KEXP Presents: Ty Segall
Watch Segall shred through “Emotional Mugger/Leopard Priestess,” complete with creepy props.
Tag: Garage Rock
Review: Ty Segall, ‘Emotional Mugger’
Carrying on the non-stop activity of the last eight years, the prolific rocker’s 10th solo album feels as fractured and delirious as anything he’s recorded.
No More Hiding Behind The Drum Kit: Laurie Spector Goes Solo As Hothead
Laurie Spector isn’t new to D.C.’s punk-rock scene. She’s made noise with garage kids Foul Swoops, joker punks Dudes, the scrappy…
Mistakes, Feelings And A Lot Of Hash: The Stuff Witch Coast Is Made Of
D.C. group Witch Coast arose from a haze of marijuana smoke and feelings. “Jon [Weiss] and Kevin [Sottek] were sad…
KEXP Presents: Mike Krol
Watch a live performance of “Left Out” that captures the punkish brevity of Krol’s new album Turkey.
First Listen: Fuzz, ‘II’
Ty Segall’s power trio heaves forth a 14-song double album that’s made for headbanging and the cultivation of bad vibes, as if all the warmth and goodwill of last year’s Manipulator had turned to ash.
Listen: Ex Hex Covers ’70s Garage-Punk Classic ‘All Kindsa Girls’
D.C. rock ‘n’ roll trio Ex Hex has always had one foot in the 1970s, but its latest cover jumps…
First Listen: Wavves, ‘V’
As the leader of Wavves, Nathan Williams has spent five albums grafting big emotions onto a restless runaround of energetic pop-punk and stoner fuzz.
Wanted Man’s ‘Gun To My Head’ Is An Anthem For Anti-Achievers
Living in D.C. isn’t always easy, with its sky-high cost of living and seemingly pervasive culture of overachievement. Fortunately, Wanted…
Track Work: The Ar-Kaics, “No No No”
The Ar-Kaics aren’t a D.C. band, but they might be the closest thing Richmond has to one: The garage-rock quartet has…
A Brief Introduction To D.C.’s Garage-Rock Scene
For years, a kind of garage-rock revival has taken place in D.C.’s rock scene, but it’s gone on somewhat under…