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Show Review: Zola Jesus at U Street Music Hall, Washington, DC 2/16/12
words by Josh Diamond | photos by Toby Valenstein

Show Review: Zola Jesus at U Street Music Hall, Washington, DC 2/16/12

Zola Jesus played to a sold out crowd of approximately 500 people at U Street Music Hall.

Photo Gallery: F. Stokes at the Gramercy Theatre, New York 2/16/12
photos by Peter Borghard

Photo Gallery: F. Stokes at the Gramercy Theatre, New York 2/16/12

Check out Peter Borghard’s photos from F. Stokes’s performance at the Gramercy Theater in New York.

Interview: John Vournakis
words by Nate Pollard

Interview: John Vournakis

Even in the first few notes,  John Vournakis’s EP is steeped in the southern traditions of heartbreaking storytelling that is sadly lacking in today’s popular [...]

Politics and Plastics: “The Iron Lady” and “Mean Girls”

Politics and Plastics: “The Iron Lady” and “Mean Girls”

The very first female prime minister of England and the bitchiest girl in school show that the struggles of a woman in a man’s world [...]

Interview: Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes
words by Matthew Schuchman

Interview: Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes

It’s safe to assume there are myriad performers in the world that are products of a neighborhood where feeling safe was never an option. For [...]

Photo Gallery: Nada Surf at the Triple Door, Seattle 2/3/12
photos by Mat Hayward

Photo Gallery: Nada Surf at the Triple Door, Seattle 2/3/12

Mat Hayward shares great photos from Nada Surf’s intimate performance at the Triple Door

Photo Gallery: Canon Blue at Club Nokia, Los Angeles 2/2/12
photos by Chad Elder

Photo Gallery: Canon Blue at Club Nokia, Los Angeles 2/2/12

A gorgeous set of photos of Canon Blue’s LA show by Chad Elder.

Photo Gallery: Talib Kweli at Insert Coins, Las Vegas 1/26/12
photos by Shahab Zargari

Photo Gallery: Talib Kweli at Insert Coins, Las Vegas 1/26/12

Long-time Verbicide contributor Shahab Zargari shares great shots from Talib Kweli’s performance at Insert Coins in Las Vegas.

Faster, Faster: “The Wages of Fear” and “Speed”
words by Kevin Munley

Faster, Faster: “The Wages of Fear” and “Speed”

Both The Wages of Fear and Speed push the audience to the brink of anxiety with transports rigged to blow at any moment. In Henri-Georges Clouzot’s [...]

Photo Gallery: Fujiya & Miyagi at Neumos, Seattle 1/27/12
photos by Suzi Pratt

Photo Gallery: Fujiya & Miyagi at Neumos, Seattle 1/27/12

Check out Suzi Pratt’s great photos from Fujiya & Miyagi’s performance in Seattle.

Report: Lights Out! Snowpocalypse Radio!
words by Heather Schofner

Report: Lights Out! Snowpocalypse Radio!

The Pacific Northwest was hit by a huge snowstorm last week that dumped more than 14 inches of snow on my place of residence, Olympia, [...]

Show Review: Akron/Family at 285 Kent, Brooklyn 1/21/12
words and photos by Vanessa Bennett

Show Review: Akron/Family at 285 Kent, Brooklyn 1/21/12

Little known and inconspicuous, Brooklyn venue 285 Kent is a tiny warehouse riddled with graffiti. It is a dark, hot, and, yes, dirty space where [...]

2012: The End of the American (Girl Doll) History
words by Christina Drill

2012: The End of the American (Girl Doll) History

I was not girly growing up, and could probably count the total numbers of dolls I ever owned on one hand, but I have never [...]

Photo Gallery: Diamond Terrifier at Shea Stadium, Brooklyn 1/14/12
photos by Jammi York

Photo Gallery: Diamond Terrifier at Shea Stadium, Brooklyn 1/14/12

Check out Jammi York’s great photos from the Diamond Terrifier show at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn!

Modern Minstrel Shows: “Othello” and “White Chicks”
words by Kevin Munley

Modern Minstrel Shows: “Othello” and “White Chicks”

From out of racial misconceptions and prejudices, the minstrel show parodied African-Americans by accentuating their stereotypes. This week’s double feature comes out of the misunderstandings [...]