Ekko Astral are rereleasing their 2024 album Pink Balloons with five bonus tracks. - Credit: Moll Kinnunen* Washington, D.C., punk band Ekko Astral are releasing a deluxe version of their buzzy debut, ...

In a statement shared on Instagram and X, Topshelf Records has announced that it’s parting ways with Washington, D.C. punk band Ekko Astral. “We can no longer support Ekko Astral and will not be ...

“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 ...

While relatively new, local band Ekko Astral is swiftly claiming their title as heavyweights in the D.C. punk scene. The band’s intense, debut album, “pink balloons,” has been caught in a whirlwind of ...

Ahead of the D.C. punk band’s new album and Liberation Weekend festival, their scene reacts to legal action by frontwoman Jael Holzman. “All of these events, and more, have irreversibly impacted our ...

“THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ATONED TONIGHT.” Those are the final words screamed on “Pomegranate Tree,” the latest single from D.C. punk band Ekko Astral. The words are a condemnation and indictment, coming ...

On February 24 Topshelf Records announced that they are dropping Ekko Astral from their roster and will no longer be releasing the band’s upcoming album the beltway is burning which was announced ...

Earlier this year, Ekko Astral became our Band To Watch and released the gnarly debut full-length Pink Balloons, one of the best albums of 2024. Since then, the punk crew has amicably parted ways ...

Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2024.This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It wasn’t the ...

Washington, D.C., punk band Ekko Astral have teamed up with national collective and nonprofit organization Gender Liberation Movement to stage a new music and arts festival. Liberation Weekend will ...

The great DC punks Ekko Astral were a Stereogum Band To Watch last year, and that's when they released their excellent debut album pink balloons. This year, the band has been busy. They put on their ...

On Monday evening Feb. 23, Topshelf Records announced the label would be dropping Washington D.C. punk rockers Ekko Astral. Band frontwoman Jael Holzman said they would instead be independently ...