Brandon Gentry

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• Posted Secret History: Chisel's 8 A.M. All Day to DCist
  Our occasional series "Secret History" features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District's contributions to music over time. This installment finds DCist speaking with members of Chisel about their debut LP, 8 A.M. All Day (Gern Blandsten, 1996). Before the Pharmacists ever prescribed their first dose of politically-infused, Thin Lizzy-informed indie rock, Ted Leo headed up the D.C.-by-way-of-South Bend neo-mod-punk outfit Chisel. Filtering post-punk and hardcore through...
• Posted Secret History: Edsel's Techniques of Speed Hypnosis to DCist
  Our occasional series "Secret History" features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District's contributions to music over time. In this installment, DCist speaks with members of Edsel about the band's major-label debut, Techniques of Speed Hypnosis (Relativity, 1995). A post-hardcore band with oversized hooks, Edsel occupied an odd spot in D.C.’s 1990s musical landscape. Guided by a consistently experimental and stylistically ambitious mindset, they cranked out quality...
• Posted Secret History: Hoover's The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 to DCist
  Our occasional series, "Secret History," features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District's contributions to music over time. This time around, we revisit Hoover's powerful debut LP, The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 (Dischord, 1994). Bridging the gap between Slint’s visionary, skeletal dynamism and Fugazi’s full-throated post-hardcore virtuosity, Hoover were a crucial part of D.C.’s early ‘90s indie rock landscape. With Joe McRedmond and Alexander Dunham on...
• Commented on Secret History: Unrest's <em>Perfect Teeth</em>
  Thanks for the kind words. I'm having a lot of fun with the series, and I'm glad folks are enjoying it. With regards to GVSB, I'm a huge fan, especially of House Of and Venus Luxure. However, though that band...
• Posted Secret History: Unrest's Perfect Teeth to DCist
  Our occasional series, "Secret History," features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District's contributions to music over time. This installment finds DCist reminiscing over Unrest's final LP, Perfect Teeth (Teenbeat/4AD, 1993). In a lot of ways, Unrest were the epitome of the best aspects of D.C.'s indie rock culture of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Smart, excitable kids with good ideas and boundless enthusiasm, ambitious without any concrete...