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Title Tracks Live At WAMU
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Thaylobleu Live At WAMU
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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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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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Track Work: Laughing Man, ‘Brilliant Colors’
A few years back, scenesters were talking a lot about the offbeat D.C. indie-rock band Laughing Man. Made up partly…
The Long Shadow Of Tom Warrior, Metal’s Dark Innovator
With his bands Celtic Frost and Triptykon, Thomas Gabriel Fischer has spent the last 30 years twisting heavy metal to match his own dark side.
To Run A House Venue In Edgewood, Speak Softly And Carry A Big Batch Of Cookies
It’s 11:30 p.m. on a Saturday, and Virginia garage-rock band Passing Phases has just finished its last song at Ft….
First Listen: Lee Bains III And The Glory Fires, ‘Dereconstructed’
On its second album, the band is intense enough to refresh the Southern-rock legacy it’s joined. Throughout Dereconstructed, its members examine the fight to claim a home that can drive you crazy.
First Listen: Seun Kuti And Egypt 80, ‘A Long Way To The Beginning’
Fela Kuti’s youngest son brings the fury, funk and sweat of Afrobeat to bear down on financial corruption and other issues. Along the way, he finds grace, humor and plenty of good beats.
First Listen: Owen Pallett, ‘In Conflict’
If there’s any conflict at all throughout these 13 tracks, it’s purely an internal one for Pallett, a legit composer who also possesses the instincts to craft brilliant pop songs.
First Listen: Hundred Waters, ‘The Moon Rang Like A Bell’
All over its darkly shimmering second album, the band showcases a remarkable ability to pull listeners’ strings. Hundred Waters’ members make music to burrow deep into, to obsess over.
Track Work: Height With Friends, ‘Roxanne Returns (The War Continues)’
For more than a decade, Dan “Height” Keech has been one of the most unique and prolific rappers in Baltimore,…
The Good Listener: When Should I Keep Criticism To Myself?
Say your favorite musician puts out a bad album: How loudly should you express your disappointment?
Of Note: Forward Festival, Los Master Plus, Chain And The Gang, And Other D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. I Dream Of…
Frankie Cosmos Live At The Wilderness Bureau
New York’s Greta Kline has been cranking out lo-fi releases over the last few years under a number of different…
Hamilton Leithauser, Live In Concert
Hear the Walkmen singer in a stirring, soulful concert, recorded live at Joe’s Pub in New York City on April 16. Leithauser’s solo debut is titled Black Hours.
Protect-U Live At WAMU
This is a big day for D.C. electronic duo Protect-U: The pair (Aaron Leitko and Mike Petillo) released its debut…
What Makes A Great Concert Poster? Look To The National Poster Retrospecticus
It’s easy to identify a bad concert poster. It could be hard to read or poorly laid out. Maybe it…
Candi Staton: This Album Is ‘An Anthology Of My Life’
Staton has been a child gospel singer, a ’70s Southern soul hit-maker and then a disco queen. She’s just released her 27th album, Life Happens.
How A Successful D.C. Rapper Found A Life Cutting Meat
A story on last week’s Metro Connection opened like this: It’s a nippy 40 degrees in the meat-cutting room of…
First Listen: Yann Tiersen, ‘Infinity’
Tiersen, known for his work on the film Amélie, understands how to make music sound cinematic. On his eighth studio album, visuals are bound to pop into listeners’ heads throughout.
WFUV Presents: Damon Albarn
Albarn recently stopped by WFUV’s studio in the Bronx, where he and his band the Heavy Seas were joined by New York’s Scorchio Quartet. Watch them perform “Lonely Press Play” together.
Song Premiere: Protect-U, ‘Distored’
After a Parisian thief put their careers in jeopardy, Washington, D.C.’s Mike Petillo and Aaron Leitko are back in business. Hear a great track from the dance duo’s new album, Free USA.
Of Note: The Haxan Cloak, Amen Dunes, And Other D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Redline Graffiti Friday,…