To Be Clear: Flasher Is Not An English Band From 1979
At the rate that D.C. DIY bands form and split, one could be forgiven for not keeping up. So if you’re not hip…
Tag: Priests
Musicians Organize Benefit For Union Arts, Creative Space Slated For Redevelopment
With emotions running high about the pending redevelopment of Union Arts, a large DIY venue and arts space in Northeast D.C., local…
Six Pics: Screaming Females, Priests, Pure Disgust And More At U+NFest 4
Scenes from the U+Nfest Oct. 2 to 3 at Ottobar in Baltimore. All images by Cassandra Mullinix.
‘Strawberry Dreams’ Is A New Feminist Punk Zine Out Of D.C.
When Paula Martinez and John Scharbach first told Farrah Skeiky about Strawberry Dreams — their idea for a free zine…
Inside An Explosive Relationship With D.C. Punks Gauche
A complicated and possibly dangerous relationship takes center stage in “Boom Hazard,” a danceable declaration of self from Gauche, a…
The Cost Of Independence: Economics And Labor In DIY Music
The final installment in a series by punk musician David Combs, formerly Spoonboy, about issues facing DIY musicians. Read Part…
Looking For D.C.’s Most Interesting Music? Try The Library.
Who’d have thought that the cutting edge of D.C. music could be found in a library? “Obviously, at first, music…
Even After Its 10th Release, D.C. Punk Label Sister Polygon Is Still Stoked
When a band gets stamped with the label “DIY,” that usually means it’s got independently released music on Bandcamp and…
How Are Today’s Indie Bands Straddling The Line Between DIY And ‘Professional’?
The second in an essay series by The Max Levine Ensemble’s David “Spoonboy” Combs. Read Part 1, “These Are The…
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…
Rivers Cuomo Calls D.C. Band Priests ‘Charming’
Rolling Stone asked Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo to review a handful of songs from new and old artists. The mag…
Have We Had Enough D.C. Punk Nostalgia?
Today on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, we talked D.C. punk. Or more specifically: why we can’t stop talking about D.C….
Photos: Priests And Naomi Punk At Black Cat
Last night brought another sold-out show for D.C. punk band Priests, who headlined the Black Cat Backstage after sets from…
Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C., July 14 To 20
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s weekly playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week. Both nouveau and…
Of Note: Channels, Chelsea Wolfe, And Other D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Channels, Soccer Team,…
Priests Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Priests is by far the loudest band Bandwidth has recorded at the Wilderness Bureau. One neighbor noticed and lodged a…
D.C. Hardcore Is On The Rise Again, With An Assist From Chris Moore
It’s a Saturday afternoon, midway through an eight-hour-day of punk bands taking their turns on the stage at St. Stephen…
What D.C. Releases To Pay Attention To This Year
Bandwidth contributors tell us what local recordings they’re most looking forward to in 2014. Deleted Scenes, “Lithium Burn” April 15,…
Track Work: Priests, ‘Right Wing’
When D.C. band Priests came along a few years ago, it seemed pretty traditional—a back-to-basics, question-everything punk band not too…