Hot Ticket: Thursday & Underoath @ 9:30 Club, 2/22/11
It might be easy to lump the group Thursday, playing tomorrow at the 9:30 Club, in with other aging emo bands such as the Get Up Kids. But Thursday have come a
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We Love Music: Thursday & Underoath @ 9:30 Club, 2/22/11
All photos by Andrew Markowitz I was not expecting such a great night of metal at 9:30 Club on Tuesday night. To my surprise, the show was sold out by the time
Hot Ticket: Broken Records @ Black Cat, 2/20/11
Who is Arcade Fire? Beats me. What is Scotland’s answer to Arcade Fire? According to NME, that would be Broken Records, a six-piece indie folk group that’s playing Sunday night at
We Love Music: Broken Records @ Black Cat Backstage, 2/20/11
All photos by Erin McCann Broken Records may have been the headliners at Black Cat’s show last Sunday night, but DC locals US Royalty stole the show. Having recently sold out a
Abandon All Ships vs Norma Jean
category: compare-contrast I am a little concerned for the teens of America. They might grow up thinking that THIS is metal. Terrible, terrible song. They mix, like, "deathcore" with dance beats
James Blake - I Never Learnt to Share
author: Marten date: 07/02/2011 tags: It ain't metal, but let's talk about some dark pop music for a second. James Blake - I Never Learnt To Share This guy just put
We Love Music: Chromeo @ 9:30 Club, 2/6/11
All photos by Michael Darpino Per Michael’s advice, I thought I’d cruise over to the 9:30 Club on Sunday night to dance with single ladies with good taste in music.
Hot Ticket: Monotonix @ Comet Ping Pong, 2/4/11
If you’re looking for a “unique” experience on Friday night, you can’t do much better than seeing Israeli garage-rockers Monotonix at Comet. Their debut album was a well-received collection of fuzzy
We Love Music: Monotonix @ Comet Ping-Pong, 2/4/11
All photos by author So this is what anarchy feels like. Even with over 700 shows under their belt, Monotonix’s show on Friday night at Comet might’ve been the best chance