Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news.
Loads of local festivals announced their lineups over the last week: Sweetlife, Broccoli City Fest, Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival and Damaged City Fest.
Jeff Weiss profiles Logic, the Gaithersburg rapper with a bright future ahead. [Washingtonian]
Remembering the music career of Leonard Nimoy. [Stereogum, Los Angeles Times]
Hey, it’s a new interview with Ex Hex. [Guardian]
See these last Grateful Dead shows for the low, low price of everything you have. [New York Times]
A forthcoming film takes a closer look at party drug MDMA. [Thump]
Dang, “Blurred Lines” made a lot of money. [Fact]
So is this crowdfunding campaign for the man who pioneered the “Amen Break,” possibly the most sampled breakbeat of all time. [GoFundMe]
So are Bandcamp and Soundcloud — for artists. [Fader, Fact]
“Trap Out The Starbucks“: D.C. snow anthem? Or all-the-time anthem? [Washington Post]
An Oberlin College promoter canceled a Viet Cong show, citing the band’s offensive name. [Facebook]
This open letter to the band spells out why it’s considered offensive (if that’s not already clear). [Impose]
DJ Quik digs Ed Sheeran? [Noisey]
Get to know Sharaya J, Missy Elliott protégé. [Fader]
This is what it’s like to (try to) tour China. [The Runout]
New tunes on the way from Animal Collective. [Stereogum]
Here’s what you need to know about AMP, the new music venue coming to North Bethesda. [Washington Post]
The last brick-and-mortar P.A. Palace has closed its doors. [Washington City Paper]
D.C. art-rockers Heavy Breathing launched a crowdfunding campaign to press a new record. Donate, or else. [Indiegogo]
Raheem DeVaughn pampers victims of domestic violence. [News One]
Very few humans living today will be able to buy Wu-Tang‘s new album. [Los Angeles Times]
Method Man thinks that’s dumb. [Los Angeles Times]
Local native Kelela releases a new video for “A Message.” [Gorilla vs. Bear]
The North Country drops a new song. [Ryan’s Smashing Life]
And Shark Week. [Flood]
Here’s the latest on Wale‘s The Album About Nothing. [Nahright]
Young Rapids debut a video before their new record comes out. [Exclaim]
Don’t mess with Hall & Oates. [Guardian]
MUSIC FOR CATS. [Huffington Post]
On Bandwidth: Carpark Records owner Todd Hyman is the coolest dad in the ‘burbs; Prinze George spills on family issues (and the trio’s new EP); why you should care about Tumblr rap collective Barf Troop; avant-rock producer Martin Bisi talks about gentrification and Lydia Lunch; photos and a short review of Aesop Rock’s underrated rap duo Hail Mary Mallon; we lean in closely to a new song from Tomás Pagán Motta; we find out why this Michigan punk band named itself after Diane Rehm.