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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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Track Work: Maimouna Youssef, ‘Student Loans’
The idea for Maimouna Youssef’s new single, “Student Loans,” came during a performance at the University of Maryland in College…
Band With Alleged Neo-Fascist Ties To Play D.C. Area This Weekend
This Saturday in the D.C. area, a skinhead band called Offensive Weapon is scheduled to play a show. But good…
The Heyday Of Blue Note Records, Captured In Photographs
There’s no missing the Kennedy Center’s “Blue Note at 75” Celebration—the cultural center has devoted a week to programming that…
Mark Mulcahy Live At The Wilderness Bureau
The years before Mark Mulcahy’s 2013 album, Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You, ushered in a challenging and meaningful…
‘Welcome To Deathfest’ Goes Behind The Scenes At Baltimore’s Annual Metal Festival
Metalheads love rituals, and Maryland Deathfest is the best one this side of goat sacrifice. Held in Baltimore every Memorial…
‘Punk The Capital,’ Another D.C. Punk Documentary, Is On The Way
One of the newest documentaries to capture a chapter in D.C. punk history is actually quite old: Punk the Capital has…
First Listen: Sylvan Esso, ‘Sylvan Esso’
Taut and tantalizing, these 10 songs have countless different ways of grabbing and inviting attention; they wobble, seethe and coo with charismatic ambivalence.
Fighting Back: A Conversation With The Makers Of ‘Rock, Rage, And Self-Defense’
When Gits singer Mia Zapata was raped and murdered while walking home from Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in 1993, the…
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The Good Listener: Is It Fair To Call A Band A Sellout?
What does it mean to “sell out” in 2014? Is it possible? Does it even matter at this point?
The Absurd Life Of Ricky Eat Acid
On January 3, the tiny Brooklyn label Orchid Tapes started taking preorders for its first vinyl release: Three Love Songs,…
Of Note: Nakatani Gong Orchestra, The Funk Parade, Jessy Lanza, And More D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Megafaun and Grandma…
Casa Fiesta Puts A Stop To Punk And Metal Shows
Hardcore punk and metal shows have been happening at Tenleytown restaurant Casa Fiesta for more than two years, but tonight,…
White Hinterland Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Following a cross-country move out to Portland, Ore., White Hinterland‘s Casey Dienel pulled together the beautiful atmospheric, minimal, R&B-dipped pop songs…
New North Bethesda Venue Gets A Name: AMP
A new Strathmore-affiliated venue slated to open near White Flint Metro will be called AMP, Strathmore announced today. The 250-seat event…
Track Work: M.O.T.M., ‘Aracari’
Released two years ago, Party Bros.’ single “Malcolm X Park” told a mostly invented but plausible story about the illicit…
The Public School Where The Duke Lives On
Nowhere is the legacy of Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington — among the greatest composer/bandleaders in history — more profound than at the Washington, D.C., arts high school that bears his name.
Song Premiere: Banks, ‘Goddess’
The L.A. singer’s new song, from the upcoming album Goddess, is all woozy mystery, and an ideal introduction to an artist who’s been revealing herself slowly and deliberately.
Typefighter Live At WAMU
D.C.’s Typefighter has made big changes since it started out as a rootsier ensemble several years back. In 2009, it…
Innovative Chicago Producer DJ Rashad Dies At 34
The Chicago-based dance music producer was one of the leading lights of the footwork scene, which features frantic beats and hyper-energetic dancing.
First Listen: Kishi Bashi, ‘Lighght’
In Lighght, technique and experimentation collide in high-spirited, even disorienting ways. It’s the product of a mind that always seems both hard at work and immersed in play.