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Premiere: In Luray’s New Video, A Little Girl Finds Friends In Nature

If you translate Albert Camus’ famous “invincible summer” quote into a music video, it would probably look like the new…

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Premiere: Indie Folker Emily Henry Tells A Tiny Story On ‘Hands’

Emily Henry is taking baby steps. She jokes that she won’t be a real songwriter until she’s written 100 songs….

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"Music has become more and more a big part of our lives and our relationship," says Claire Daviss of D.C. duo Handsome Hound.

Ivy Leaguers In Love: The Giddy Folk-Pop Of Handsome Hound

You understand more about Claire Daviss and Cuchulain Kelly’s playful relationship just by listening to their music. The couple’s band,…

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Video Premiere: Indie Folkers Near Northeast Tell An Animated Story About Finding Home

When Kelly Servick moved to D.C. in 2013, she struggled to find a comfortable place for herself. “I was thinking…

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Shannon Carey explores new emotional territory on "Sandcastle Man," the new EP from her band Luray.

Atmospheric Pop Group Luray Searches For Home On ‘Sandcastle Man’

“I’ve lived a lot of places,” says musician Shannon Carey, “and I keep looking for the one that feels like…

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Sianna Plavin Live At The Wilderness Bureau

Warning: The above video contains explicit language. Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, Sianna Plavin recently stopped by Bandwidth’s Wilderness Bureau…

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Marian McLaughlin's new album, Spirit House, is available now.

Marian McLaughlin Explains ‘Spirit House’ Track By Track

The guitarist offers commentary on each song from her new album, which you can hear in its entirety.

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Tiny Desk Concert with Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg.

Joan Shelley: Tiny Desk Concert

As technology rules the sound of the day, it’s good to be reminded how powerfully a single voice can transmit deep emotion.

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Joan Shelley's new album, Over and Even, comes out Sept. 4.

Review: Joan Shelley, ‘Over And Even’

Songs on the Kentucky folk singer’s second album sound ancient and true, even on first hearing.

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

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