Suki Waterhouse – Concert Preview

Suki Waterhouse at The Anthem Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Alexandra Henriques English singer-songwriter Suki Waterhouse takes her The Sparklemuffin Tour to The Anthem on Wednesday, December 11th, supported by indie-rock band Bully. The tour celebrates Waterhouse’s newest album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, released in September of …

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Album Review – A Philly Special Christmas

The Philly Specials – A Philly Special Christmas By Emma Redden The holidays just got a little bit brighter with a Philly Special Christmas. In 2022, three players for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Kelce, Jordan Maliata and Lane Johnson, decided to celebrate the season with their own Philly twist by forming The Philly Specials. And …

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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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A Conversation with Allie X

A Conversation with Allie X By Amal Qazi  I had the great privilege of being able to talk to singer-songwriter Allie X ahead of her Weird World tour about her newest album, Girl with No Face, and what it means to be a musician in the digital age. Watch the whole interview here and view my …

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The Front Bottoms – The Fillmore Silver Spring

The Front Bottoms at The Fillmore Silver Spring: Concert Recap By Alexandra Henriques On October 26th, the famous indie-rock, “Midwest-emo” band, The Front Bottoms, took on The Fillmore Silver Spring in Maryland, supported by Eliza & the Delusionals. The show, the 19th of their Finding Your Way Home Tour, was one of the most entertaining …

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Album Review – Bright Future

Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: “Free Treasure,” “Candleflame,” and “Already Lost” Adrianne Lenker’s music feels like poetry. Recording entire albums on an eight-track tape, Lenker’s sincerity shines through both her sound and her process. Her previous album, songs and instrumentals (2020), was created in isolation, removed from the intimacy …

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Delta Sleep – Concert Preview

Delta Sleep at Black Cat Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Alexandra Henriques On Friday, November 22nd, Delta Sleep, Teen Suicide, and Carpool Tunnel take on Black Cat, a historic music venue in the U Street/Shaw neighborhood. The Black Cat was founded in 1993 and has since hosted …

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All Things Go Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion – Festival Review

All Things Go (And So Should You) By Alexandra Henriques  This year, I had the greatest pleasure of attending the All Things Go music festival on Saturday, September 28th, at Merriweather Post Pavilion (ignore that this article is nearly two months late). It was easily one of the greatest days of my life, but I …

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NewDad – Concert Preview

NewDad at The Atlantis Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Noah Temple Irish indie rock band NewDad just released their first studio album, Madra, in January of this year and, since then, have exploded in popularity, touring Ireland and the UK. Now they are coming to The Atlantis …

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Pre-Amp Pre-View – Event Preview

Pre-Amp Pre-View Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – An Event Preview By Alexandra Henriques  On October 18th from 7-9 p.m., WGMU (that’s us!) will host their first-ever Pre-Amp event at the Side Pocket of The Hub. Pre-Amp will serve as a precursor to the annual festival that we organize, Amplifest, though on …

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