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Matt ByrneOctober 23, 2018

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Funny Human of the Week: Michelle Buteau

Matt ByrneOctober 23, 2018

Shout out to all the middle aged men in Brooklyn lugging their standup bass back home on the subway after playing those jazzy boozy brunches. I see you. [email protected]...

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Bentzen Ball Video of the Day: Phoebe Robinson

Matt ByrneOctober 22, 2018

Goofy stories and fun riffs to end the day...

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PSA: ALL THE FREE BENTZEN BALL SHOWS!

BYT at largeOctober 22, 2018

Free comedy for you, every day this weekend! We love you! We mean it!...

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Funny Human of the Week: Brittany Carney

Matt ByrneOctober 17, 2018

30 means leaving a brunch accidentally drunk and then just using that flushed, giggly energy to wander Marshalls for a new bathrobe [email protected]...

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Bentzen Ball Mandatory Viewing Guide 2018

Matt ByrneOctober 16, 2018

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Funny Human of the Week: Brian Park

Matt ByrneOctober 11, 2018

"according to my targeted ads i’m a balding zit with erectile dysfunction"...

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Funny Human of the Week: Clark Jones

Matt ByrneSeptember 26, 2018

"I like to tell Brooklyn natives how much the neighborhood has not changed."...

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Funny Human of the Week: Roman Fraden

Matt ByrneSeptember 19, 2018

"why have a cat" - @romanfraden...

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Funny Human of the Week: Bridger Winegar

Matt ByrneSeptember 13, 2018

I rarely feel as close to someone as when I make eye contact with a cashier as they deal with a difficult customer [email protected]_w...

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Funny Human of the Week: Carmen Lagala

Matt ByrneSeptember 5, 2018

"What if someone turned their life around because of one of those "live, laugh, love" pillows"...

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BYT at largeAugust 31, 2018

"Fall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell..." ...

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Bentzen Ball Giveaway: Phoebe Robinson

Kaylee DuganAugust 30, 2018

Another giveaway so good, it'll change your life and make all your dreams come true....

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Bentzen Ball Giveaway: Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher, & Friends!

Kaylee DuganAugust 29, 2018

The Bentzen Ball giveaways just won't stop!...

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Funny Human of the Week: Atsuko Okatsuka

Matt ByrneAugust 29, 2018

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Websites from Antiquity Vol. 1

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22feb10:00 pmCherubw/ Mosie10:00 pm 9:30 Club

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Beyond the fog of burning blunts, the sea of whiskey, and forest of empties, you’ll find two sweethearts in a Nashville garage. Just as they were yesterday, the day before that, and years prior. Searching for the perfect combination of string plucking, button pushing, and knob turning to craft the ideal sound to make you forget your world and step into theirs. The aforementioned sweethearts are Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber; known to most as “Cherub.”

It all began in 2010 at Middle Tennessee State University. The two met as Jason was playing around town with local bands and Jordan was crafting what would become known as their first album, Man of the Hour. A few years later, it was the song “Doses & Mimosas” that caught the attention of the public and gained the interest of Columbia Records, who signed the duo in 2013. Their 4 year major label run brought their fans two LP’s, Year of the Caprese and Bleed Gold Piss Excellence, while also sending them around the world playing festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Outside Lands, Osheaga, Summer Camp, Summer Sonic, and headlining 4 US tours. Now, a gold record and 130 million Spotify streams later, the bond between them remains “unfuckwithable,” as they construct their newest batch of genre-defying anthems.

From the streets of Bangkok, to the dive bars of Nashville, Cherub has been drawing inspiration from everything around them. “Each one of these songs was written and recorded at different times, in different places across the world,” says Jason. “It seems to make sense, releasing each new song individually, giving us a chance to take you to where we were in our heads when it was created and pair each track with a something visual to tie it together.”

Straying from the common record label strategy of releasing a single or two followed by an album, Cherub has decided to give each new song it’s own time in the sun. “We don’t want anything to get lost,” says Jordan. The new collection of work spans multiple genres while still keeping with the same style of addictively playful melodies Cherub fans have grown to love. It’s a “song first, production later” approach at creating music that may bring some ears back to an earlier time in the duo’s existence. “There’s a certain simplicity in these new songs that remind me of the first few Cherub records,” says Jason.

There’s no doubt that the latest Cherub efforts will win over their existing audience and draw new listeners to their established brand of debauchery. From your ears to your heart, like searching for room on their bodies for a new tattoo, they’ll find a way.

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(Friday) 10:00 pm

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9:30 Club

815 V ST NW, Washington, DC 20001

Cost

$25

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23feb6:30 pmBrothers Osbornew/ Ruston Kelly6:30 pm The Anthem

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Years before they climbed the country charts with songs like “Stay a Little Longer” and “Rum,” the Brothers Osborne grew up in Deale, Maryland, a small fishing town on the Atlantic seaboard. It was a cozy place, filled with blue-collar workers who made their living on the water. During the weekends, many of those workers would head over to the Osborne household, where a series of loose, all-night jam sessions filled the Maryland air with the sounds of Bob Seger, Hank Williams, Tom Petty and George Jones. The Osborne siblings strummed their first chords during those jam sessions. From the very start, TJ Osborne was the brother with the voice. He sang in a thick, low baritone, crooning like Johnny Cash long before he was even old enough to drive. Older brother John, on the other hand, was the family’s guitar shredder, his fingers capable of down-home bluegrass licks, arena-worthy rock riffs, country twang, and everything in between. Combined, the two Osbornes could play everything from traditional country music to rock & roll, creating a broad, full-bodied sound that would eventually fill the 11 songs on their major-label debut, Pawn Shop.

Like its title suggests, Pawn Shop offers a little bit of everything. There’s bluesy slide guitar, country duets, southern rock solos, harmonies, and plenty of groove. The hooks are big, the guitars are loud, and the songs — every last one of them co-written by the Osbornes, who reached out to award-winning songwriters like Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman for help — introduce a duo whose music bridges the gap between the mainstream and the alternative world. Some songs were written at home in Nashville, while others came together on the road, where the guys spent several years headlining their own club shows, touring the country with Darius Rucker, and playing some of the biggest arenas in America with fellow rule-breaker Eric Church.

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(Saturday) 6:30 pm

Location

The Anthem

901 Wharf St SW Washington, DC, 20024

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$40 – $75

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