Red Onion Records Is Relocating To U Street This Summer
D.C. record shop Red Onion Records is moving to U Street NW. Shop owner Josh Harkavy calls the cozy storefront at…
Ally Schweitzer
Ally Schweitzer the arts and culture beat reporter at WAMU 88.5, and the former editor of Bandwidth. She has covered music and culture for NPR, The Washington Post and Washington City Paper.
Articles by Ally Schweitzer
A Bunch Of Baltimore Bands Covered Sisqó’s ‘Thong Song’
The 15th anniversary of Sisqó’s monster single “Thong Song” could have wafted past like the scent of coconut body oil…
Finally: A Tribute To Skywave, The Shoegaze Band Virginia Ignored
Northern Virginia wasn’t ready for Skywave. At least not from 1995 to 2003, when the noisy shoegaze trio was active…
This New Compilation Wants To Soundtrack Your D.C. Summer
The 10 songs on District Summer, a new compilation of D.C. electronic music, are all tagged “Rooftop Vibes” on Soundcloud….
As D.C.’s Only Malian Griot, Cheick Hamala Diabate Can Get Lonely
Cheick Hamala Diabate is a griot — a storyteller, poet, community historian, counselor and player of the n’goni, a stringed…
Daniel Bachman Wants You To Hear This Traditional Virginia Music
Guitarist Daniel Bachman comes from Fredericksburg, Virginia, a town known for its Civil War history and its biggest college, the…
Petition Calls For Dischord To Sign Foo Fighters, With Goal To Destroy Foo Fighters
This post has been updated with a comment from the petition’s owner, Grayson Currin. The petition started today has a…
D.C. Rock Icon Ian Svenonius To Appear On ‘Kojo Nnamdi Show’
Update, June 5: Here’s a list of the many, many cultural references Svenonius made on the show. Update, June 4:…
D.C. Rapper Fatz Da Big Fella Won’t Be A Big Fella Much Longer
Fatz Da Big Fella calls himself a “new generation Biggie.” Like the late Notorious B.I.G., the D.C. rapper can be…
Listen: WAMU’s Metro Connection Covers D.C. Music
WAMU’s Friday/Saturday newsmagazine Metro Connection recently dedicated an hour to D.C. music culture. On last Friday’s show, host Rebecca Sheir…
D.C. Bands Rock For Casa Ruby On A New Compilation
If you followed NPR’s Morning Edition this week, you might have heard Pam Fessler’s piece on Ruby Corado, the 45-year-old…
Watch Akoko’s Extremely Cool New Video For ‘Front To The Back’
I already thought Akoko couldn’t get any cooler, and now I know I was wrong, because the D.C. hip-hop duo’s…
This Week On Metro Connection: A Close Listen To D.C. Music
Update, May 22: The show is now streaming on metroconnection.org. Friday and Saturday, Bandwidth is pairing up with WAMU’s weekly…
Feedel Band Burrows Deep Into A Groove At WAMU
Update, June 3: Feedel Band is also scheduled to play D.C.’s Our City Festival on June 5. Original post: The…
Take Bandwidth’s Friday Music News Quiz!
Weeks are hard. Work is hard. Bandwidth’s Friday music news quiz? Also hard. But somehow… fun? Here’s why: This Friday’s…
After 10 Years, D.C. Punk Book ‘Banned In DC’ Is Coming Back Into Print
Right up there with Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins’ Dance Of Days, Banned In DC is one of the most vivid documents of…
Join Bandwidth For NPR Music’s ‘Songs We Love’ Live
NPR Music is putting its “Songs We Love” series in front of a live audience. On May 21 at NPR’s Studio 1,…
Share Your D.C. Music Scene Stories With Us
For the May 22 edition of WAMU’s Metro Connection, WAMU is looking for your most compelling memories of the D.C. music scene. We’re particularly interested in your…
It’s Friday! Take Bandwidth’s Music News Quiz!
This week’s edition of The Bounce — Bandwidth’s Friday music news quiz — has questions about drugs, Mariah Carey and…
Hot Pants And Old Cars: Kali Uchis’ New Video Has A Lot Of Them
Virginia-reared vocalist Kali Uchis really loves American cars and early ’70s vibes, and her new video for “Rush” — a…