Nov 27
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 …
Nov 19
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 …
Nov 17
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 …
Nov 15
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 …
Nov 11
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 …
Nov 08
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 …
Oct 31
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 …
Oct 15
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 …
Oct 15
Roy Blair – “Panavision” By Ben Copas After five years in hibernation, Roy Blair, an indie artist who spent the end of the 2010s on the precipice of fame, has returned with a new track and a new sound altogether. While he may not be a household name, Blair is inseparably intertwined with a specific …
Oct 14
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Interview With Grunge Author Mark Yarm By Eli Duncan-High During my brief hiatus from WGMU Radio, I took up reading into the alternative scene, more specifically grunge, which has played an important part in shaping my identity, from how I dress to growing my appreciation for the arts. When I …