Baltimore Band Ed Schrader’s Music Beat: ‘Americans Need To Value Art, And We Don’t’
Ed Schrader’s Music Beat started out as a comedian with a floor tom. Now, it’s got just half of a…
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.
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Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C., July 21 To 27
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s recurring playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week. This week’s playlist…
J Dilla’s Gear Is Headed To The Smithsonian
Gear belonging to the late hip-hop producer James “J Dilla” Yancey is headed to the Smithsonian. A synthesizer and drum…
Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C., July 14 To 20
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s weekly playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week. Both nouveau and…
What Music To Hear At Capital Fringe
Today brings the start of this year’s Capital Fringe, the beloved annual blowout of thoroughly experimental, often untested and occasionally…
D.C.’s Modern-Day Punk Scene, Captured In A New Photo Exhibit
Michael Andrade is so dedicated to documenting D.C.’s hardcore scene, he gave himself nerve damage doing it. “When I first…
Ex Hex Releases New Song, Unveils Album Release Date
Big news from the Ex Hex camp today: The D.C. rock trio dropped a new song and announced a release…
Playlist: Every Band Playing Fort Reno This Summer
It was cancelled! Then uncancelled! And finally tonight, the annual Fort Reno concert series kicks off with two bands you…
Trillectro 2014 Lineup Announced
The third annual Trillectro hip-hop and electronic music festival returns to D.C. on Aug. 23 this year—this time to RFK…
The 2014 Fort Reno Schedule Is Here
After a few days of uncertainty, this year’s Fort Reno concert series is back on track—and the schedule is now…
Fort Reno Concerts Are Back On
This summer’s Fort Reno concert series won’t be cancelled after all. That news came today after a meeting between organizer…
Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C. June 30 to July 6
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s weekly playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week. This week’s Sound…
Fort Reno Organizer To Meet With Feds On Monday
After organizer Amanda MacKaye called off the popular Fort Reno concert series yesterday citing burdensome and unexpected U.S. Park Police…
Fort Reno Concert Series Canceled, Says Organizer
Read the latest on Fort Reno at this link. Update, 3:36 p.m. Friday: Fort Reno concert organizer Amanda MacKaye says…
‘Us Conductors’ And The Strange Beauty Of The Theremin
Sean Michaels has been on a quest for a few good theremin players. “I’ve spent the past several months scouring…
Track Work: The Tender Thrill, ‘Serena’
With its new EP, New Blues, D.C. garage-rock band The Tender Thrill isn’t proclaiming to hit the reset button on…
Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C. June 23 To 29
Today Bandwidth introduces Sound Advice, our new Monday playlist that pulls together all the music we think you need to…
Deer Tick And Vanessa Carlton Live At WAMU
Heavy drug use, followed by a period of self-reflection, fueled the most recent album from Providence band Deer Tick: After…
Track Work: The Ar-Kaics, “No No No”
The Ar-Kaics aren’t a D.C. band, but they might be the closest thing Richmond has to one: The garage-rock quartet has…
Track Work: GEMS, “Scars”
Last year, dream-pop duo GEMS released what I consider D.C.’s best pop recording of 2013, the shimmering and sad Medusa EP….