#Dum Dum Girls

LIVE REVIEWPitchfork Music Festival 2014

All photos by Ellie White Photography Pitchfork Fest 2014 came and went in a flash. Literally. Peruse our photo editorial from the weekend, courtesy of our photo editor, Ellie White, who snagged highlights from all of our favorite shows over the three day extravaganza situated in Chicago's...

Marianne White

InstabandSXSW Through Musicians' iPhones

We often hear about SXSW from the perspective of music journalists, but the yearly music extravaganza wouldn't happen if it weren't for the bands that relentlessly play show after show, often in the midst of a longer tour. We took to the Instagram accounts of some of our favorite musicians to get a...

Lindsey Rhoades

APPROVAL MATRIX2/2/14 thru 2/8/14

We're huge fans of NY Mag's Approval Matrix. Here's our take on the best and worst in music this week. HIGHBROW ^^^^^^^^ [box type="shadow"] Two Pussy Riot riot members getting kicked out of Pussy Riot for supposedly abandoning the groups “leftist anti-capitalist ideology.” Kicking girl gang...

Megan Huffman

LOUD and TASTELESSDum Dum Girls

Every Thursday, AF profiles a style icon from the music world. This week, in honor of the release of Too True, we're profiling Dum Dum Girls. Front-woman Dee Dee Penny translates Dum Dum's 60's girl garage band sound into a rocker chic aesthetic, choosing dramatic silhouettes like bell-sleeved...

Lindsey Rhoades

PLAYLISTChristmas Songs That Don't Suck

Anyone who's worked in retail can tell you what a headache Christmas carols can be. You're working eight hour shifts surrounded by irate customers who forgot the meaning of holiday cheer in a rush to get presents for their shitty boyfriends and picky sisters. These people have no regard for the...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWSBlouse to tour w Dum Dum Girls, spring 2014

Blouse are very pleased to announce that they will be joining Dum Dum Girls on their 2014 Spring tour. The month-long will take them in a loop around North America, beginning in San Diego in March and ending in San Francisco in April, including stops at SXSW and Dallas' Spillover Music Festival....

Marianne White

SHOW REVIEWDum Dum Girls w/ Widowspeak

Last night, we AudioFemmes visited Music Hall of Williamsburg to see Dum Dum Girls perform a blistering set for a packed audience. We missed openers Punks On Mars (not too intrigued by that band name, sorry) but caught most of Widowspeak’s set. Below, our innermost thoughts and feelings regarding...

Marianne White