Remembering Ray Davis, Bluegrass Radio Legend
On this week’s edition of WAMU’s Metro Connection, reporter Jennifer Strong offers a remembrance of Ray Davis, the WAMU broadcaster…
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
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Jack On Fire says anti-pot congressman Andy Harris should chill out…
Strathmore’s New Music Venue, AMP, Announces First Shows
AMP, the music venue opening in North Bethesda under the wing of performing arts center Strathmore, has announced its first…
Tonight: Catch A Preview Of D.C. Punk Documentary ‘Punk The Capital’
D.C. punk documentary Punk the Capital hasn’t come out of the oven just yet, but tonight, it offers a little…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Apple deleted music from competitors on iPods, according to consumers’ attorneys…
Listen To Pinky KillaCorn’s Tribute To Mike Brown
Since news first emerged about the fatal shooting of Mike Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, musicians have been paying…
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Live From A D.C. Backyard
The earliest iteration of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars started during Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war. Ruben Koroma and his…
Kali Uchis Channels ’70s Latin Soul On ‘All Or Nothing’
Alexandria vocalist Kali Uchis has always burrowed deep into American soul and funk: She toyed with doo-wop on her debut…
D.C. Rapper Asheru Explores Black Costa Rica In A New Video
When veteran D.C. rapper Asheru decided he wanted to make his 2013 record Sleepless in Soweto, which looks at black culture…
Cass McCombs Live At WAMU
“No one uses the phone anymore,” Cass McCombs said the morning of his taping at WAMU. After a miscommunication between…
DC 85 Is A Treasure Trove Of ’80s D.C. Punk Videos
Today Pitchfork published a piece by my pal Marc Masters about DC 85, a new outlet for the 1980s D.C….
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Neil Young: Boycott Starbucks! [Consequence of Sound] Tuscadero to play two…
Where Are D.C.’s Accessible Music Venues?
In August, Bandwidth contributor Tori Kerr took a close look at the accessibility of D.C.’s music venues. She found that…
Stream Fugazi’s First Demo In Its Entirety
Before Fugazi was an angry young man, it was an angry baby. The proof is found on the influential D.C….
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. On Veterans Day, the Concert For Valor was “about as American…
Watch Ex Hex And Logic On Late-Night TV
Two local acts made appearances on late-night talk shows last night: D.C. rock trio Ex Hex turned up on Late Night…
Rivers Cuomo Calls D.C. Band Priests ‘Charming’
Rolling Stone asked Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo to review a handful of songs from new and old artists. The mag…
Why Eminem Is A Terrible Fit For The Concert For Valor
Eminem loves to rap about hurting women. That includes raping them, ripping off their breasts and, most recently, battering them like…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s new Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Andy Beta explores the microcosmos of D.C. labels Future Times,…
Ace Cosgrove Smokes A Bowl, Chases A Ride On Bus In His New Video
Ace Cosgrove is a young guy with old problems. Housing, money, employment: His troubles aren’t first world, they’re old world….