Seven months after the band released its debut album Goes Canoeing, D.C. new-old-emo act Monument is back at it with a new cassette, Sweatpants Fever. via Monument Releases More New Old Emo – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. The new stuff from Monument rips. Sweatpants Fever! by Monum[...]
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June 16th, 2011 - 12:58 pm § in Freelance Work
Monument Releases More New Old Emo – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:12 pm § in Freelance Work
Download: Into It. Over It.’s “Washington, D.C. – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper
Chicago-based emo troubadour Evan Thomas Weiss isn't the first person to record a song called “Washington, D.C.” via Download: Into It. Over It.’s “Washington, D.C. – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. A behind-the-scenes look at Into It. Over It.’s[...]
December 27th, 2010 - 10:36 pm § in Freelance Work
The Best New Old Emo of 2010 – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper
2010 has been fantastic for the new old emo: Plenty of bands released strong albums, EPs, singles, and demos—some of which might even rival the best in the genre’s history. Here’s the cream of the crop. via The Best New Old Emo of 2010 – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. A[...]
December 17th, 2010 - 11:00 am § in Freelance Work
TIGERS JAW | DigBoston
For a group of kids who spent the 90s in elementary school, Scranton PA’s Tigers Jaw understand the spirit and sonic sensibilities of that decade better than most bands today. via TIGERS JAW | DigBoston. Review![...]
December 9th, 2010 - 10:56 am § in Freelance Work
The New Old Emo: Meet D.C.’s Monument – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper
Emo, as we’ve come to know it, gets fairly bad press. But Monument is one of a handful of bands across the country that is reimagining the sound by resurrecting something akin to the ’90s version of it. At gigs on the local house-show circuit, Monument can draw 50 or more kids, but sometimes jus[...]
November 25th, 2010 - 11:28 am § in Freelance Work
The Buddy System | Music Feature | Chicago Reader
Evan Thomas Weiss doesnt exactly have a lot of name recognition—the 26-year-old emo troubadour, who plays a mix of singer-songwriter ballads and heavy pop-punk tunes, does most of his recording as Into It. Over It., and that cant be helping. via The Buddy System | Music Feature | Chicago Reader. I[...]
October 26th, 2010 - 9:08 pm § in Freelance Work
Tomorrow: Algernon Cadwallader, Standard-Bearers of the New New Emo – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper
When second-wave emo legends Cap’n Jazz reunited earlier this year, music critics and fans rejoiced. It all seemed a little unexpected: After years of Warped-Tour banishment, emo was being celebrated again. via Tomorrow: Algernon Cadwallader, Standard-Bearers of the New New Emo – Arts Desk &[...]
October 6th, 2010 - 2:07 am § in Freelance Work
The New Emo: It’s back, living underground and thriving in Chicago | Newcity Music
Joking aside, Castevet’s success is a big deal. For a band that plays basement shows as often as Castevet, the opportunity to release an album on a foreign label like Japan’s Stiff Slack Records doesn’t happen every day. Castevet is doing something big. And that big thing is emo. via The New E[...]