Brooklyn-by-way-of-Providence band Fang Island‘s self-titled debut seemed to come out of left field earlier this year. At the very least, the aesthetic of the indie sites championing it didn’t prepare listeners for what the record actually sounds like. via Fireworks and Halloween Lights: A Conversation With Fang Island – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. Fang … [Read more…]
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 – Washington City Paper. A preview for Algernon Cadwallader’s D.C. show. … [Read more…]
Nichols and drummer Brandon Korch saw Pissed Jeans play at the Rock & Roll Hotel in April, and wanted to pay tribute. “We were like, ‘We can be in a band named Shat Shorts, and we’ll have songs like ‘Liveblogging the Loss of My Virginity,’†says Nichols. “It started off as a ‘This is gonna … [Read more…]
Most people would bring gloves, boots and their best winter coat to a snowball fight. One cop brought a gun. The Washington City Paper‘s City Desk blog has the down-low: According to an eyewitness, a D.C. Police detective (pictured above w/ gun) went nuts after kids pelted his Hummer with snowballs at 14th and U Streets … [Read more…]