Review: Heron Oblivion, ‘Heron Oblivion’

Meg Baird leads a supergroup with the skills, the background and the vision to play dark acid-folk for a modern generation.

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Developers Tweak Plans For Union Arts Hotel Project As Protests Continue

After private meetings and public protests, developers say they’ve made conciliatory changes to the proposed redevelopment of the Union Arts…

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Wilco: Tiny Desk Concert

Bands don’t typically get to play the Tiny Desk more than once, but Wilco is a natural exception. Watch the group perform “The Joke Explained” and three songs from its late-’90s catalog.

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New York Times Critic Ben Ratliff Is Worried About Leaving Music Discovery Up To Robots

This year marks Ben Ratliff’s 20th as a music critic at the New York Times. He is probably best known…

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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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The Latest On D.C. Hardcore Fest Damaged City

Homegrown punk and hardcore festival Damaged City announced a few key updates to its 2016 schedule today. Returning for its…

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KCRW Presents: Julia Holter

Watch the experimental-but-poppy L.A. singer perform “Sea Calls Me Home” in the studio.

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Six Pics: Unknown Mortal Orchestra And Lower Dens At 9:30 Club

Scenes from Wednesday night’s Unknown Mortal Orchestra show with Lower Dens at 9:30 Club. Lower Dens Unknown Mortal Orchestra All…

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Review: School Of Seven Bells, ‘SVIIB’

Shadowed by death and encased in digital production, the duo’s fourth and final album is nonetheless warm and beautiful, and by no means mired in gloom.

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Musicians Organize Benefit For Union Arts, Creative Space Slated For Redevelopment

With emotions running high about the pending redevelopment of Union Arts, a large DIY venue and arts space in Northeast D.C., local…

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Review: Santigold, ’99¢’

After a hiatus, the versatile, genre-smashing Santi White returns with a collection of playful, fun songs that reveal more of her personal voice than ever.

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First Listen: Mothers, ‘When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired’

These songs feel like a snapshot of a time getting left behind rather than lived in, performed by a riveting, honest band.

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Review: Yuck, ‘Stranger Things’

The London grunge-pop band may not make the rules, but it knows just how to tweak them for maximum emotional resonance.

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Maryland’s Nature Boi And Brain Rapp Go Back And Forth On ‘Jada & Styles’

Lox-heads view Jadakiss and Styles P as two of the greatest practitioners of back-and-forth rapping, which is a bit of…

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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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Sistr Mid9ight Crafts An Anthem For The Feminine Male

Jason Barnes likes to play with the boundaries between “male” and “female.” He wears mostly women’s clothing. He relishes androgyny….

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Red Hare Pays Tribute To Lungfish And Classic D.C. Hardcore On A New 7-Inch

Rising from the ashes of Swiz and Sweetbelly Freakdown, Red Hare keeps the flames of D.C. hardcore burning. The band made…

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Chelsea Wolfe: Tiny Desk Concert

Last year’s Abyss saw Chelsea Wolfe make her metallic tendencies explicit. At the Tiny Desk with just an electric guitar, she takes three songs back to their primal form.

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With Pyramid Atlantic Moving Out, Silver Spring Loses Some Of Its Edge

Montgomery County is about to get slightly less weird: This summer, Silver Spring arts center Pyramid Atlantic debuts its new home in…

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KCRW Presents: Cage The Elephant

Watch the Kentucky-bred garage-rock band perform “Trouble” live on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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