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Fugazi and friends, now on Bandcamp.

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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On a new album, Puff Pieces deliver songs about "existing in a consumerist capitalist world," says frontman Mike Andre (left).

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,…

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Red Hare, featuring members of Swiz and Sweetbelly Freakdown, is working on a second 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…

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Actor Fred Armisen is scheduled to do something — maybe with a guitar — at D.C.'s Red Onion Records.

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…

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In 1981, short-lived D.C. hardcore band Youth Brigade wrote a diss track about The Bayou.

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…

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D.C. band Soccer Team releases its second LP on Oct. 27 — its first album since 2006.

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…

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The final LP from Jawbox, the D.C. post-punk band that hopped to a major label in the '90s, has been reissued.

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…

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"It seemed natural to work together again," says John Davis (right) of his ex-Q and Not U bandmate Chris Richards (left).

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…

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As Zomes, Hanna Olivegren and Asa Osborne (of Lungfish) specialize in meditative drones. Their new LP is out now.

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…

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl says his band "could break up" if signed by Dischord. Hmm.

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…

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Famed D.C. punk book "Banned In DC" has been out of print since 2005. This year, it comes back.

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…

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"The Red Line Comp," released in April, is a document of D.C.'s renewed hardcore scene.

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…

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Chain & the Gang at Black Cat, July 27 2014

Ian Svenonius: Modern Pop Music Is ‘The Voice Of Wall Street’

Ian Svenonius is one of D.C.’s most magnetic frontmen. He’s also an admitted rock ‘n’ roll despot. The former vocalist for Nation…

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One Last Wish plays the Chevy Chase Community Center in 1986 in this video shot by Sohrab Habibion.

DC 85 Is A Treasure Trove Of ’80s D.C. Punk Videos

Today Pitchfork published a piece by my pal Marc Masters about DC 85, a new outlet for the 1980s D.C….

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