D.C. punk band Ekko Astral announced their upcoming sophomore album, The Beltway Is Burning, on Wednesday, Feb. 11. By Friday, frontwoman Jael Holzman was standing in Montgomery County District Court ...

“We gave [Washington City Paper] an opportunity to report the facts, and they disregarded all of them,” said Ekko Astral co-founder Liam Hughes. “The inaccuracies and omissions in this story resulted ...

Update: Ekko Astral shared a longer statement with Pitchfork on February 25, claiming the Washington City Paper inaccurately reported the dispute between Ekko Astral and Miri Tyler, thereby forcing ...

Ekko Astral have announced the follow up to 2024’s fantastic Pink Balloons. The Beltway is Burning, their second album, is due out on April 22 via Topshelf. It was written and recorded by Jael Holzman ...

DC punks Ekko Astral are ready to return with their sophomore album. Their new LP, dubbed The Beltway Is Burning, comes out April 22 via Topshelf. Leading the record is the single “Lil Xan Goes to ...

Last month, drummer Miri Tyler announced that she's leaving Ekko Astral, citing her own mental health as well as her other projects. At the time, the parting seemed amicable, and the band said that ...

Earlier this month, DC punk group Ekko Astral announced their sophomore album the beltway is burning. Then last week, the Washington City Paper reported that leader Jael Holzman filed a peace order ...

UPDATE: Ekko Astral have now shared a lengthy response. Ekko Astral‘s second album, The Beltway is Burning, was scheduled to come out via Topshelf on April 22, but the label has announced they will no ...

Ekko Astral have announced their new album, the beltway is burning, out April 22 via Topshelf Records. It arrives in tandem with the second edition of the D.C. punks’ Liberation Weekend in support of ...

Over the past five decades, Toody and her dearly departed husband, Fred, have kept Portland’s music scene alive with their bands—Dead Moon, the Weeds, the Rats, Pierced Arrows, and several others—self ...