If it rains one more day, I am seriously considering building a huge ark, loading up two members of every varsity sports team on campus (and perhaps a few Leo’s staff members), and setting sail for Bermuda until global warming decides to chill out. Unfortunately, I don’t have nearly enough lumber to make this a realizable dream (and I think cutting down all those trees would actually worsen the whole climate change thing), so instead I’ve had to resort to seeking out the highest ground on campus possible to escape from puddle season.

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This Thursday, our friends over at All Things Go — a great DC music blog that, if it’s not already, ought to be at the top of your Google Reader — are hosting a massive party with Neon Gold Records at U Street Music Hall. The third installation in the series, All Things Gold 003 will feature an insane show from soon-to-be UK legends, Russ Chimes and Starsmith — plus long-time local favorite, Brenton Duvall. Everyone knows Friday classes don’t really count, so forget about your 9AM and dance late into the night with more awesome sets New York’s MNDR and Nicky Blitz.  Read More »

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at SAC Fair today! If you’re lucky you may have picked up one of our SWEET MIX TAPES (if you’re extra lucky you got the one that Andre 3000 personally burned for you). In any case, we hope you enjoy it, and check out a complete track listing after the jump!

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Acclimating ourselves to back-to-school mode is never easy, but there are a few things that make the transition into fall bearable year after year: Acorns, corduroys, the promise of candy corn at Vittles and peppermint hot chocolate at MUG, and SAC Fair. This Sunday, September 4, 2011 from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Copley Lawn, join the rest of the student body and dip your toes in the Georgetown extracurricular scene. For all you fresh-faced freshmen, sophomoric sophomores, and really anyone who likes grilling, sunshine, and being surrounded by beautiful, pastel-clad people, the Student Activities fair is a great chance to press some more palms, score a ton of free swag, and explore the ins and outs of GUSA, GUGS, and GERMS.

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As college students, living in a city like D.C. during the summer is great: we have constant access to incredible restaurants, concerts, art galleries, rooftop pool parties and, aside from our obligatory unpaid internships, very little holding us back from constantly indulging in any and all of these opportunities. It’s easy to get wrapped up in this world of $2 PBR happy hours and mirage-producing city streets and forget that there is a world out there where nature extends beyond the manmade realms of Roosevelt Island and the National Zoo. Read More »

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If, like me, you had a friend that was all over the indie scene in the 2000s and are sick to death of hearing Ben Gibbard’s voice: Rejoice! The new album barely sounds like him!

If you were that friend: Don’t worry, the new album still has something to offer to old fans. Besides, Death Cab’s back!

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you may actually be the most likely to enjoy this album. Read More »

When I was six, I learned that my younger brother was partially deaf. My parents had noticed that he was having a hard time responding to them, and after a couple of tests and trips to the otologist, they learned that was due to the fact that he was only able register the lowest frequencies of sound in his left ear. My parents were understandably concerned; Mr. Holland’s Opus had just been released, after all. Fortunately, though, the doctors said my brother’s imperfect hearing would only be a slight annoyance for him and that he wouldn’t really be at risk of full deafness as long as he avoided standing in the front row at rock concerts.

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