
6 old guys in DC collaborate to review a new record, a record from an artist seen live recently, and a blast from the past.
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Pop punk or dad rock? Both? Neither?
For the most part I have been immune to the charms of pop punk. Sure, like everyone else in 1994 I bought Dookie on CD.
I begin my list with two conclusions about the first half of 2026: I am once again (more or less) over alt-country, and I can’t quite figure this year out.
As Steve and Ian on Indiecast put it, this has been a year that has produced a bunc...
Moments of brilliance...and woodworking metaphors
Jack White knows which side his bread is buttered on. After experimenting with electronica, sampling, and fuller instrumentation in his pair of 2022 albums (Fear of the Dawn and Entering He...
Go ahead and make Adam Weiner angry. He throws a helluva party.
Happy Fourth! How are you spending your holiday weekend? Based on the news reports, odds are you haven’t been getting ready for America’s 250th down at the National Mall. And...
For my first “favorites” list as an OG, I waffled quite a bit about where and how to make the cut-off. It’s not hard to scatter 18 or 20 great records that deserve your attention from the last 6 months, but when you start trying to trim it...
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We are six guys in or near our 50s now living in DC who love music. Our tastes vary, centering on indie rock but also cover hip-hop, folk, punk, funk, metal, soul, jazz, and Afrobeat.
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