Listen To Stranger In The Alps’ Fine New LP, ‘Pattern Matching’
D.C. Americana outfit Stranger In The Alps crafted a lovely batch of songs for its debut LP, Honey If You’re…
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
Stream Kali Uchis’ Chill New EP, ‘Por Vida’
After months of singles and videos, rising vocalist Kali Uchis is getting ready to release her new nine-track EP, Por…
Space Out To A New Video From Torn Hawk
A former D.C. resident, Luke Wyatt didn’t change much about his aesthetic when he left town. The video craftsman and musician…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. This was the week that everyone realized — quite belatedly —…
D.C. Music Venues Are Making Their Own Rules For E-Cigarettes
Raymond Hart has vaped all over the District of Columbia. A former two-pack-a-day smoker, the 25-year-old says he’s used his smoking cessation…
Can Hip-Hop Help Change The Meaning Of The Confederate Flag?
The music video from an obscure rapper named Black Native opens with a famous quotation from Martin Luther King Jr….
Kali Uchis Sets A Release Date For ‘Por Vida,’ Drops A Teaser Video
Genre-hopping vocalist Kali Uchis has been steadily releasing videos and singles from her long-in-the-works EP Por Vida, and Monday she finally…
Petition Calls For D.C. To Shut Down U Street For Funk Parade
Update, 3:28 p.m.: A spokesperson for Ward 1 Council Member Brianne Nadeau writes in a statement, “As a supporter of the Funk…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Leak Björk‘s new album and she’ll release it early. [Billboard] Leak Madonna‘s…
Watch Ex Hex’s Electric New Video For ‘Don’t Wanna Lose’
The Stains were a fictional punk band dreamed up by Lou Adler, the record producer and music mogul known for…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Update, 1:24 p.m.: RIP, Kim Fowley. [NPR] Ian MacKaye sounds off…
Pop Zeus & Wyatt Blair, ‘I’ve Never Been More Alive’
Hear a posthumous pop song by Pop Zeus’ Mikey Hodges, an underground musician who died in a December motorcycle crash.
Kali Uchis Releases Another Lovesick Jam, ‘Lottery’
Talented Virginian Kali Uchis is promising to release her debut EP Por Vida this month, and it’s clear from the…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Kanye West released a new song with Paul McCartney. People on…
The Best D.C. Hardcore Of 2014
At the end of 2014, Bandwidth published its inaugural Best D.C. Music of the Year list. With only 25 spots,…
Watch Gogol Bordello Cover Fugazi’s ‘Blueprint’
Warning: This video contains explicit language. Free of spirit and fond of Jagermeister, Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz isn’t a…
The Bounce: Goodbye Artisphere, Hello D’Angelo
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. D’Angelo makes a stellar comeback with Black Messiah. [Washington Post] …and it was a…
Wale Returns To Go-Go With ‘Miracle On U Street’
Original fans of D.C.’s biggest rapper, Wale, know that he got his start rhyming over go-go beats crafted by production…
The Year’s Best Bandwidth Videos
Bandwidth is about to turn one year old — next February. So it feels a little premature to be looking back…
Diamond District Gets Out There On Its New Remix Album
Diamond District might love its dusty soul samples and classic ’90s vibes. But never accuse D.C.’s best hip-hop group of…