Meet Sneaks, DC’s DIY Maverick Meet Sneaks, DC’s DIY Maverick
On her new album, Highway Hypnosis, the post-punk artist revels in rawness.
Jan 24, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show
The spotlight, fairly or unfairly, is on hip-hop artist Travis Scott, for crossing the line and performing on Super Bowl Sunday.
Jan 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Black Feminist Punks to the Front Black Feminist Punks to the Front
On their debut album, London’s Big Joanie pay tribute to black sisterhood.
Jan 15, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The Fyre Festival Documentary Is a Lurid Look Into Start-Up-Culture Grift The Fyre Festival Documentary Is a Lurid Look Into Start-Up-Culture Grift
Chronicling the infamous music festival, the documentary looks at how tech bros turned a luxury getaway into a blockbuster scam.
Jan 14, 2019 / Stephen Kearse
Bad Bunny Rewires the Global Pop Machine Bad Bunny Rewires the Global Pop Machine
The Puerto Rican artist’s new album asserts música urbana’s growing influence on the pop world.
Jan 11, 2019 / Eduardo Cepeda
Country Music Is Also Mexican Music Country Music Is Also Mexican Music
The Department of Homeland Security recruits agents at country festivals, but the musical genre knows no borders.
Jan 3, 2019 / Ludwig Hurtado
The Best Albums of 2018 The Best Albums of 2018
A striking number of this year’s most potent albums give voice to the disorientation, anxiety, and rage that infuse the human experience today.
Dec 21, 2018 / David Hajdu
Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet
Their new album is an impeccably accomplished and deeply satisfying collection created largely through free improvisation.
Dec 19, 2018 / David Hajdu
Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection
On Some Rap Songs, Earl excavates hard truths about himself and his heritage, and the results are dazzling and gut-wrenching.
Nov 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
‘Choral Marx’ Sets ‘The Communist Manifesto’ to Music ‘Choral Marx’ Sets ‘The Communist Manifesto’ to Music
“We’re singing our way through the contradictions of capital.”
Nov 27, 2018 / JW McCormack