Published on April 14th, 2016

You might know producer extraordinaire John Congleton more for his work behind the boards, but he’s stepping out on stage »

Published on April 6th, 2016

Canuck punk trio The Dirty Nil are sliding head first into DC for a show at DC9 Thursday, April 7th. »

Published on April 6th, 2016

It had been less than a week since Andrew Bird cut the ribbon on his new album, Are You Serious, »

Published on March 19th, 2016

When I met up with a friend, and fellow music journalist, for a DIIV show at Webster Hall in New »

Published on March 8th, 2016

Nap Eyes dropped their brainy and languid new LP, Thought Rock Fish Scale, a little over a month ago. The »

Published on March 8th, 2016

The music of Your Friend sets a distinctly greyscale mood without being moody. It manages to be relaxed and intense »

Published on March 3rd, 2016

We’re lucky ears don’t have to blink or else we might miss the charms of Martin Courtney’s music. Last fall »

Published on February 15th, 2016

High Waisted’s show started even before their set had. While making the final tweaks of their sound check and waiting »

Published on January 18th, 2016

If you haven’t heard people talking about Torres then you’ve probably read about her on best-of-2015 lists or unknowingly heard »

Published on December 27th, 2015

One of my biggest regrets from the Sweetlife Festival this past May at Meriwether Post Pavilion was not catching more »

Published on December 16th, 2015

Heather Broderick Woods is in no hurry. She lays her hooks out as courses in a meal instead of shoving »

Published on December 9th, 2015

Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion expands to three full days in 2016, featuring best of today’s rock, along with legendary classic »

Published on November 30th, 2015

You never know what you’re going to get at the last show of an artist’s tour. Sometimes they’re so exhausted »

Published on November 15th, 2015

Among his myriad singular talents, Sufjan has a strange ability to seem devestangingly present even when you feel like he’s »