AltWeeklies Wire
The soft art of D.C. Hardcorenew
An exhibit at CDS shows us the early days of Washington D.C.'s hardcore scene
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After a sex change for its singer, Against Me! returns reinvigoratednew
Laura Jane Grace is the first rock musician to come out as transgender in the midst of fame.
Barren Girls' Hell Hymnsnew
This four-song debut EP, every bit a punk record, preserves a rookie band's steady first steps.
Beloved Binge's Pocketsnew
They might've left town for a while, but Pockets proves Beloved Binge kept pace with Durham.
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Spider Bags' Shake My Headnew
At its foundation, Shake My Head is a collection of straightforward bar-rock songs. Walking (well, staggering) rhythms lend a vintage R&B swing behind overdriven guitar lines that mine '70s rock and pop.
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White Cascade's EP2new
Raleigh trio White Cascade is following that painful rule of creativity—cheerily discarding the past to try something new.
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How Alesana Quietly Became One of North Carolina's Biggest Bandsnew
Songs inspired by fairy tales and classic fiction veer between bludgeoning metalcore and airy pop-rock, between complex prog and sing-along simplicity -- a sound the band has dubbed "sweetcore."
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The Body & Braveyoung's Nothing Passesnew
For the first 27-and-a-half of its 35-and-a-half minutes, Nothing Passes sounds almost exactly like what one might expect from a collaboration between The Body and Braveyoung.
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