ASCAP To St. Stephen’s Church: Pay Up
7:08 p.m.: This post has been revised to reflect new information from ASCAP. ASCAP, one of a few organizations that…
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
Listen: The Space-Cumbia Of G-Flux And Afrodita
D.C. producer G-Flux stumbled upon Mexican duo Afrodita in the most typical way: over Facebook. But the dance music they’d…
ACME Drops A New Video For ‘Girlfriend Tonight’
Yes, ACME has a generic name. But it’s intentional. The D.C. electronic-soul-pop duo really does identify with “A Company That…
Los Master Plus Live At WAMU
Upon arriving at WAMU’s studio, the first thing Los Master Plus had to do was steam some shirts. The Mexico-based…
What D.C. Shows To Hit Over The Next Seven Days
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. A Sound of…
Rabbl Roused: Is Rabbl Promoting Pay-To-Play?
Door polling and old-fashioned pay-to-play are already controversial enough. Now the practice of “opener promotion,” a service offered by San Francisco company Rabbl,…
Of Note: Channels, Chelsea Wolfe, And Other D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Channels, Soccer Team,…
Eager For Listeners, Some Hip-Hop Artists Turn To Pay-To-Play Websites
You’re an unknown hip-hop artist trying to get your name out there. You don’t have any connections at traditional media….
Priests Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Priests is by far the loudest band Bandwidth has recorded at the Wilderness Bureau. One neighbor noticed and lodged a…
Track Work: Mattress Financial, ‘I Do That Good’
When Silver Spring band Two Inch Astronaut released its searing, herky-jerky LP Bad Brother in 2013, it attracted predictable, but fair, comparisons to D.C’s…
Of Note: Forward Festival, Los Master Plus, Chain And The Gang, And Other D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. I Dream Of…
Protect-U Live At WAMU
This is a big day for D.C. electronic duo Protect-U: The pair (Aaron Leitko and Mike Petillo) released its debut…
What Makes A Great Concert Poster? Look To The National Poster Retrospecticus
It’s easy to identify a bad concert poster. It could be hard to read or poorly laid out. Maybe it…
How A Successful D.C. Rapper Found A Life Cutting Meat
A story on last week’s Metro Connection opened like this: It’s a nippy 40 degrees in the meat-cutting room of…
Of Note: The Haxan Cloak, Amen Dunes, And Other D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Redline Graffiti Friday,…
Band With Alleged Neo-Fascist Ties To Play D.C. Area This Weekend
This Saturday in the D.C. area, a skinhead band called Offensive Weapon is scheduled to play a show. But good…
‘Punk The Capital,’ Another D.C. Punk Documentary, Is On The Way
One of the newest documentaries to capture a chapter in D.C. punk history is actually quite old: Punk the Capital has…
Of Note: Nakatani Gong Orchestra, The Funk Parade, Jessy Lanza, And More D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Megafaun and Grandma…
Casa Fiesta Puts A Stop To Punk And Metal Shows
Hardcore punk and metal shows have been happening at Tenleytown restaurant Casa Fiesta for more than two years, but tonight,…
New North Bethesda Venue Gets A Name: AMP
A new Strathmore-affiliated venue slated to open near White Flint Metro will be called AMP, Strathmore announced today. The 250-seat event…