illuminati hotties: The Night Ottobar Became Baltimore’s Emo-Kid Bedroom
by Frances McPheely
You wish! You were! Like her! shouted the mosh pit, just before shoving a silver-haired, ski-sweatered man to the edge of illuminati hotties’ stage. The October 21st concert brought together the city’s soft-mulleted undergrads, the thirty-somethings in Patagonia softshells and hiking boots, and the children-at-heart seniors. They all share two affinities: beer, and headbanging alongside illuminati hotties’ Sarah Tudzin.
All the King’s Horses and Iven: A Blast From Goucher’s Independent Music Club Past and Present
by River Rowe
On December 2nd, students, family, friends, and fans gradually gathered in the Haebler Chapel Undercroft for the Goucher Independent Music Club’s (IMC) final concert of the semester. The show would showcase performances from the Goucher solo act, David Einhorn, the debut Goucher band, All the King’s Horses, returning solo artist Iven, and Maryland-based shoegaze group, Heaven’s Gate. As IMC’s fifth, and final, show of the semester, and ninth show since returning from virtual learning, highly anticipated performances by, new band, All the King’s Horses, and, third time IMC artist, Iven, made for an excellent close to the semester.
“didymus”: Cuni’s Upcoming Single Is, Without Doubt, Vulnerable and Explosive
by Alli Rose
Hailing from the D(M)V area, Cuni started as a solo project for Jared Cunanan, vocalist and rhythm guitarist, but has since expanded to include Aaron Millison on lead guitar, Franklin Parada on bass guitar, and Lucas Kirby on drums. In their own words, Cuni is “like if emo got really into new wave and post-punk, but had a weird shoegaze phase and was also chronically online.”