Dono Talks Origins,
Influences, and
DMV Rap Scene
by Drew Pitts
After suffering a knee injury in 2021 that took him away from basketball for 6 months, Donovan Arnason, known professionally as Dono, found comfort in the studio. “I need something to put my mind to,” Dono said. “So I said, ‘fuck it, I’ll just hop in [the studio].’”
Reistertown
Royalty: Elizabeth
D.C.
by Madison Webb
A leading lady of the local music scene discusses the importance of the seldom-recognized cover band, how her own group persists amid challenge and change, and what it’s like to “give 100%” of herself, every single day.
Pinkshift on
Entering Their
Emotionally
Shredded Era
by Alli Rose
Frontperson Ashrita Kumar demanded the crowd at the Ottobar to “scream out all the bullshit.” The audience unleashed a coordinated scream, blending low yells and shrill-pitched shrieks in a chorus of noise that rattled the space. This moment from their opening night of the Love Me Forever tour and release show in October was the crux of their new album: catharsis through sound and movement.