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The Rise and Fall of the Alt-Pop Superstar

The Rise and Fall of the Alt-Pop Superstar By Ben Copas The return of the heroin-chic IT girl is long past celebrating its arrival – from the brief reign of the TikTok e-girl subculture, to the rise of dissociative pouting Instagram models and the unprecedented success and hivemind inundation of Charli XCX’s Brat earlier this …

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Joywave – Concert Preview

Joywave at 9:30 Club Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Amal Qazi Rochester originating indie rock band Joywave, consisting of members Daniel Armbruster, Joseph Morinelli, and Paul Brenner, is coming to the 9:30 Club on Thursday, October 12th, for their Permanent Pleasure Tour. Permanent Pleasure is their fifth …

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She’s ‘Doing It Again, Baby!’ – Girl in Red Concert Preview

She’s ‘Doing It Again, Baby!’ By Graham Boyle …and it’s so good, she had to add a second night. After selling out her first D.C. date in a matter of days, Norwegian singer-songwriter Girl in Red added a second night at the Anthem, taking over The Wharf from April 20-21. The 25-year old will embark …

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Cris Jacobs – Concert Preview

Cris Jacobs at The Lincoln Theatre Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview  By Emily Gill Cris Jacobs is a DMV born and raised singer-songwriter labeled “The King of Baltimore rock ‘n roll”  by Baltimore Magazine. His upcoming tour will be supporting the release of his 3rd studio album, One …

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Friko – Concert Preview

Friko at DC9 Nightclub Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview  By Kate Trebra   If you’re looking to find an escape from studying for finals, or even a refuge from the biting winds of November, look no further than the warm sounds of Friko.  After forming in 2019, Friko …

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Album Of The Week

To Learn – Leith Ross | By Kylie Arbini Top Tracks: (You) On My Arm, I Just Don’t Think That You Like Me Anymore and We’ll Never Have Sex Leith Ross’ short and quaint discography has been occupying a comfortable space in our radio station’s studio for some time now. Just last week, “(You) On …

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Album Of The Week

Love Lives in the Body by Soft Blue Shimmer/Live Show Review By Kylie Arbini | Top Tracks: Prism of Feeling, Cloudless, and 9090 From their first EP Nothing Happens Here to their debut full-length record Heaven Inches Away, Soft Blue Shimmer has spent their actively blossoming career crafting and perfectly packaging hazy sonic landscapes for …

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Album Of The Week

Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain By Kylie Arbini | Top Tracks: Family Tree, Ptolemaea, and American Teenager I’m not a particularly religious person myself. While I occasionally attend temple with my sibling and use God’s name in vain at the slightest inconvenience, I most commonly find myself attributing my struggles to the fact that someone up …

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Album of the Week

Monster Movie – Can By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: Father Cannot Yell & Outside My Door It’s hard to think of a more influential band that hasn’t gotten their fair dues than Can. They were one of the forerunners of the late 60s-early 70s German experimental rock scene which led to the development of …

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Album Of The Week

Loaded – The Velvet Underground By Tyler Mandell | Top tracks: Who Loves the Sun, Sweet Jane, Rock & Roll  “Loaded,” the final album by legendary art-rock band The Velvet Underground had that title because the record was to be “loaded” with hits. This would come across as insane to anyone who had listened to …

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