The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis : Deface the Currency Jeff Terich The punk rock pedigree of Washington, D.C.’s The Messthetics is hard to overlook, the rhythm section of bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty having made their name in post-ha... See more
Last week, Virginia’s General Assembly finally, and unanimously, shelved the state song emeritus, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia,” stripping away any remaining courtesy directed to a source of controversy for the state for 56 years. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmu62EFC:?8... See more
Mandy, Indiana – URGH Jeff Terich URGH. A primitive bellow of frustration or anger, the kind of onomatopoeic word you’d expect to see in a comic strip word bubble or a ’60s-era Batman action scene. It’s crude but it’s unambiguous, an expressive eruption f... See more
Skating is something of a tradition in Richmond. In the depths of winter, when the temperatures dip well below freezing and the lakes and ponds in the city are covered with a thick layer of solid ice, the locals head outdoors. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm(:E9:? E96 A2DE... See more
Ratboys – Singin’ to An Empty Chair Jeff Terich Back in 2021 with the Covid pandemic still raging, Ratboys found reason to celebrate. In April of that year, the Chicago group celebrated their 10th anniversary, commemorating a decade since Julia Steiner an... See more