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Get Free Tickets To Hip-Hop Doc ‘Stretch and Bobbito’ At NPR

Update: These tickets have been claimed. Thanks, folks! Nas before Illmatic. A young Jay Z and Notorious B.I.G. Members of…

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On top of the world: Tower Records founder Russ Solomon above his Sacramento, Calif., store in 1989.

The Life And Death Of Tower Records, Revisited

A new documentary from Colin Hanks looks back on a business empire that helped shape the tastes of many music fanatics.

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Forthcoming film "Anacostia Delta" pays tribute to Danny Gatton, a phenomenal guitarist from D.C.

Remembering D.C. Guitar Virtuoso Danny Gatton And ‘The Anacostia Delta’

Over the last few years, D.C.’s hardcore punk scene has been memorialized by multiple films and TV shows. But soon,…

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The director of 'Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington DC' says the film has been widely pirated online.

D.C. Punk Documentary ‘Salad Days’ Has A Piracy Problem

This post has been updated. After making the rounds at film festivals and showings worldwide, D.C. punk-rock documentary Salad Days:…

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Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat in 1983.

Come To A Screening of ‘Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)’

The documentary traces the rise of the hardcore punk scene in the nation’s capital, and all the DIY energy, rage and creativity that came with it.

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Cambodian band Baksei Cham Krong.

The Nearly Lost Story Of Cambodian Rock ‘N’ Roll

Before the Khmer Rouge regime, a thriving pop and rock scene adapted Western music heard on U.S. military radio stations. The documentary Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten took 10 years to make.

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'Rahsaan Roland Kirk: The Case Of The Three-Sided Dream' is a highlight at the 2015 Filmfest DC.

Filmfest DC Is Coming. Here’s One Music Film To See (And One To Skip)

Last year could have been Filmfest DC’s final act. A projected $250,000 deficit threatened to sink the annual film festival after 2014,…

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
December 16, 2016

Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

Oddisee's new album, The Iceberg, comes out Feb. 24.
December 15, 2016

Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’

Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.
December 13, 2016

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
December 7, 2016

In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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