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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Peach Pit

Peach Pit Showcases New Sounds in Intimate Performance

By Nick Okerlund October 17, 2018

Pop group Peach Pit thrived in an intimate performance at DC9 Nightclub on Oct. 10, displaying a new energetic sound that thrilled the crowd. As the clock struck 10 p.m., anticipation climbed minute...

BØRNS

Concert Review: Børns at The Anthem

By Kyra DiMarco February 16, 2018

Børns is as fascinating as the “lightning in a bottle” he sings about on his hit “Electric Love.” Although his voice and personal style take inspiration from Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson,...

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Concert Review: Lauv at the 9:30 Club

By Kathryn Baker February 8, 2018

In his performance at the 9:30 Club on Feb. 6, emerging electro-pop artist Lauv, otherwise known as Ari Leff, showed off his phenomenal falsettos and suave dance moves to capture the crowd’s attention...

ROSTAM

Album: ‘Half-Light’

By Mac Dressman September 22, 2017

★★★★☆ The sound of “Half-Light” is best described by its cover. The colors are bright and warm, evoking sensitivity and emotion, while the image itself is pixelated, belying a digital,...

GRIZZLY BEAR

Album: ‘Painted Ruins’

By Marina Tian September 1, 2017

★★★★★ Everybody loves indie music. And why wouldn't they? Once reserved for independently produced music, the term is now used freely to describe any variety of sonically interesting music....

A Conversation with Bastille’s Kyle Simmons

By Meena Raman March 24, 2017

British pop-rock group Bastille quickly rose to fame in 2013, following the release of hit single “Pompeii” — one of the most streamed tracks that year. Since then, the band has lost none of...

Album Review: How to Be a Human Being

Album Review: How to Be a Human Being

By Marina Tian September 2, 2016

“How to Be a Human Being,” the sophomore album of English indie rock band Glass Animals, is perhaps best described by a line in the album’s third track, “Season 2 Episode 3”: “Sometimes it...

Album Review: ‘Dope Machine’

By Anna Shuster February 27, 2015

★★★★★ The Airborne Toxic Event’s “Dope Machines” is by far the band’s best album to date. In this latest release, the band managed to pull off a paradigmatic style shift from the...

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