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Discover Hidden Gems: Rainy Days

In grade school, I always loved rain, since they brought all my classmates together. During lunch break, everyone would stay in our cozy home room as the storm raged outside. Despite the chills beyond the window, we found warmth within those walls and glow inside our hearts. Nowadays, rain means

Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist Show the Fillmore the Importance of Community in Underground Hip-Hop

By Hannah Lee Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist, two renowned and respected figures in the hip-hop scene, set off on their supporting tour for recent collab album, Voir Dire, earlier this month. Being a huge fan of the Alchemist’s versatile production and having loosely followed Earl’s enigmatic career

Couch discusses 'Sunshower' EP after headline tour stop at The Atlantis

By Jess Daninhirsch The seven-piece funk-pop band Couch reached their halfway point on their headline tour at The Atlantis last Saturday. Trumpet player Jeffrey Pinsker-Smith and saxophone player Eric Tarlin dove into the makings of their newest EP, Sunshower, which came out during their tour on Nov. 3. Pinsker-Smith was

Beach Fossils and Turnover are coming to the 9:30 Club

By Olivia Mezzullo Staying in the College Park area for Thanksgiving and need something to occupy your Saturday night? Look no further, as Beach Fossils are playing an early show at the 9:30 Club on Nov. 25 with support from Turnover as a part of their record release tour

Gargoyles, ghouls and Grog: Frog’s newest release is confident and swampy

By Molly Szymanski For the last decade, Danny Bateman has been tweaking and mastering the formula for freaky lo-fi. Under the moniker Frog, his songs are woefully, whimsically nostalgic, tackling suburbia in a way that encapsulates the smallest slices of existence. The band cites influences spanning from Townes van Zandt

A. Savage delivers pensive, yet energetic show at Black Cat

By Olivia Mezzullo After one of the most chaotic Metro journeys I’ve had in my life, my friends and I had no idea what to expect as we walked into Black Cat to see a performance from A. Savage. Andrew Savage is best known as the co-frontman of the

Release Radar: October 2023

The weather's finally getting cold again, when all drip freezes dry and I have to wear the same baggy jacket everyday... Good thing we got lots of great new music! This month we are seeing a few of really nice funk/jazz releases ranking towards the top, but

Flo Milli Shows The Fillmore She's Still Here, Ho

By Joulisa Francis While posting promotions about her upcoming project on Instagram, Flo Milli gave an additional gift to her fans by announcing the “Thanks For Coming Here, Ho” tour featuring upcoming rapper, Maiya The Don. The Fillmore filled up quickly on Nov. 2 with fans anxiously waiting for the

TORO Is Coming, and You Better Be Ready

The band talks about ‘Frasier,’ their aspirations and an immense love for chicken wings. By Erica Javadpour Maryland-based indie/alternative rock band TORO (dubbing themselves as Toro All Caps, to emphasize that their name is indeed in all caps) is the love child of four guys who say they’ve

boygenius’ EP 'the rest' celebrates the little things in life

By Molly Szymanski On their first full-length release the record, the indie canon’s favorite supergroup boygenius — comprised of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker — traipse through heartbreak and loneliness in a whirlwind of emotions cloaked in delicately crafted lyrics, finding solace in love and friendship. A mere seven

Discover Hidden Gems: Fall (and Halloween?) Finds

Is your Halloween costume ready?? Personally, I've already been in my costume all autumn as Asocial Melancholic Indie Teen (which is quite difficult, because irl I am actually very well-adjusted and cool!), completed with a full set of tote bag, headphone, and earthtones. Anyways, if you want to

An interview with Underground Springhouse

By Ava Rowse In an interview before their Oct. 4 show at the 8x10 in Baltimore, Underground Springhouse band members shared a sentiment they learned from Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead’s bass player. “Our live studio records are meant to be advertisements for our live shows,” Underground Springhouse guitarist

Release Radar: September 2023

How have you been surviving midterm season? If finally have time to be diving into some new music, WMUC got your back. We brought our favorite new albums & EPs of September to meeting and reviewed them rigorously. We've listened to far more music than what is featured

Neon Trees and LAUNDRY DAY show out at the 9:30 club

Shot by Daryl Perry Silent Rival and LAUNDRY DAY opened for Neon Trees at the 9:30 Club on Sept. 27 in Washington, D.C. Neon Trees is an alternative band from Provo, Utah, currently on  "The Favorite Daze Tour" to promote their upcoming album, which will feature

Jordana dazzles Union Stage

Shot by Olivia Mezzullo Jordana performed at Union Stage with Dev Lemons on Sept. 22, captivating the audience with her bedroom pop music, powerful voice and skillful guitar playing.

Underground Springhouse is coming to the 8x10 in Baltimore

By Ava Rowse Underground Springhouse can be best defined by their motto, “more of the good, less of the bad.” The band does everything with this in mind, and you can especially feel this live at their concerts. Along with the Dan Heely Band, Underground Springhouse will perform at the

Discover Hidden Gems: Summer Recap

Welcome back to school! Or if you're new here at UMD, hope you've been enjoying your first month on campus! For our first meeting of the semester, music team came together to produce a PLAYLIST of all of our favorite tracks from the summer and May.

Discover Hidden Gems: Music for Cartoons

Update: This newsletter was originally produced for the week of 4/17/2023, but it was never uploaded till now due to technical difficulties. Hope you enjoy! Last week, Music Team built a music playlist and newsletter based on a location setting. This week, we consider the music for a

Despite tour cancellation, Shy Glizzy performs for his hometown

By Joulisa Francis Earlier this month D.C. rapper Shy Glizzy announced his world tour after the release of his new album, “Flowers.” However, he got in trouble with the law later that same month, resulting in his arrest on a felony charge. Upon looking at the news, his shows

Bryson Tiller shows he is “back and better” with his 2023 tour after six years

By Joulisa Francis After a two-year hiatus from his last album, “A Different Christmas,” the R&B singer quickly drew fans’ attention after announcing his “Back and I’m Better” tour in March. Upon approaching the Fillmore, I was shocked at the line being wrapped around the building— with

Discover Hidden Gems: Y2K

The Y2K is an era of history that many college students today just narrowly missed out on. While many of us don't have personal memories of the early 2000s, the cultural memory of Y2K seeped into our early childhood through forms of classic movies like Mean Girls and

WMUC Watchlist: Flowers for the Dead

They looked like they had just crawled out of the Goodwill bins: vintage and mismatched, but timeless. Their pedal boards were made out of a skateboard deck and an old briefcase, their setlist, at their feet on the old weathered carpet, was written on the bassist’s sandwich wrapper from

Caroline Polachek and Ethel Cain are coming to the Anthem on Spiraling Tour

By: Olivia Mezzullo Finals getting you down? Need a fun pick me up with lots of great pop music? Head to the Anthem to celebrate the end of the semester as Caroline Polachek brings her “Spiraling Tour” to D.C. at the Anthem with support from Ethel Cain on May

Bikini Kill and Mannequin Pussy Call for Action Amidst the Noise!

By: Hannah Lee On April 6, I had the incredible opportunity to witness Bikini Kill play their sold out show at the Fillmore with opener Mannequin Pussy. Being a casual listener of both bands, and a huge fan of alternative indie and punk music in general, I knew this was

Project Glow 2023: The Terrific Two’s

By: Katarina Hein This upcoming weekend spectators will once again usurp the streets of Washington D.C. as Project Glow approaches. The festival features over 30 performances, including the incredible Tiesto, LSDream, NGHTMARE, Dom Dolla, and Zeds Dead. With that being said, get ready to be submerged in sounds so