Alicen Hackney

Alicen Hackney is a music journalism student at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. Her passion is sharing and exploring music and it's cultural ties, and she is always looking for new artists and styles.

stories by Alicen Hackney

Hair-Flipping, Back-Bending Rock N’ Roll Allies

Hair-Flipping, Back-Bending Rock N’ Roll Allies

With Shagwuf's Sweet Freakshow, the Charlottesville surf-garage band celebrates five years of advocating for safe spaces, being vocal about intersectional issues, and rocking out. Gutter-glam swamp-rock band Shagwuf is on a mission. The Charlottesville-based trio...

Apparel With Purpose

Apparel With Purpose

With Van Herten Outerwear, designer Cate Latham creates rugged outerwear with an artistic flair drawn from her background in ballet. From ballet costumes to rugged outdoor wear, Cate Latham has climbed a fashion mountain. After leaving the costuming department for the...

Toward Space Bares It All

Toward Space Bares It All

The youthful garage-punk trio from Richmond love to get naked, get crazy, and play loud, fast rock n' roll. Not necessarily in that order. Garage-punk trio Toward Space has been creating a brainsick space for the homeless and the strange in Richmond since their...