Watch: A Drug-Fueled GEMS Video With The ATL Twins
If I had to guess what the next video from D.C. dream-pop duo GEMS would look like, I’d venture it…
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
Watch: A Drum ‘N’ Bass Video Shot In D.C.
For decades, D.C. has housed a small but dedicated electronic music community, and the English-born genre of drum ‘n’ bass…
This Sunday’s ‘Hometown Special’ Will Play Only Vintage D.C. Music
If you’re interested in D.C. music before the era of go-go and hardcore, you need to tune into Sunday’s edition…
Have We Had Enough D.C. Punk Nostalgia?
Today on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, we talked D.C. punk. Or more specifically: why we can’t stop talking about D.C….
Too Punk For TV: Positive Force Documentary To Premiere In D.C.
Update, Jan 2: The film shows at Black Cat on Saturday, Jan 3, 2015. Buy tickets here. Once Jenny Toomey…
Listen: Fugazi’s Demo Version Of ‘Merchandise’
On Nov. 18, Dischord Records releases the first demo from D.C. heavyweights Fugazi, recorded in 1988. It promises to be…
In Brief: The D.C. Episode Of Dave Grohl’s ‘Sonic Highways’
Last night, I attended Smithsonian Associates’ advance screening of the second episode of Sonic Highways, the HBO series directed by Foo Fighters…
Gaithersburg MC Logic Releases His Def Jam Debut
Logic—the Maryland rapper who broke out last year after landing on XXL‘s Freshman cover and quickly inking a deal with…
The Link Between St. Stephen’s Church And D.C. Punk
Today at 1 p.m., WAMU’s Metro Connection airs a six-minute segment on St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church, the progressive…
Henry Rollins At The Smithsonian: ‘Rock Is Dead—For Gene Simmons’
Tuesday, Smithsonian Associates hosted a lively conversation between Washington Post music writer Chris Richards and “punk poet” Henry Rollins. Considering Rollins’…
Ex Hex Live At WAMU
Power-poppin’, guitar-soloin’ Ex Hex has emerged as one of D.C.’s most exciting bands in years, and it’s not only because…
Watch Kali Uchis Get Sweet, Evil Revenge In Her New Video
Alexandria superstar-in-the-making Kali Uchis still hasn’t released Por Vida, the followup to her 2012 mixtape Drunken Babble, but today she…
Another Music Archive Is Opening In D.C., And This One Is Broader
George Washington University already has a class about D.C. punk rock. But for the last year, the pricey university in…
Watch: Ex Hex’s Campy New ‘Waterfall’ Video
D.C. rock ‘n’ roll outfit Ex Hex unleashed its debut album last week via Merge Records, and today the three-piece…
Track Work: Pleasure Curses, ‘Burn’
Jahn Alexander Teetsov and Evan Maxwell Grice met when they were 11 and 10 years old at a summer camp…
‘Salad Days’ Punk Documentary Unveils New Trailer, Premiere Date
Update, Oct. 10: The film screens Dec. 19 at AFI Silver Theatre. Tickets sold out fast for the early showing;…
Alice Boman Live At WAMU
The story goes that Swedish songwriter Alice Boman almost didn’t let anyone else hear her early recordings. She’d taped a…
Stage Diving And Violence At Shows: What’s A Band To Do?
Controversy over stage diving may quiet down one day. But stage diving will probably have to die out first. The…
Track Work: The Walking Sticks, ‘Bang’
In terms of lineup, The Walking Sticks are D.C.’s Blonde Redhead: They’ve got two identical twin brothers and a lady….
Diamond District Drops Another Excellent Single From ‘March On Washington’
D.C./New York hip-hop trio Diamond District is less than three weeks away from releasing March On Washington, its anticipated followup…