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Courtney Sexton is co-founder of D.C. literary reading series and writing community The Inner Loop. She listens to a lot of music and sometimes even tries to make it. She writes a good deal about places and human relationships to them, constantly exploring the intersections of nature and culture.

Articles by Courtney Sexton

Caroline White, who records and performs as Infinity Crush, dedicated her first full-length album to the memory of her father.

Lullabies Of Urgency And Loss From Maryland’s Infinity Crush

Infinity Crush’s Warmth Equation is almost synesthetic — you can imagine seeing the music in little sunbursts, a color palette…

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summer 2016

15 Recent D.C. Records You Don’t Want To Miss

We’ve never claimed to be all-knowing here at Bandwidth, so forgive us if we occasionally overlook a noteworthy record or…

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All ages show: Takoma Radio founder Marika Partridge holds the baby of a community member at an "open studio" earlier this year.

Low Power, High Spirits: Takoma Radio Prepares To Bring FM Airwaves To The People

Takoma “T-Rex” Radio, otherwise known as WOWD-LP, comes on the air July 16 at 94.3 FM, with a desire to give Takoma Park a DIY media outlet.

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A still from 'Study IV,' part of Andrew Bernstein's audiovisual project, "The Great Outdoors."

Exploring ‘The Great Outdoors,’ Andrew Bernstein’s Audio Vortex

Intense and disorienting, Andrew Bernstein’s The Great Outdoors feels like a vortex tunnel — except you can’t walk into it. To get inside,…

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Producer and author Ian Brennan: "How many pop records can you find in the [performers' native] language? It's almost always zero."

How The Music Industry Erases The World, According To Record Producer Ian Brennan

Ian Brennan is a Grammy-winning record producer who hears music die every day. With 30 years in the music business,…

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A full-service recording studio and Internet radio station, D.C.'s Listen Vision hosts 74 programs a week.

From Its Studios On Georgia Avenue, Listen Vision Brings D.C. Music To The World

Directly across from the entrance to Howard University, a series of small businesses lines a strip of Georgia Avenue. Nestled…

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Virginia post-hardcore band Frodus might call its 2001 album a time capsule from hell.

Revisiting The Last Album From Frodus, A Soundtrack To Tragedy

When D.C.-area band Frodus was still making a racket, critics and fans called the trio “spazzcore.” One problem with that:…

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D.C. band Soccer Team releases its second LP on Oct. 27 — its first album since 2006.

Goooal: The Grand Return Of Indie-Rock Kickers Soccer Team

The thick new single from D.C. indie-rock group Soccer Team is called “Friends Who Know” — and bandleaders Ryan Nelson…

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salvadoreina

La SalvadoReina Wants To Jumpstart Salvadoran Music In D.C., One Cumbia At A Time

Lots of young women dream of being pop princesses. Cindy Zavala didn’t. Instead, she went straight for the throne. As…

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A new B-side from Princess Reason shoots copious side-eye at a certain kind of 20-something.

Premiere: ‘Drag + Blur,’ A Slacker-Rock Gem From Princess Reason

If you know ‘90s rock, you’ll know where the latest song from Princess Reason comes from. “Drag + Blur,” the…

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"It seemed natural to work together again," says John Davis (right) of his ex-Q and Not U bandmate Chris Richards (left).

Ex-Q And Not U Duo Paint Branch Re-Emerges With A New EP

To followers of D.C. indie rock, John Davis and Chris Richards might be familiar names. They toured widely with their…

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
December 16, 2016

Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

Oddisee's new album, The Iceberg, comes out Feb. 24.
December 15, 2016

Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’

Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.
December 13, 2016

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
December 7, 2016

In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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