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Sammy Rae & The Friends brought summer in February to 9:30 Club

Review By: Jess Daninhirsch If there were a term to describe a Sammy Rae & The Friends concert, fittingly, it would be the joy of friendship. The “Friends” extend beyond the seven-piece band; when you go to one of their shows, they make you feel like you are one of

Mondrary at Tacos Tijuana!

Photos by: Jennifer Gable

Support Freeform Radio! An Endangered Species!

align=left hspace=10 width="100%" height="100%"/> Frank Zappa says, "Support Freeform Radio!" WMUC needs your support. Donate to WMUC, the *only* freeform radio station in the Washington DC / Baltimore area and one of the few remaining student operated, freeform college radio

GALLERY: ericdoa- Dead on Arrival Tour at Union Stage!

By: Ava Rowse EricDOA brought his Dead on Arrival tour to Union Stage this week with an electrifying set. The crowd roared tremendously and danced in one wave, almost entirely in unison. Everyone knew all of his lyrics, a sign of true cult fandom. By the time he started to

GALLERY: Loud Boyz - DC9’s 20th Anniversary Showcase (2/12/2024)

Photos by Olivia Click

GALLERY: Margaret Glaspy - DC9’s 20th Anniversary Showcase (2/10/2024)

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Release Radar: December/January 2024

Thank you for your service Pitchfork, WMUC Music Team got it from here. Less than a month into the semester, the team has already been working hard in helping you keep track of the best of new music. I really thought the month was going slow for music, but we

Discover Hidden Gems: Crush/Puppy Love

Whether you are in relationship or single, we all deserve good music! Love might just be one of the hottest subject in music, and you can trust music team to find you the most niche picks for your valentine this year. For this week, team got together to discuss the

Baby Tate Slays The House Boots Down At Union Stage!

By: Joulisa Francis Although the rapper and songwriter first appeared on SoundCloud in 2015, I was surprised to hear Baby Tate announce her first tour following the release of her album titled "Baby Tate Presents: Sexploitation the Musical." As I entered the pit, Baby Tate was very enthusiastic

ericdoa: Dead on Arrival Tour is coming to DC at Union Stage!

By: Ava Rowse In the words of my younger brother who has introduced me to all sorts of music like this, "ericdoa makes infectious musical arrangements with digital overtones for the same internet-raised teenagers he still plays Valorant with." Until I heard sad4whattt in an episode of Euphoria,

WMUC Best Albums of 2023

With the combined expertise and labor of music team and a 3.5 hours bloodbath of a deliberation, we are finally ready to present our... BEST ALBUMS ROUNDUP OF 2023! Well, before we get into our opinions, what do the people think? This year, we surveyed the people of UMD

bar italia stuns with moody and minimalistic performance at Songbyrd DC

By Olivia Mezzullo bar italia, one of the most esoteric bands breaking out of the London indie scene, performed at Songbyrd Music House in Washington, D.C., last Friday. I first found out about bar italia last year when Lindsay Jordan of Snail Mail (who I actually saw at the

Release Radar: November 2023

The finals season won't stop us from finding great music! Here are all the best albums, EPs, and mixtapes of November. Integrated Tech Solutions Aesop Rock Turntablism, synths that sound like fax machines, a computer thicker than my microwave on the album cover, Integrated Tech Solutions’ retro angle

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Presenting the REQUIEM zine!

A preposterous plethora of palpable design,  particular collage, potent poetry, precise word, and pervasive music, under a new pernicious name! We bring you Requiem ZINE #1! Would you like to explore the past through a venerable kaleidoscope of written language flip to page 19 for the WMUC Throwback spotlight! While

TAGABOW electrifies Baltimore audience in their first stop on U.S. tour

By Molly Szymanski Their backs are all turned to the audience while they make fleeting eye contact with one another as some of the most egregious beats you’ve ever heard in your life blare out of the SP-404 sampling board precariously balanced on a high-top chair at center stage.

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