INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY PATRICK MIRZAYAN Based on living young, wild, and free, L I V Clothing Co., which was founded by friends Jonathan Kelly and Patrick Mirzayan, is on the verge of taking the Northern Virginia… Continue Reading
PHOTOS BY NICHOLAS KARLIN Based out of Washington, D.C., IN YOUR MEMORY is a post-hardcore band with a “jazz-netic” twist to the genre, leaning on their punk rock influences. Formed in 2012, the band made its debut in 2013 with their self-titled… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY DJ FAM PRODUCTIONS AND JOHN SHORE It has been said time and time again that the youth are the future, and they will lead the way to better times. NODIS is no… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY NOORAN MATTIES, ALLY NEWBOLD, AND MIMI HONG If you haven’t heard of MAKESHIFT SHELTERS, you may in fact be living under a rock. The emotionally-driven four-piece, which is based in both Washington, D.C. and… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY ALI DONOHUE, SARAH L. VOISIN, AND MICHAEL ANDRADE On May 30, 2014, the Washington City Paper published the now infamous article titled, “The Punk Sacraments,” and the world was introduced to Katie Alice Greer,… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY MATT FERGUSON Mark Bradley has always been passionate about music, and you can tell it through the way he speaks and his actions as the founder, owner, talent buyer, and booker of Upstream Artist Development… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ANDREW PFEIFFER Many movies have inspired many people to take action and do something with their lives in one way or another. Perhaps Rudy inspired you to play football, even if you were… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY JOHN SHORE In 2007, reggae in the DC metro area was on the rise, and leading the pack of local bands was DUB CITY RENEGADES with their combination of positive spiffed-out vibes with a… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY FOOTWERK Founded in 2010, FOOTWERK is a group of talented, and strictly platonic, musicians from the Virginia and Washington, D.C. music scenes that have come together to create some “no strings attached” musical… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE UNABOMBERS AND ROB BURLINGAME In 1995, the music scene in Virginia was very different than it is now. Prior to the rise of mainstream use of the Internet by bands to promote… Continue Reading