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Natan Press - DC Area Associate Editor Natan was raised in Boston, a modern lover in the land of Lemonheads and Lobster. He has lived in DC for 8 years, introducing the less fortunate mid-Atlantic region to his unimpeachable Bostonian taste in music, and training as an attorney. He likes music of all kinds, but mostly just the Inspector Gadget theme. Hannah Brady - Contributor Hannah Brady has worked in music since she was straight out of the womb. Her dad brought her to the radio station to record his show every Thursday night, and taught her the power of quality writing and music. He likes to brag that his daughter has pooped on-air. She kind of likes that too. After experimenting with band management, merch tables, festivals and artist development, Hannah now spends her time with her harshest critic, a bearded dragon named Syd, writing about local music and looking for new places to share her work. She loves everything about music journalism and plans to continue writing about music for the rest of her life. Opal Rose - Contributor Opal Rose is a local music journalist and performing artist. She has been within the DMV music scene since about 2007. Over this time frame she has developed relationships with local brands and artists, and seeks to help raise awareness for them and the unheard indie artist. Sade A. Spence - Contributor Sadé A. Spence is a bicoastal entertainment reporter originally from Los Angeles and now in Washington, DC. She started out as a college radio DJ at UCLA, and ended up on the red carpet of the American Music Awards. The author and producer of two successful entertainment radio shows and the co-host of “Pop Goes The Culture,” carried globally by WERW, Sadé has covered local events, major festivals and national movie premieres including The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise via Walt Disney Studios, The Scream Movie Franchise via Dimension Films and Thor via Paramount Pictures. Her passion in interview and coverage attention to underground and developing bands/projects (long before they hit their nadir) drives her love for her work. She holds degrees from Syracuse University and UCLA and can be found in the middle of the crowded show, or on the red carpet, or @SadeASpence on Twitter. Rohan Khanna - Contributor Dawn Reed - Past Editor Jordannah Elizabeth - Past Contributor Jarrett Blankenship - Past Contributor Karl Dobias - Past Contributor
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Loud Times Ahead With The Tennis System
Black Cat's Halloween Ft. America Hearts, Foul Swoops, & the Cheniers
More Halloween madness, this Sunday at the Black Cat get a triple dose of Yeah Gates Records with America Hearts, Foul Swoops, and the Cheniers, with two of these label mates releasing 7"s that very night. America Hearts spout cute and quirky pop on Be My Jones, featuring a tune with lyrics inspired by vocalist Jess Matthew's 3 year old nephew. Then on the gritty side of the rock spectrum, Foul Swoops churn out the rough and raw sounds of traditional DIY recording, bound to sound most excellent on vinyl.
CD of the Month: Weekends "Strange Cultures"
After literally and figuratively creating an impressive amount of buzz with their debut album and two follow up EPs, Baltimore's up and comers Weekends have recently released their first full length record, titled Strange Cultures. Like similar two-man guitar-drums bands No Age and Japandroids, Weekends' Brendan Sullivan and Adam Lempel produce a chaos of sound, full of texture and depth that would make many other larger bands painfully jealous. In their newest collection of songs, Weekends splash a thin shimmery veil of tropical vibes over a mess of noise rock, transforming a seemingly schizophrenic cacophony of guitar wails into something melodic, foot stompingly powerful, and entirely enjoyable. Strange Cultures finds the band bringing all facets of their sound to the table, making for an eclectic combination of head-swirling fuzz that sees the vocals taking a back seat to the scorching guitar lines and rock solid drum licks. The mostly instrumental closer, "Raingirls" is emblematic of their sun-soaked, axe-thrashing sound, part surfer-brah, part punk rocker. -Brooks
Painted Face Making DC Dance
Allie Alvarado (formerly of Blood Lines and Telepathe) , a DC transplant with Brooklyn blood, has teamed up with her dance music producer brother Alvin Risk, spawning Painted Face; an electro pop solo project that is easily, the next best thing in DC. The debut EP Undreamt recently released, is bound to get some serious spins on dance nights for sure; with a gorgeous track like "Undreamt" providing swirling beats and lushy vocals reminiscent of Kate Bush and Bat For Lashes. So download it, and perfect your moves!
Alvarado recently gigged it up at Rock & Roll hotel with School of Seven Bells. BYT was there to cover it, check out their review.