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A$AP MOB

Concert Review: A$AP Mob at Echostage

By Liam O’Donnell October 4, 2017

As artists of a genre that has always prided itself upon its collaborative and collective culture, A$AP Mob stands as one of hip-hop’s last real rap groups. Although there are many smaller joint acts...

Monday Music Update!

Monday Music Update!

By Lisa Park and Lisa Park October 1, 2017

Here are some tracks you should hit up during the week! Keep holding on: The weekend will be here before you know it. You got this. Jori Vague (ft. Ave Often)  - Focus https://soundcloud.com/jorivague/focus ...

KEVIN GATES

Album: ‘By Any Means 2’

By Noah Hawke September 29, 2017

★★★★☆ There are few musicians who can claim to have put out a full-length mixtape from prison — and even fewer who can say that it is among their finest works. But Baton Rouge, La. rapper...

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,...

Album: 'Sleep Well Beast'

Album: ‘Sleep Well Beast’

By Mac Dressman September 15, 2017

★★★☆☆ Political strategist Karl Rove described The National’s song “Walk It Back” as “a euro tech pop thing.” The National’s response? “F---k you, Karl.” Rove was asked...

ATLANTIC RECORDS

Album Review: ‘Luv is Rage 2’

By Noah Hawke September 8, 2017

Noah Hawke is a Hoya Staff Writer. ★★★★☆ Riding on the success of his greatest hit and song of the summer, “XO Tour Llif3,” hip-hop artist Lil Uzi Vert has finally dropped his highly...

DFA RECORDS

Album Review: ‘American Dream’

By Nick Harrison September 6, 2017

Nick Harrison is a Hoya Staff Writer. ★★★★★ “I can’t make you a promise,” front man James Murphy sings on “Change Yr Mind,” the fourth track on LCD Soundsystem’s fourth and...

U STREET MUSIC HALL FACEBOOK

Go-Go Going Nowhere

By Noah Hawke and Mac Dressman September 1, 2017

Frenetic drum beats, cheering and chanting pour out onto U Street. The sounds emanate from the insides of theaters, clubs and performance halls, where masses of Washington, D.C. music fans sing and...

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.V. ID: Introducing TV’s Greatest Title Sequences

A.V. ID: Introducing TV’s Greatest Title Sequences

By Claire Nenninger August 8, 2017

Title sequences serve an important role beyond simply introducing the cast and crew of a TV show. Rather, they have the unique ability to pique a viewer’s interest in watching the show, and in some cases,...

A.V. ID: Making Music Visual for the Masses

A.V. ID: Making Music Visual for the Masses

By Claire Nenninger July 22, 2017

Concerts have been an essential part of musical and cultural identities throughout the decades. Most people who consider themselves to be avid music lovers have gone to at least one concert or music festival...

A.V. ID: Sirens of the Summer

A.V. ID: Sirens of the Summer

By Claire Nenninger June 24, 2017

With summer upon us, there has been lots of talk about what the song of the summer will be — inevitably, some catchy pop song that will soon get overplayed and start grating at my ears. So instead, I...

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