Author: Matt Ruppert
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First Thursday, 6.2.2022
WTMD has long championed the causes of up-and-comers in the indie scene and identified the musicians and acts that will capture the nation’s interest. The…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Olender Explores What It Means to Be Human on “Easy Crier”
Somewhere at the core of Al Olender’s new album Easy Crier is the important of attention. Attention to love. Attention to grief. Attention to memory.…
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5.5.2022 – The Triumphant Return of WTMD’s First Thursday
2 years and 8 months. It had been 2 years and 8 months since the last time WTMD hosted a First Thursday concert at the…
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Finding Revelation with Big Thief @ The Anthem, 4.21.22
Sometimes, the easy disenchantment of the music business overtakes us, its lab-grown and cut stones a little too much. Have you ever taken a fist-sized…
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Thao @ 9:30 Club, 3.31.2022
Thao Nguyen came to DC with fire in her lungs, fever in her feet, and a shimmering incandescence that blasted off the stage. Wearing reflective…
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Kishi Bashi @ 9:30 Club, 3.25.2022
Like a lot of people, I first learned about the music of Kishi Bashi from a recommendation by Bob Boilen (of NPR’s Tiny Desk) way…
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It sure is! The Kyber!
The b&w photo of me and Bryan (GIAC) is from the same night as your Cure, Philly show if I…
An excellent first post, I cannot wait to see this bloom into something great. Follow your passion man
It’s a privilege to watch your journey…..and your connection with the music can be seen in your work. I can’t…
Nice work. Stage lighting is difficult to deal with and these are really nice and sharp.