• REVIEW: Little Dragon at Rock & Roll Hotel [PHOTOS]

    Lover Chanting EP is out now on Ninja Tune There’s no group quite like Sweden’s Little Dragon. Since first surfacing in the late 90s, the Yukimi Nagano-led trailblazers have managed to successfully reinvent their sound countless times. Perfectly encapsulating musical moments in time like lightning in a bottle. Now, after 5 studio albums and unforgettable song…

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  • April + Vista at Rock & Roll Hotel [PHOTOS]

    You Are Here is out now on Otherfeels Recordings DC-based duo April + Vista sure put on one hell of a show. April’s smooth and bluesy voice perfectly complements the genre-bending productions of Matt Vista, and it only sounds better in a live setting. Thankfully, I just got to see them perform recently!   Last month, rising R&B/electro-soul artists April +…

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  • REVIEW: VÉRITÉ at Rock & Roll Hotel – 09/21/17 [PHOTOS]

    Being an independent artist in the current and ever-changing music world cannot be easy – but we’re inclined to believe it’s one of the best industry decisions VÉRITÉ has made thus far. In the few years since unapologetically splashing onto the pop scene, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter has been an untouchable musical force, charging full speed ahead and…

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  • REVIEW: Jagwar Ma @ Rock & Roll Hotel – 07/27/17 [PHOTOS]

    Every Now & Then is out now via Mom + Pop Days before their last U.S. tour stop at Panorama Festival on Saturday (07/29), Australian indie trio Jagwar Ma delivered a high-energy performance at Rock & Roll Hotel in DC. The band is currently on tour in support of their latest album Every Now & Then! The follow-up to their highly-celebrated…

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  • VÉRITÉ Announces “new skin” Album & Shares “ocean”: Stream

    new skin is available on October 25th Singer-songwriter Kelsey Byrne aka VÉRITÉ is today sharing her latest track, “ocean” as well as the news her second album, new skin will drop on October 25th. “ocean” follows the release of Bryne’s explosive comeback single, “gone” and subsequent track “youth.” Stream the new single below.   The tracks are leading up to an album the…

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  • Jay Som Shares New Single, “Tenderness” & Video: Stream

    Sophomore album Anak Ko due 08/23 on Polyvinyl Jay Som aka Melina Duterte recently announced her highly-anticipated sophomore album, Anak Ko and today is sharing the record’s second single, “Tenderness.”   The track follows “Superbike” and is a slow-burning, guitar-led highlight off the album, with Duterte calling it a “feel-good, funky, kind of sexy song” in part about…

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  • 2019 Grammy Awards: Full Nominees & Winners

    See our Grammy winner predictions and live tweets It’s the day after the Grammy Awards and we’ve officially survived memorable red carpet moments, shining live performances, and nailbiting close-call wins by artists across all genres of music. The night was led by 15-time Grammy winner, Alicia Keys and included iconic performances by Cardi B, H.E.R.,…

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  • Review: Wolf Alice @ R&R Hotel – 07/07/17 [PHOTOS]

    Visions of a Life due September 29 via Dirty Hit Wolf Alice is finally back! The London alt-rock group’s highly-anticipated sophomore album Visions of a Life will be released on September 29 via Dirty Hit. The band has released two tracks so far: ‘Yuck Foo’ and ‘Don’t Delete The Kisses’. Now, they’re hitting the road in support…

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  • Going All The Way with ‘Flamboyant’ Dorian Electra: EXCLUSIVE

    Dorian Electra’s new single ‘Flamboyant‘ is out now It’s late March and the weekend leading to Transgender Day of Visibility — a celebration of the courage it takes to live openly and authentically, while also raising awareness around the discrimination trans people still face — and we’re zooming through the nation’s capital to meet with rising pop provocateur Dorian Electra.  …

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  • Irish Artist Talos Talks New Album, Touring, and SXSW

    Talos’ Far Out Dust is out now on BMG Understanding and accepting change, distance, or solitude can be extremely cathartic. At times, even necessary for our own survival. For Irish artist Eoin French aka Talos, the need to explore these visceral emotions has led to some of his most ambitious songwriting and studio work yet, and the creation…

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