Jackson Sinnenberg is a Professional, freelance music journalist, who hosts the show American Slang, Fridays 5-6pm. He is a senior studying American Musical Culture and English, this is his 4th year with WGTB.
Jackson is a regular contributor to OnTap Magazine and the Georgetown Voice, he has also contributed pieces for Smithsonian Folkways. He also contributes the Sunday Jazz column for the Rotation.
Over Spring Break, the new band Lieutenant dropped their gorgeous dream of a debut LP If I Kill This Thing We're All Gonna Eat For A Week. You may... Read more →
Has Tony Bennett gone gaga? Surely this question must have been on the minds of millions of jazz aficionados after Bennett announced Cheek to... Read more →
In honor of the Duke Ellington Orchestra's residency at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club this weekend, here is a modern interpretation of the... Read more →
The question “What is jazz?” continues to be one of the defining debates in the music world. From musicologists to critics and fans, there is no... Read more →
I can appreciate a "Love Story" or a "DJ's Got Us Fallin' In Love" on a contemporary Valentine's Day playlist as much as they next guy—Well,... Read more →
While most people were watching the Superbowl last Sunday, a few hundred of us gathered in the 9:30 Club to see the first show of Israeli folk-rocker... Read more →
Opening numbers are tricky. That first song sets the impressions, the energy, and the tone for the whole night; bands can be made or broken by them.... Read more →
Coming out from the shadows of a hiatus cut short, Fiona Apples and Oranges returns for another year on the hilltop and in the studio. Usher in the beginning of autumn and protect yourself from planetary retrograde with new recommendations from your favorite DJs, Sarah and Ian. Still reading? Listen to our best songs for... […]
Join WGTB on Saturday February 26 to welcome MICHELLE and Sidney Gish for our annual Spring concert. The show will take place in Bulldog Alley (behind the WGTB studio in the Leavey Center) and doors will open at 7 pm. Sidney Gish is a 24 year old musician who began her music career during her... […]
The playlist is called “Honeymoon In Paris” and is a collection of French pop music, primarily from the 1960s. It’s an extremely fun and interesting genre that often goes overlooked. Enjoy! Listen here.