“There’s no way this sound is just three guys!” is what I incredulously exclaim to myself, almost every time that I listen to Treaties summer 2023 album, Parting Gifts. This is...
Back in October, Barbicide dropped an album that nearly slipped completely under my radar. The debut album, Songs About Heartbreak and Nazis, features original members from the acclaimed New York...
The Skluttz are a Washington DC based ska band that is slipping under a lot of people’s radar. Their last EP, The Good Fight, was released in 2022 by Allegedly Records. In the last year, they...
Although it went down more than two months ago, I keep thinking back at how special this night was. *cue the Wayne’s World dream sequence* Garage League released their debut full length album...
Following their 2018 Self-Titled debut album, Vagales (comprised of Giancarlo Zamora Ibarra on guitar and vocals, Paul Becerra on bass and primary vocals, and Steven Saenz on drums and vocals) deliver...
Usually Virginia is just outside of my travel zone for shows. That 5+ hour drive is just a bit too much for me to stay awake on the way home. But after a shitty year and an offer to crash at a...
It’s no secret that I have a heavy (albeit VERY respectful and VERY healthy) man-crush on Will West and the Paperback Tragedy (PbT) Crew. I proclaim it to be “respectful and healthy” because I have...
“Saved By the Blood” This is an excellent opener for this new EP. The ominous repeating guitar notes that are then spiced with a haunting violin and powerful vocals immediately draws you...
Down-stroke: a technique used by musicians in which the pick only comes in contact with the guitarstrings in the downward motion; generating a tighter and more energetic sound. The Downstrokes...
Curse Words are a four piece pop/punk band from Washington D.C., self described as: “passive aggressive punk rock, meets death by bar tabs.” I would say that is a fair assessment. It Was the...