One of Shaw’s best-kept secrets is a fun little space behind Blagden Alley known simply as “Fight Club,” because apparently, you’re not supposed to talk about it. Oops.
For the uninitiated, the warehouse-looking space boasts a skate park, stage, and plenty of room to ensure the thriving D.C. DIY community has a spot to throw some [...]

This weekend marks thirteen years since the Ramones released their swan song recording, “Adios Amigos.”
The last few years of the Ramones’ existence almost played out like the final repetitive years of a creatively bankrupt TV sitcom called “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!,” now reduced to paring down familiar notes to their broadest, most applause-garnering catchphrases. Joey [...]

reposted from Life After Records
In this episode, the Chicago humidity not only inspires but influences the signature Horton sardonic commentary on all the tracks he features and discusses. He cites Weezer’s Red Album B-Side, “Ms. Sweeney” as “the best Weezer song in over ten years.” However, after a brief pause he slyly admits that [...]

For a while now, DJ People’s Champion had been running the DC monthly, Transatlantic. The premise was to have one live act sandwiched in between DJs. The night has seen the likes of Lismore, Time Machine, and The Glass, just to name a few. Sadly, DJ People’s Champion has since moved [...]

“The Carter upgrade is something we’ve been talking about around here for a while now, along with our discussions of the rise of the cultural phenomenon, and self-proclaimed iconoclast, Lil’ Wheezy. Though some of us do remain unconvinced, he does serve us well as a polemic that we might use to question our here and [...]

Last Thursdays at Marquis gets to be a bit fun for me, Triobelisk, and Outputmessage. We get to try out some new tunes we’ve been working on for the dancefloor, and this past Thursday was no exception. Right before his set, much like a kid who couldn’t contain a secret that he had been holding [...]