Nasar Abadey and Supernova, Bad Brains
Songs featured June 6, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
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 Fuss, Medications
Songs featured June 5, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Max D, Oooh Child Ensemble
Songs featured June 4, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Flasher, Dunc, Zomes
Songs featured June 3, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Protect-U, Terracotta Blue, Kokayi
Songs featured June 2, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project.
More Humans Live At WAMU 88.5
More Humans isn’t the most visible or prolific band in D.C.’s indie-rock community, but when they pop up on the…
Nitemoves, Kev Brown, Borracho
Songs featured June 1, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project.
Fort Reno 2016 Concerts To Return In July
Update, July 5: The Fort Reno concert schedule has been posted on fortreno.com. Update, July 5: The first Fort Reno show…
Fort Reno 2016 In Danger? Not So Fast, Organizer Says
The popular summer concert series in D.C.’s Fort Reno Park has been going through a rough patch. After two years…
John Stabb, Vocalist Of Government Issue, Dies At Age 54
John Stabb, a colorful legend from D.C.’s hardcore scene, died Saturday after a battle with stomach cancer, WTOP reports. The punk frontman…
Andre ‘Whiteboy’ Johnson On ‘Turn It Up,’ The New Single From Rare Essence
Plenty of Washingtonians already salivate over things that are locally grown, organic or vintage. Great news for them: The region’s soon-to-be-biggest song is all three. That’s…
A Chat With The Creator Of ‘Black Broadway On U,’ A Trove Of D.C. Cultural History
On U Street in 2016, it’s easy to stumble across vestiges of the corridor’s African-American history. But that history is…
What Does D.C. Sound Like? Listen To Kokayi’s Washington Soundscape
Take a walk through NoMa, the Southwest Waterfront or parts of Shaw, and you’ll hear a city in transition: the…
Joe’s Record Paradise Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Save Itself
After relocating from one Silver Spring location to another, Maryland record shop Joe’s Record Paradise says it’s hurting for cash….
Premiere: Benjy Ferree Is A New Man
Benjy Ferree never stopped writing. He just slowed down. That’s how the songwriter explains his recent absence from music. The last time the…
K.A.A.N. Could Be The Next DMV Rap Star, But He’s Not Taking Anything For Granted
When K.A.A.N. raps, he sounds like he’s releasing the valve on a pressure cooker. There are a lot of confessions, rants…
Rapper Fat Trel Arrested For Passing Counterfeit Bills At Casino
D.C. rapper Fat Trel was arrested Sunday for passing counterfeit money at a Maryland casino, police say. The rapper signed…
Listen: Babeo Baggins And Drake Cover ‘These Days’
It’s already known that pop star Drake is pals with Babeo Baggins, the Virginia native who makes geeky, countercultural hip-hop with underground clique…
Watch: Two Inch Astronaut Detonates At WAMU 88.5
Warning: The above video contains explicit language. With a history of anxious, acrobatic rock music (see: Dismemberment Plan), the D.C….
Bidding Farewell To Bohemian Caverns, A D.C. Jazz Institution
This weekend brings the final performances at legendary D.C. jazz venue Bohemian Caverns. An institution at 11th and U streets…