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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CONCERT PREVIEW: Azymuth @ Black Cat, 9/5
By Kendall Larade The titans of samba jazz, Azymuth return to Washington, DC this fall in partnership with record label and live music project Jazz is Dead. Over 50 years…
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GIG REVIEW: Florry @ Comet Ping Pong, 8/18
By Carolina Carmo Photos by Kyle Meyers After having toured as support for MJ Lenderman, Real Estate and Kurt Vile, Philadelphia-based country rock outfit Florry played a ripping set at…
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Built to Spill @9:30 Club, 9/9
By Liam Edmondson Slacker rock pioneer Doug Martsch is taking his ever-changing creative vehicle, Built to Spill, back on the road to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s 1994…
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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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How projections became a key tool for pro-Palestinian dissent at GW
Cover photo by Taytum Wymer By Inshara Ali “It’s a projection,” says a protester with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student-led solidarity movement for Palestinian liberation. “We have…
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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…