With their chainsaw guitars, atmospheric overtones, and sultry vocal track, The Vita Ruins are a band that should gain attention with their debut release, A Day Without A Name.  After picking up shows around the DC area and finally taking it to the studio, we’re left with 11 fresh tracks …

In a room filled with quixotic sounds and elated beats, we may find ourselves listening to Aligning Minds.  The Washington, DC based duo (Michael Folk and Daniel Merrill) is bringing a second breath to electronic music, which at times becomes suffocated by its prosaic patterns and routine links.  Aligning Minds …

Written by Scott Ahn
What makes the collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat (both names combined to form Moderat) intriguing, is both the stylistic differences in their music, and the fact that they have previously collided with each other in  a failed attempt to collaborate back in 2002.  It is simple to …

Duy Tran is quickly becoming known as one of the more versatile photographers in the Washington, DC area.  He’s been a major contributor for the murmur DC website and has done a remarkable job covering some of the intriguing and exciting events around the area.  What a lot of people …

Young people today weren’t around during the 60’s era, which is now known for its political and drug implications on our culture today.  No writer was able to cover that period of both animosity and unity as well as Hunter S. Thompson.  For the new generation, he’s hailed as a …