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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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photography by ryan minter
"All [these photos] are shot on either Kodak Portra 400 or Ultramax. I really enjoy observing people in relation to their space. Watching...


"heavy gold" by goodbye honolulu
One of the wildest shows I’ve ever been to was a Goodbye Honolulu show. It was late autumn last year. The band was playing at Alphaville,...


break the floor
I went out to the Union Club last summer to see Hannah’s sister’s band called Carpool. Her sister played saxophone. When the lights went...


an interview with palm bodies
Photo by Cat Young Recently, I had the chance to chat with Palm Bodies, a Pittsburgh-based DIY band that's making their way in the music...


a chat with megan loveless
Photo by Allison Young Megan Loveless is a show promoter and the creator of To-Go Records and Nashville Shows To Go. In this interview,...


sorrowless loss of life
Crowds sway on canary yellow dance floors of moonlight Grins cost nothing They create their own currency of sugar skulls and velvet...


gen z: music, memes, and memories
Generation Z (born between 1997-2012) often gets clumped in with the millennial generation, but these TikTok-loving, nicotine-addicted...


égocentrique & sybil
égocentrique acrylic "This was the first piece I created after seven years of not painting. I was very unhappy with it for the longest...


photography by camille watts
Gracie "In this piece of work, I used my DSLR camera and created a makeshift studio in my bathroom! I am greatly inspired by 60s fashion...


an interview with olive louise
Olive Louise is a singer/songwriter mixing her classical background with a pop flow. She recently released her latest single "Bad Things"...


"nashville" by razor braids
Photo by Nicole Potosme For Razor Braids, it seems as if everything has been leading up to today. The post-punk outfit from Brooklyn have...


an interview with aiko
Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova, who goes by the stage name Aiko, was born in Moscow and raised in the Czech Republic. She now resides in...











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