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Mark Andersen, co-founder of D.C. punk activist group Positive Force, says events of the 1980s "made you wanna do something. Otherwise you would die inside."

A D.C. Punk Revolution Under President Trump?

To punks on the left side of the political spectrum, Donald Trump’s ascent to the White House offers at least one,…

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Shark Week, K-Murdock

Songs featured Nov. 7, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…

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Lenorable, Jack On Fire

Songs featured Sept. 20, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5.Read more about the project and submit your…

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"Whether it's classism, misogyny [or] murderous police... we're going to make fun of it," says Jason Mogavero, whose band Jack On Fire has a new album.

Premiere: The Confrontational New Album From D.C. Electropunks Jack On Fire

The members of Jack on Fire may be D.C.’s most overt provocateurs. Locally infamous thanks to “Burn Down the Brixton”…

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Mmm... tastes like rock 'n' roll.

D.C.’s Music Scene Now Has Its Very Own Chili Cookbook

D.C.’s newest cookbook has one seemingly high-maintenance rock star to thank for its conception: Jack White. When White’s tour rider…

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Support local music. Hit the merch table.

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…

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Bandwidth’s Favorite D.C. Songs Of 2014

For a growing share of D.C.’s population, life is comfortable — it’s healthy, convenient, increasingly safe and even luxurious. But luxury rarely produces great…

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"It's just caring about other humans," says Ryan Little (left) about the goal of his label's new benefit comp.

On A New Compilation, D.C. Bands Remix Each Other For A Good Cause

D.C. rock bands have a reputation for mixing music with activism — see the new documentary Positive Force: More Than…

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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.
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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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