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inji electrifies washington, dc
About 2 years ago, I had the amazing opportunity to photograph rising pop-star Inji at The Atlantis in Washington, DC. About 2 weeks ago, I had the same amazing opportunity to photograph her at the 9:30 Club; Atlantis' larger sister venue. Both performances blew my expectations out of the water - the ecstatic energy Inji brought to the stage flowed throughout the audience who returned it right back to her. Singing, dancing, laughing, yelling, and everything in-between flooded


Young the Giant Started off June in The Florida Leg of Their Victory Garden Tour, With cold War Kids and Almost Monday
It was such a pleasure at the beginning of this month catching Young the Giant again in South Florida. While I covered them a few years ago in Miami, this time around was a bit further north in Fort Lauderdale at the War Memorial Auditorium, a beautiful relatively new venue (that happens to be right next door to where I'm living now)! Young the Giant is currently on their US Victory Garden tour, showcasing their newest album that was released on May 1st this year. Playing the


fightmaster in la
E.R. Fightmaster kicked off their All or Nothing Tour with a sold out hometown performance at El Cid in Los Angeles, marking it as the first stop of the tour to sell out. Throughout the night, they balanced the set with fan favorites, newer releases, and first-ever live performances of unreleased songs from their upcoming album, including “Minotaur,” “Glide,” and another song jokingly referred to as “the one for divorcees.” Between songs, Fightmaster admitted they hadn’t prep


jeff draco - a look into excess
A few weeks ago, I sat down (on the internet) with Jeff Draco to discuss the release of his latest album Excess, the modern-age yearning for community, and the worlds largest chest of drawers. Residing in the Washington, DC area since 2018, Jeff has become a staple within the capital's indie-pop music scene. With his unforgettable live performances across the DMV area at iconic venues such as the 9:30 Club, as well as touring cross-country with artists such as The Thing With
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a chat with daniel jenkins
Daniel Jenkins is a visual artist based out of New Jersey. Can you remember the first creative endeavor you ever embarked on? What’s your...


art by lydia ramos
"As an artist with synesthesia, color swallows me up in all of my work: how to get the tone of my memory just right, trying to document...


a chat with april
April is a singer songwriter hailing from Ireland who doesn't want to keep her music in one box. April and I had the chance to talk about...


an interview with ztuped
Photo by Grace Ztuped is a punk rock band from Washington, DC. I recently caught up with their frontman, Aidan Tydings-Lynch, who's been...


photography by nathan kidder
"The core inspiration for [these photos] was to really be creative and capture a moment. Some were planned photoshoots with friends,...


art by sophie mallo
"I have been into art since an early age and my style has grown with me. It is constantly changing as I try to better myself with the...


an interview with gorilla party
Photo by Chloe Barkley Gorilla Party are a band based out of Athens, Ohio. It’s nice to e-meet you! What have you been doing to pass the...


"mountain of joy" by maya caskie
Maya Caskie is a British-Japanese singer/songwriter based in London. She brings us her newest track called "Mountain of Joy" about being...


a chat with sloane cabrera
Sloane Cabrera is a multi-media visual artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. Do you remember the first time you ever created something?...


"last minute" by bathtub milk
Bathtub Milk had their first ever band practice this past October. The video is on their Instagram, recorded in somebody’s kitchen,...


art by delaney sandoval
untitled acrylic and posca paint markers "What inspired this piece was a dream I had. The idea behind it was a roller rink on acid, I...


"kill my mind" by may chi
May Chi is here with her newest single "Kill My Mind" that holds honest lyrics and soft guitar sounds. May sings about how she "(mildly)...











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