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Dual Sounds: Easy Sleeper Drops Double Single “Going Down / Cold End”

Easy Sleeper -- Going Down / Cold End -- cover artwork -- a watercolor-inspired, overcast landscape featuring a road dimly-lit by streetlights, framed by a sidewalk. telephone lines, and the dark shadows of trees.

Recent Articles Whether you’re looking for an energy booster or a chill ballad, you can find both with indie rock band Easy Sleeper and their latest double single, “Going Down / Cold End.” The songs dropped together on Friday, February 3rd.  While Easy Sleeper is now based in LA, the band’s journey began in the […]

The Smithereens Are Due to Retake the Birchmere Post-Covid

The Smithereens - Press Photo - Neil Seiffer

If you smell something rather unusual at the Birchmere on March 17, there’s at least a chance that the Smithereens’ fans have brought them…crabs. That actually happened once at the venue back in the day when the Jersey boys played the famous Alexandria stage. “One of our fans, a longtime fan, brought me a dozen crabs,” recalls guitarist Jim Babjak. “I had them [wrapped] in newspapers, and I stunk up the back! But the band tolerates me because they know I love Maryland crabs.” The Smithereens share memories of playing the Birchmere—and their hopes for a joyful present – with contributing writer Eric Althoff.