Reviews

by Jane Roser Wednesday’s Clay vs Levi Round 2 musician match-up at Virginia’s Jammin’ Java was an intimate, cozy evening featuring new music, collaborative tunes, popular hits and lots of all-in-good-fun jabs at the Washington Nationals baseball team. The Read More

by Adam McGrath The Sounds live show begins and ends with lead singer Maja Ivarsson, plain and simple. The fiery rocker commands the stage from first note to last, spitting, smoking, and hiking up her skirt as she belts out hit after hit. There’s no doubt that bandmates Felix, Read More

Matt Hires Heartache Machine Reviewed by: Jane Roser   The title track to Matt Hires’ new EP is what I like to call a clever contradiction. It speaks of heartache, for sure, and the imagery of “blood on the track, I don’t wanna go back” is both Read More

Eric Hutchinson Pure Fiction Reviewed by: Lara Supan   What do you say to a friend who seems to be making some bad life decisions? Eric Hutchinson has been in the local music scene for quite a while, and is known for his clever, thought provoking lyrics and unique, edgy Read More

Todd Terje It’s Album Time Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Todd Terje has long stood as a near-celebrity in the dance music world, and in the past four years his star has risen exponentially with each new single. “Ragysh/Snooze 4 Love” put him on the map in 2011 Read More

Tweens Tweens Reviewed by: Ari Roth   The self-titled debut album by the rather unfortunately named Tweens is a straightforward, uncomplicated rush of jangly, slightly psychedelic garage rock. The songwriting is direct and the arrangements are efficient and compact, and each Read More