Live Review: Tacocat @ U Street Music Hall — 5/19/19

Posted on 05/22/2019 by ambienteye in Live Review and tagged Juliet Van Wagenen, punk, Seattle, surf rock, Tacocat, U Street Music Hall, Washington.

Tacocat performs at U Street Music Hall on May 18, 2019. (Photos by Katherine Gaines/AmbientEye.com; Words by Juliet Van Wagenen)

Glitter-adorned indie punk rock quartet Tacocat lit up U Street Music Hall recently for a bevy of fans that may have been the only people in the city not glued to their TVs for the Game of Thrones series finale.

Live Review: Ex Hex @ 9:30 Club — 5/10/19

Posted on 05/13/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged 9:30 Club, DC, Ex Hex, garage, Juliet Van Wagenen, power pop.

Mary Timony and Betsy Wright trade riffs at 9:30 Club on May 10, 2019. (Photos by Mickey McCarter; Words by Juliet Van Wagenen)

You know you’ve made it when you’ve got your own ice cream. But DC darling garage punk band Ex Hex’s signature ice cream “Another DiMINTsion” (of the mint-chocolate-chip variety, aptly named for their song “Another Dimension” and sampled for journalistic purposes, of course) wasn’t the only thing bringing chill, hometown flavor to the 9:30 Club this Friday.