MUSIC

This weekend brings the third annual Heart Of Winter Fest to Strange Matter. Richmond's frozen metal counterpart to the sweaty summer extravaganza that is Best Friend's Day looks like it'll be a total rager this year, with strong lineups on both nights that mix local...

Low Threat Profile - Product 2 (Deep Six/Draw Blank Records) Aging can be a dreary experience. What once seemed magical often comes to resemble a gilded pile of shit, one whose sparkle becomes more tarnished with each passing day. As a (purely hypothetical) example:...

Bizarre experimental noise duo Mutwawa released their limited cassette-only EP Necro Zulu late last year. It was originally scheduled to be released in a limited pressing of 100 copies, but they have decided to use the second batch of 50 cassettes for a new release...

A few months ago, I reviewed an EP by Shinobi Ninja, and had no idea what to think of it. There were songs that I enjoyed in that guilty-pleasure way, where you might put it on when you're alone but you'd be mortified to be caught by your friends listening to it. And...

Chromeo with MDNR and The Suzan Saturday, February 5 at 9:30 Club, Washington DC Unfortunately, my parents decided they had more important things to do than conceive me during what I have heard coined “the awesome eighties.” However, this past Saturday at the 9:30...

Sun Araw - Beach Head (Sun Ark) Reading interviews with Sun Araw's Cameron Stallones, you might be led to the conclusion that Beach Head, the band's newest release, would be just about the greatest thing ever. As reference points, he tosses out Fela Kuti, Zuma-era...

I first met Jeremy Rodriguez, alias DJ Chupacabras, years ago through a mutual friend and co-worker, Josh Houtkin (DJ JDH) who threw, and continues to throw the wildly popular FIXED party in NYC. Both from Texas, Jeremy immediately struck me as laid-back and very...