My favorite albums of 2020
and what I’ll always think of when I hear them Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa’s sophomore album Future Nostalgia was released on my birthday in 2020, so of course I was bound to like it. The album was one of the first pop albums in a long time (maybe ever) that I really really…
Drew Beckman on the history and future of country music
Drew Beckman is transforming country music by telling stories. The Florida native, a 31-year-old newspaper reporter-turned-musician and creative force behind Drew Beckman + the Boundary Boys, is using music to tell stories of the queer experience, all through the perspective of a queer cowboy traveling West in the 1800’s. “It’s very much concept-based music,” he…
Standardizing the issue with Sam East
Sam East has been performing for about as long as he can remember, whether it be singing in church or writing and reciting poetry. However, “I didn’t actually start singing until the end of high school,” says East, a 22-year-old political science major / music minor from New York. “I grew up playing a bunch…
Singer-songwriter Ari Krasner on his music and influences
It’s Friday afternoon, and the Searcher Records showcase is less than a month away. But pop singer-songwriter Ari Krasner is hardly nervous, despite his unfamiliarity with performing live. “Performing live and gigs are definitely newer to me,” said Krasner, 22. “I’ve been focusing a lot on the creative process, like writing and producing, more than…
A conversation with Smith Gardens
Searcher Records recently signed a new band comprised of both GW and American University students. I sat down with Hunter (keys, bass), Niko (drums), and Blake (lead vocals, guitar) to learn more about their band, Smith Gardens. Searcher Records: How did you guys meet and get started as a band? Niko: Well, it was Blake…
SMC president on merger with Searcher Records
I sat down with Samuel Pfister, president of the Student Musicians Coalition, to discuss its merger with Searcher Records and what it means for GW’s music scene. Searcher Records: Tell me about your organization, Student Musicians Coalition. Sam: It’s a student org that was created a few years ago by the university to oversee the…
“Battle Cry”
Almost exactly one year after their debut album, Enough Thoughts for Two, the Colonies released the lead single to their follow-up album, “Battle Cry.” The group, currently consisting of Pete Stevens (guitar, vocals), Joey Mamlin (drums), Jordan Mullaney (bass), and Dylan Trupiano (guitar) said goodbye to the band’s keyboardist earlier this year, and this is…
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