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VANCE JOY

Concert Review: Vance Joy at The Anthem

By Kathryn Baker June 25, 2018

Australian indie-folk heartthrob Vance Joy brought his boyish charm, masterful guitar playing and sultry vocals to The Anthem on Tuesday, June 12, as part of a tour celebrating his 2018 album “Nation...

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW

CONCERT REVIEW: Old Crow Medicine Show at The Anthem

By Kiera Geraghty June 15, 2018

For just the evening of April 28, the rousing and high-powered sounds of string band Old Crow Medicine Show turned The Anthem into an intimate and lively country bar. With no opening act, the crowd...

MEGHAN MANDI FOR THE HOYA

Concert Review: Milky Chance at The Fillmore Silver Spring

By Meghan Mandi January 26, 2018

In an age when sound engineers can make any artist sound flawless in a music studio, it is rare to hear a band replicate the perfection of studio tracks at a live concert. However, last Saturday night...

CARPARK RECORDS

Album: ‘Life Without Sound’

By William Leo September 1, 2017

★★★☆☆ Music, like all other forms of art, has an ability to affect us at our most basic emotional level. Music has a feeling, an almost tactile sensation, which can allow us to experience...

ARLO GUTHRIE

Arlo Guthrie Talks Tour, Family, and Folk Music

By Rachel Linton February 17, 2017

A seasoned musician, Arlo Guthrie is no stranger to the touring lifestyle. Like his father Woody Guthrie, Arlo is known for his folk music with a conscience. Following his sold-out Alice’s Restaurant...

Album Review: ‘The Bearer of Bad News’

By Anna Shuster March 20, 2015

★★★★☆ Andy Shauf’s latest release is the perfect record for brooding away the last days of winter. Its muted guitars and gloomy vocals conjure up overcast days, and its simultaneously profound...

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Rangila 2014

By Photo Editor November 26, 2014

Rangila Rewind

Album Review: ‘Stay Gold’

By Allison Cannella June 23, 2014

★★★★☆ If you thought First Aid Kit was a quintessential soft indie folk group, think again. With the release of its latest album, “Stay Gold,” the Swedish sister duo delivers a robust...

Let the Festivals Begin

By Margie Fuchs June 20, 2013

Like Yeasayer, I couldn’t wait for the summer. The freedom, the sunshine, the long bike rides to nowhere and the anticipation of adventures to come seemed to be just what I needed after an intense...

Folksy Tunes Strum up Powerful Emotions

By Emily Grau January 25, 2013

5/5 Stars Many fans of music do not realize it, but folk music was popular before bands such as Mumford and Sons and the Lumineers came into existence. Folk group’s fiddle-strumming and powerful...

Guide Grooves: Matchbox Twenty and Grizzly Bear

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff September 18, 2012

Guide Grooves from September 14 from thehoya on 8tracks Radio. This week, The Guide took a look at a standout classic and a recent standout. Turns out, however, the standout classic — Matchbox Twenty...

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