Foona Fest @ Songbyrd, 6/27
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Foona Fest @ Songbyrd, 6/27

Foona Fest, a night of live music, furries, local vendors, and foosball, organized by K Nkanza of Spring Silver will have its third annual iteration Friday June 27 at Songbyrd. Six DMV bands and artists will be performing, including experimental rapper Sir E.U and indie rocker Spring Silver. The event will also feature zine-makers, artists, and creative vendors. Rounding out the night is a foosball tournament. If you’re into experimental music and art, check out Foona Fest June 27! 
Local bands have a ball at Mosh Madness
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Local bands have a ball at Mosh Madness

I spent the Saturday before starting my last semester of college watching a bunch of out of shape local musicians play basketball in a church gym in Takoma, MD. It was the first ever Mosh Madness, a half-court single elimination tournament organized by Ian Donaldson and Reid Williams of Dorinda. Fourteen bands competed while five bands (three of who also balled) – Flowerbomb, Pretty Bitter, Massie, Pinky Lemon and Spring Silver – played sets during the matches. The event raised over $2,600 for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. Flooded in stale lighting, the smell of sweat growing exponentially worse each hour, you could barely hear conversation because the acoustics of the room weren’t prepared to host some of the DMV’s best and loudest. After whining through a semester abroad with no real live music, this was the perfect scene homecoming.