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Art Attack XXVII Preview

This Friday, April 30, Student Entertainment Events (SEE) and I.M.P. are hosting the 27th Art Attack. The event will be held at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, where alt-rock juggernauts Weezer are headlining with special guest Ben Folds. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the show will begin at 6:30 p.m.

DC9 Venue Review

DC9 is a live music venue located on 9th Street NW in Washington, D.C. Opened in 2004, DC9 features many acts that are on the verge of breaking out onto the national scene but are not there quite yet. This allows fans to catch their favorite up and coming bands in a small, intimate environment [...]

Local Bands on the Rise: Woo and the Yellow Dubmarine

Once upon a time, or maybe twice, there was an unearthly band called Woo and the Yellow Dubmarine. 80,000 leagues beneath the sea they played, or plied? I’m not too sure…

Dan Auerbach and the Fast Five at Sonar 11/13

If you don’t know who Dan Auerbach is, you’re missing out. For the uninformed, Auerbach is the frontman of the blues-rock duo The Black Keys. He also released a solo album early this year (with the backing of Hacienda) and is currently touring in support of this album as Dan Auerbach and the Fast Five. [...]

MMBS General Body Meeting

A good time was had by all at the MMBS meeting this past Thursday in the Stamp Student Union. After some brief introductions, various upcoming events were discussed including the MMBS pre-concert social at the Last House on the Left which was held last night. Next the group watched an interview from the BBC’s show [...]

Review: “It Might Get Loud”

Here’s one that might have slipped by your movie radar. It Might Get Loud (http://www.sonyclassics.com/itmightgetloud/) is billed as “A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three rock legends.” It stars Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather) Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds) and David Evans (U2, [...]

Listen to John Mayer’s New Single

Pop/Rock/Blues artist John Mayer (www.johmayer.com) recently released a new single off of his upcoming album Battle Studies entitled “Who Says.”