that pumps up your adrenaline to negate those bruises you’ll inevitably get in the mosh pit. I can confidently say that PICKAXE’s music is best experienced up close, personal, and dressed in a hot dog costume. Seeing is believing; on streaming you get a very clean, packaged version of their songs but witnessing a set live brings together the whole experience. PICKAXE is impressive in that, even through the haze of the room and the writhing mess of the pit, their vocals and instrumentals come through just as clear and polished as they do on the EP.
By Carolina Carmo and Max CohenAll photos provided by Connor Murray The bands on the indie cassette label Crafted Sounds make scuzzy rock songs that often end before the two minute mark. “Oh Wonder” from Gaadge’s Somewhere Down Below is basically one idea—a three note riff that loops the entire time—executed perfectly. You have to…
By Carolina Carmo Birthday Girl D.C. can’t stop giggling. The first thing you notice about them is how comfortable they are with each other. Onstage during their sold out Redbrick Presents EP release show at Comet Ping Pong in May they share mischievous looks and joke around with beaming smiles. The day after, it’s late…
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 New Music event on Thursday, July 18th. We’ve just watched a set from Pania, a captivating young artist from Australia, but my attention span is…
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 legends like the Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball, and partly by spite, they’ve carved out a groove of self recording projects and going on frequent…
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 bands. Since the release of their 2022 debut album Quiet Corrosion in the Dancing Hall they’ve built a solid base seeping from D.C.’s legendary underground…
By Carolina Carmo Images from the D.C. punk archive. Washington, D.C. native musician Ian MacKaye, vocalist of bands like Teen Idles, Minor Threat and Fugazi, is most likely the reason you have black marker on the backs of your hands the day after a concert. MacKaye, now 62, was a teenager when the punk and…
By Max CohenPhotos provided by Alec Pugliese Being a DIY musician can be kind of shit deal. It’s not just writing and performing songs, to get anywhere you wind up taking on several less glamorous jobs – publicist, tour manager, merch salesman, social media head, van driver. Not to mention you’re fronting your own capital…
Photo of Oliver Tree from Billboard. By Kendall Larade On Jan. 13, Oliver Tree began his month-long “Alone in a Crowd” North American tour. Each show is not just a concert, but a movie, TV show, and play. The show features WWE wrestling, professional scooter stunts, stand up comedy, interpretive belly dancing, and of course,…
By Matthew Brooks It’s a classic situation for any GW music student: You’re walking through the Phillips hall basement and through the paper-thin walls of the practice rooms, you hear someone absolutely killing it. Whether they’re singing, playing a wind instrument, string instrument, drumming, or whatever else, they are shredding and you just have to…
Experiencing tour life for the first time, Levi Evans delves into his creative process, live shows, and upcoming EP.
By Carolina Carmo Photos by Kaya Kelley Eliza Mclamb, former GW student, came back to the District to perform at DC9 for the first time. She recently released her second EP, Salt Circle, in which she shares extremely personable songs, speaking of growing up, healing and different types of love. The new EP sounds incredibly…
From the WRGW Blog archives. Originally published on March 6, 2021. By Jess Makler Cover photo by Lacey Terrell Racquel Jones. The word that comes to mind in describing her after our conversation is simply, resilient. Racquel grew up in Jamaica with three brothers, her mother and father. Her mother was a preacher and her…
From the WRGW Blog archives. Originally published on Sept. 22, 2019. By Emily Venezky Last week I interviewed Cynthia Lowen, a filmmaker that sparked a national conversation about the American bullying crisis with her documentary BULLY in 2012. Now she is touring the country to host community showings of her newest film, Netizens. Netizens follows…
By Sofia Armando Maryland native Joezy tells inspiring stories over infectious 808 beats. He has been focusing on making and performing spiritual music, as well as highlighting other Christian artists. I got the chance to sit down on a Zoom call with Joezy to riff about his sound, inspirations, and life experiences. This interview has…
Margaret Korinek is a junior from Chicago studying political communication. She went along with this silly idea I had of interviewing herself (inspired by this interview). After watching all the clips I could find of her work–her set at freshman orientation is especially good–I knew she was the person that could commit to this bit.…
By Carolina Carmo Cover photo by Danielle Towers “Everyone got it?” guitarist and vocalist Max Cohen asks. I didn’t. All I got was incoherent mumbling that vaguely resembled a melody. But bassist Andrew “Gibby” Gibson somehow translates the mumbling into a sick bass riff. Guitarist and vocalist Zach Basile and drummer Isaac Appelbaum don’t seem…