Category: rock music
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The Gossip in DC
Last night I stayed up waaaaay past my adult bedtime and snuck out to see The Gossip in concert. They played with Men and Apache Beat at the 9:30 Club, an awesome little venue here in town. I thought Men were pretty cool; I’d never heard them before, so I bought their sampler CD. It […]
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The Bitch of Living
Last night I caught the opening night of the traveling version of Spring Awakening. Based on an 1896 German play about teenagers “waking up” to the changes in their bodies and their emotions, it tells the story of a group of school kids wrestling with adolescent woes, centered around lovers Malchior and Wendla (pictured above […]
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This Week in Modern Rock
I sort of reluctantly bought the new Keane album despite two overwhelmingly negative experiences: 1. Their last album was really disappointing, and2. They got a poor review from Blender magazine, whose reviews I mostly trust. But after sampling a few of the songs and knowing Keane were moving over toward the Killers-esque synth sounds of […]
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Rock You Like a Hurricane
I had a “rocking” Saturday for a few reasons: First, the Open House event at The Writer’s Center was a rockin’ success! It was so well publicized even Tropical Storm Hanna decided to stop by…for the entire day. Despite the torrential rain and water-soaked streets, we had about 130 people come by to chat with […]
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Meet My New (Platonic) Girlfriends
I heard this song when I was out a few weeks ago and can’t seem to shake it. I got the whole Veronicas album and love love love it. One of them sounds a little like Michelle Branch, and you know how much I love that.