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Critical Voices: George Ezra, Staying at Tamara’s

It’s not widely remembered that George Ezra was 2014’s third best-selling artist, only behind Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. At 19, he burst onto the scene with his hit release... Read more

By April 2, 2018

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Concert Preview: Yo La Tengo, April 4, 9:30 Club

Yo La Tengo, whose music ranges from chaotic noise rock to nostalgic indie, is playing at the 9:30 club on Wednesday, April 4. The band was formed in 1984 in... Read more

By March 30, 2018

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Concert Preview: Cigarettes After Sex, April 2, 9:30 Club

Through the clamor of the news, our work, and other demands of college, one finds it increasingly easy to get distracted, forgetting to take the time to slow down and... Read more

By March 29, 2018

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Tomb Raider Was All Action, and That’s Not a Bad Thing

The new Tomb Raider movie is a feminist Indiana Jones. Starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, the rough-edged adventurer who is on a quest to find her missing father, Tomb... Read more

By March 26, 2018

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Charismatic Performances from a Talented Cast Elevate The Winter’s Tale Into a Memorable Experience

Plays are a fascinating medium through which to tell a story. Not only does the audience see the action unfold in front of them as it happens but, depending on... Read more

By March 23, 2018

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The Art of D.C. Streets

Explore the art of D.C.’s streets through our interative map below. [leaflet-map lat=38.9138 lng=-77.0453 zoom=12 width=50% zoomcontrol=true] [leaflet-marker mouseoverable=true up_first=true lat=38.9161 lng=-77.0213 title=”“DC to the World”” author=”Gustav Honl-Stuenkel” img=”http://georgetownvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DCtotheWorld.jpg”] Plastered... Read more

By March 23, 2018

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UPDATED Concert Preview: Stay Amped, The Anthem, March 23

In the wake of the the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida which ended the lives of 17 people, the student-led March For Our Lives... Read more

By March 22, 2018

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Waka Flocka Flame to Headline GPB Spring Concert

The Georgetown Program Board (GPB) has announced that Waka Flocka Flame will be headlining their annual Spring Concert this year. The rap and hip hop artist, who is famous for... Read more

By March 21, 2018

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Jim Norton’s Desperation: Hard Work, Rejection, and Reward

Jim Norton has come a long way from his early start in stand-up comedy. To date, he is the best-selling author of two books, Happy Endings: The Tales of a... Read more

By March 20, 2018

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The Death of Stalin Is a Darkly Funny Portrait of Political Chaos

Armando Iannucci is no stranger to biting political satire. The two works he’s best known for, BBC’s “The Thick of It” and HBO’s “Veep,” both possess a take-no-prisoners approach to... Read more

By March 20, 2018

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Precise and Vivid, Foxtrot is a Striking Love Letter

Foxtrot begins with a faint. Men in uniform have come to the home of affluent Tel Aviv couple Michael and Dafna (Lior Ashkenazi and and Sarah Adler, respectively), their arrival... Read more

By March 20, 2018

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Concert Preview: Dan Auerbach and the Easy Eye Sound Revue, March 23, 9:30 Club

With the release of Waiting on a Song, his first solo release in eight years, Dan Auerbach has transitioned from the blues-centric roots that dominated his time in the Black... Read more

By March 16, 2018

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7 Days in Entebbe Proves to be Unfocused and Hard to Follow

A film that depicts a high-stress hijacking, followed by one of the most daring rescue missions in history ought to reflect the hardships, emotions and complications that came with those... Read more

By March 16, 2018

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Concert Preview: Of Montreal, March 25, 9:30 Club

With the release of their latest studio album, White is Relic/Irrealis Mood, Of Montreal’s international tour continues at the 9:30 Club. Kevin Barnes’ psychedelic pop project has been around since... Read more

By March 14, 2018

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Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time is a Gift to the Youth of the World

When I was a child, my parents read my sisters and I Madeleine L’Engle’s sci-fi novels as bedtime stories. The books remain an integral part of my childhood because they... Read more

By March 14, 2018

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Concert Preview: Coast Modern, March 19, 9:30 Club

Electro-duo Coast Modern has a style that matches their name: a beachy take on the modern hip-hop genre, a smooth and synthesized evolution of surf-rock. Their sound is uncompromisingly strange,... Read more

By March 12, 2018

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Thoroughbreds Gives Insight into What Makes a Killer

Thoroughbreds is a story about bad girls. Directed by Cory Finley, the film revolves around two friends—both rich white girls who live in mansions and drive expensive cars—and their odd... Read more

By March 10, 2018

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Hold These Truths is a Poignant Memoir on Injustice

Hold These Truths is a one-man play written by Jeanne Sakata, featuring Ryun Yu in the role of Gordon Hirabayashi. Hirabayashi is not a fictional character, but a real man... Read more

By March 9, 2018

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Concert Preview: Hatsune Miku, July 12, The Anthem

With her trademark long turquoise twintails, black miniskirt, and boots, sixteen-year-old Hatsune Miku is Japan’s most innovative global music phenomenon. Literally translated to “the first sound of the future”—hatsu means “first,” ne means... Read more

By March 9, 2018

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Loveless Is A Modern Domestic Tragedy

Loveless (Nelyubov in its native Russian), winner of the Jury prize at Cannes and a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at Sunday’s Academy Awards, is a portrait of a... Read more

By March 7, 2018