Arts Editor
Sarah Marloff is an award-winning reporter who covers queer culture and LGBTQ rights, as well as sexual assault, D.C culture, and women and queers in entertainment. As Arts editor, she’s always on the lookout for off-beat events and upcoming creators. Prior to joining City Paper in June 2021, Sarah was the associate news & Qmmunity editor for the Austin Chronicle. Her work has appeared in the Texas Observer, Smithsonian Magazine, The Counter, Curbed, and more. Sometimes, she throws queer parties in her spare time.
Sarah’s latest stories
Beats Me: Punk Legends Release Debut, Pinky Lemon Serve Shoegaze, and a Split EP From Two Prolific Bands
Pinky Lemon, Pinky Hell Pinky Lemon’s Pinky Hell is over long before you can get tired of that much pink. The six-song EP, which came out June 27, avoids what most every shoegaze and shoegaze-adjacent band does by wrapping things up quickly. Every track is under 4 minutes, 35 seconds long, most songs are near…
D.C.’s Gay Bars: An Oral History
Gay bars. Ask any member of the LGBTQIA community to tell you a story about one and they’ll regale you with memories. Good ones, bad ones, wild ones, emotional ones—because for decades, these spaces have been homes to a community. They ushered us into adulthood; they provided sanctuary to be ourselves. We mourn them like…
What’s My Age Again? HFStival Returns Like No Time Has Passed
Wanna feel like it’s 2002 all over again? I.M.P., in partnership with the Washington Nationals, are officially reanimating HFStival with a lineup reminiscent of my high school CD collection. Taking place one day this September at Nats Park, the festival features the Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Incubus, Bush, Garbage (personally, I think they’re…