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Title Tracks Live At WAMU
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Thaylobleu Live At WAMU
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More Humans Live At WAMU 88.5
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Laney Jones And The Spirits Live At The Wilderness Bureau
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Mount Moriah Live At The Wilderness Bureau
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Sun Club Live At The Wilderness Bureau
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Watch: Two Inch Astronaut Detonates At WAMU 88.5
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Bayonne Live At The Wilderness Bureau
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Possessed By Paul James Live At WAMU
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Mellow Diamond Live At The Wilderness Bureau
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Review: Tobacco, ‘Sweatbox Dynasty’
In his latest solo project, the frontman of Pittsburgh psychedelic band Black Moth Super Rainbow revels in all things synthetic.
Watch: D.C.’s Beautiful Swimmers Get Funky At Europe’s Dekmantel Festival
OUR BOYS! @world.building #beautifulswimmers #DC #dekmantel A video posted by Morgan Tepper ⚔ DJ Lisa Frank (@djlisafrank) on Aug 6,…
In The Race For The Song Of The Summer, ‘Panda’ Runs On A New Track
In 2016, the fact that one of the biggest pop hits of the year owes its success almost entirely to the Internet is no longer a surprise.
Making Sure Ecstasy Is Ecstasy: Volunteers Test Drugs At U.K. Music Fests
This summer, the first stop for many U.K. partiers will be a special tent where, without fear of arrest, they can get their illegal drugs tested for potency and makeup to prevent overdoses.
Cosmic Unease And Strange Sensations From Maryland’s BADTHRVW
Have you ever had the sinking suspicion that perhaps we’re living in a computer simulation? That’s exactly the kind of unnerving existential reckoning Bethesda’s BADTHRVW (pronounced “bad throw”) is trying to induce.
Watch Miguel Get Creative In NPR Music’s New Documentary Series, ‘Noteworthy’
Our new video documentary series on the creative process kicks off with the Grammy-winning soul singer. Watch him break down the origins of “Come Through And Chill” and “Adorn” with host Jason King.
‘A Lot Of Detective Work’: Piecing Together J Dilla’s ‘The Diary’
The late hip-hop producer left behind troves of unfinished music. How do you dig into the vault of an artist like Dilla and assemble an album that remains true to their creative vision?
D.C. Rocker Mary Timony Joins Seth Meyers’ Late-Night Band (Temporarily)
D.C. musician Mary Timony already has a sterling rock ‘n’ roll résumé — with her bands Ex Hex, Wild Flag and Helium, the guitar virtuoso has played festivals and roomy clubs all over the world. But next week Timony dives into an even more glamorous gig: She’s temporarily joining The 8G Band, the in-house group for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Watch A Strange, Gorgeous New Video From Beach House
The Baltimore dream-pop duo’s new video for “The Traveller” plays like an experimental short film.
Premiere: Experimental Composer James Wolf Gets Metaphysical In A Cryptic New Video
Composer/violinist James Wolf has no particular fondness for titles, which makes his new track, “Haa,” that much more cryptic. Taken…
The Internal Frontier Looks For Himself, And Finds Great Hooks In The Process
Over the last few years, Virginia songwriter Jake Mimikos has been on a journey of self-discovery — both personally and musically. Following a…
Dischord Is Putting Its Entire Catalog On Bandcamp
This post has been updated. Except for a few rarities, it’s not hard to find music from Dischord Records. The seminal D.C. punk-rock label…
Snail Mail’s 17-Year-Old Frontwoman Quickly Delivers An EP
Snail Mail’s sound may draw from a decades-old tradition of low-fi rock, but don’t assume the band’s name expresses yearning…
Thaylobleu Live At WAMU
Terence Nicholson says that when people think “D.C. rock,” they probably think of punk from the ’80s and ’90s — Minor Threat,…
D.C.’s Color Palette Bears A Darkened Heart On ’80s-Indebted Album
It’s easy to compare Color Palette to bands like the Cure and the Smiths, and many listeners already have. The…
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.
April + VISTA, Back On Earth With A New R&B Track, ‘Beasts’
After a debut EP that sounded like soul music made in space, R&B duo April + VISTA return to earth…
The Galaxy Electric Sees The Present From The Space Age
Imagine a reality in which predictions of the space age came true: curved architecture, unabated technological progress and people sporting pastel jumpsuits…
D.C. Label DZ Tapes Is Now Five Years Old — Wizened By DIY Standards
Brett Isaacoff holds the secret to keeping something going for five years without burning out: relax. That could be the…
With Her New Music, Vocalist Carolyn Malachi Goes Au Naturel
For Carolyn Malachi, there isn’t a big difference between the way she lives and the way she sounds. The D.C. soul…