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…
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Puff Pieces Eviscerate Gentrification And Consumerism On ‘Bland In D.C.’
Don’t let the name fool you. There is nothing sycophantic about D.C. post-punk band Puff Pieces. The trio’s forthcoming album,…
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…
Fred Armisen To Appear At Red Onion Records In D.C.
This post has been updated. Last month, Portlandia co-creator Fred Armisen reportedly sang the praises of D.C. label Dischord Records during a taping of…
Listen: Youth Brigade Gripes About Late D.C. Club The Bayou
This post has been updated with the song’s lyrics. Back in the toddler years of D.C.’s hardcore scene, Georgetown venue the…
Goooal: The Grand Return Of Indie-Rock Kickers Soccer Team
The thick new single from D.C. indie-rock group Soccer Team is called “Friends Who Know” — and bandleaders Ryan Nelson…
J. Robbins On The Revival Of ‘Jawbox,’ His Band’s Final — And Some Say Best — Album
Nearly two decades after the band released its last album, there’s still a mythology around Jawbox. As one of the…
Ex-Q And Not U Duo Paint Branch Re-Emerges With A New EP
To followers of D.C. indie rock, John Davis and Chris Richards might be familiar names. They toured widely with their…
Drone Duo Zomes On Making Music In The Least Stressful Way Possible
On its own, Zomes’ new album, Near Unison, is a thing of undeniable beauty, care and intelligence. Talk to band…
Petition Calls For Dischord To Sign Foo Fighters, With Goal To Destroy Foo Fighters
This post has been updated with a comment from the petition’s owner, Grayson Currin. The petition started today has a…
After 10 Years, D.C. Punk Book ‘Banned In DC’ Is Coming Back Into Print
Right up there with Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins’ Dance Of Days, Banned In DC is one of the most vivid documents of…
This D.C. Hardcore Compilation Could Be The New ‘Flex Your Head’
When I was 17, I bought the legendary Dischord compilation Flex Your Head. Being obsessed with D.C. hardcore in my late…
What’s The Best Music Merch In D.C.?
“It’s not a political thing for me,” Dischord Records co-owner Ian MacKaye told me in 2013. “I just don’t give…
Stream Fugazi’s First Demo In Its Entirety
Before Fugazi was an angry young man, it was an angry baby. The proof is found on the influential D.C….
Listen: Fugazi’s Demo Version Of ‘Merchandise’
On Nov. 18, Dischord Records releases the first demo from D.C. heavyweights Fugazi, recorded in 1988. It promises to be…
In Brief: The D.C. Episode Of Dave Grohl’s ‘Sonic Highways’
Last night, I attended Smithsonian Associates’ advance screening of the second episode of Sonic Highways, the HBO series directed by Foo Fighters…
Henry Rollins At The Smithsonian: ‘Rock Is Dead—For Gene Simmons’
Tuesday, Smithsonian Associates hosted a lively conversation between Washington Post music writer Chris Richards and “punk poet” Henry Rollins. Considering Rollins’…
Christina Billotte Of Slant 6: ‘I Wanted To Make A Record Where Every Song Was Good’
In 1994, D.C.’s Dischord label released Slant 6’s debut LP, Soda Pop*Rip Off, a collection of jagged uptempo anthems delivered…
‘Salad Days’ Punk Documentary Unveils New Trailer, Premiere Date
Update, Oct. 10: The film screens Dec. 19 at AFI Silver Theatre. Tickets sold out fast for the early showing;…
Soulside’s Bobby Sullivan: ‘I Wanted To Change The World’
For a couple of years in the late ’80s, Soulside (or Soul Side) was as prominent and as influential as…