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It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Blogging)
By Max Cohen Everybody, even the people who hate him, pretty much agrees that Bob Dylan is the greatest songwriter of all time. Some will attach asterisks to the moniker…
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Connor Murray of Crafted Sounds is “in the business of breaking even”
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…
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Blues in Rockland
By Max Cohen I have this dream where youngerbrothers of former friendsare shocked to death by frayed cablesin busted guitar ampsthat blast out anthems for thebright new class of white…
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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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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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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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CONCERT PREVIEW: Arm’s Length w/ Carly Cosgrove, Ben Quad + saturdays at your place @ The Atlantis, 4/18
By Max Cohen Huge gig for emo music coming up next Thursday at D.C.'s newest venue. Arm's Length from Ontario are currently on their first headlining tour and are stopping…