Perhaps the most interesting aspect of The Fake Accents is their ability to make their inherent contradictions seamlessly coexist. One might not expect that the same band who records and listens to their own practice sessions would also write a disclaimer on their first album that most of the songs that they'd written were actually just ripped off of other songs. Their songs are identifiable by both their catchy hooks and their noisy guitar riffs.... more ›

By DCist contributor Valerie Paschall By the way, Virgin Fest starts tomorrow. Just to clarify, in case you missed the all the advertisements and press about the lineup full of buzz-worthy artists and a few artists that probably would’ve been a lot more fun to see in a previous decade. You guys got all that, right? It’s safe to say, Virgin Fest has likely gone under no one’s radar. But except to the most... more ›

-era U2 and all energy, I knew I was witnessing something special. I bought their EP on iTunes soon after and it became regular listening for me during my morning commute. So when we started brainstorming the line up for Thursday's Unbuckled, they were at the top of my list. Luckily for all of us, they said yes. Lead guitarist Nate Martinez answered some questions for us in advance of the gig. more ›