J. Robbins On The Revival Of ‘Jawbox,’ His Band’s Final — And Some Say Best — Album
Nearly two decades after the band released its last album, there’s still a mythology around Jawbox. As one of the…
Valerie Paschall
Valerie Paschall has spent the last six years tirelessly covering music for DCist. She wrote a column on local bands called Three Stars and served as music editor from 2010 to 2013. Her work has also appeared in Washington City Paper, Washington Post Express, Paste Magazine and Dusted. During the day she focuses on covering urban planning, architecture and real estate as editor of Curbed DC. Valerie's B.A. from Wake Forest is actually in anthropology, but she'll tell you that she majored in running the college radio station.
Articles by Valerie Paschall
Sara Curtin Borrows From D’Angelo On Her New Song, ‘Summer’
As one half of D.C. folk-pop duo The Sweater Set, Sara Curtin crafts often precious, always intricate tunes that rely…
Track Work: Laughing Man, ‘Brilliant Colors’
A few years back, scenesters were talking a lot about the offbeat D.C. indie-rock band Laughing Man. Made up partly…
Track Work: Protect-U, ‘Time 2 Technique’
“Slicin’ the brain in tha mornin’.” “POTS + PANS THROWN AROUND THE KITCHEN TECHNO.” These are the phrases D.C. electronic…
For Some D.C. Bands, SXSW Isn’t Worth The Trip
“Hi, we’re Ex Hex from Washington, D.C.” Last Thursday, local guitar virtuoso Mary Timony said those words to a full…