Too Punk For TV: Positive Force Documentary To Premiere In D.C.
Update, Jan 2: The film shows at Black Cat on Saturday, Jan 3, 2015. Buy tickets here. Once Jenny Toomey…
Tag: Punk
Flower Power: How GIVE Is Planting New Seeds In D.C.’s Hardcore Scene
As the sun dipped behind the Fort Reno towers on a July evening, John Scharbach pounced around the grass, jumping…
Henry Rollins At The Smithsonian: ‘Rock Is Dead—For Gene Simmons’
Tuesday, Smithsonian Associates hosted a lively conversation between Washington Post music writer Chris Richards and “punk poet” Henry Rollins. Considering Rollins’…
Another Music Archive Is Opening In D.C., And This One Is Broader
George Washington University already has a class about D.C. punk rock. But for the last year, the pricey university in…
Sem Hastro: D.C. Hardcore, Straight Out Of São Paulo
Two weeks ago, the catalyst behind one of D.C.’s most arresting new hardcore bands boarded a plane and flew 4,739…
Dana Murphy On Booking Festivals That Aren’t ‘Just A Bunch Of White Dudes’
Dana Murphy has a way of debunking preconceived notions about feminist DIY. That—as well as offering well-curated and diverse shows—is…
‘Salad Days’ Punk Documentary Unveils New Trailer, Premiere Date
Update, Oct. 10: The film screens Dec. 19 at AFI Silver Theatre. Tickets sold out fast for the early showing;…
Stage Diving And Violence At Shows: What’s A Band To Do?
Controversy over stage diving may quiet down one day. But stage diving will probably have to die out first. The…
Soulside’s Bobby Sullivan: ‘I Wanted To Change The World’
For a couple of years in the late ’80s, Soulside (or Soul Side) was as prominent and as influential as…
Ian MacKaye: ‘If You Want To Rebel Against Society, Don’t Dull The Blade’
Back in March, WTJU veteran Aaron Margosis borrowed a WAMU studio to interview Mayor of D.C. Punk Ian MacKaye. Their…
Is D.C.’s Music Scene Shutting Out Disabled Music Fans?
After investing thousands of dollars and working long hours to produce a new record for noise-punk band Roomrunner, the day…
How The New York Times Magazine Devised Its D.C. Punk Cover
Robert Draper’s story on the cover of this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine tackles libertarians—that spunky band of scalawags presently at risk…
Before War, A Punk Drummer Preserved Syrian Chants
Jason Hamacher wasn’t trained as a photographer, a musicologist or a member of a religious community. The former Frodus drummer simply felt compelled to document this music.
Photos: D.C.’s First In It Together Fest
From Thursday to Sunday night, more than a dozen venues hosted pieces of D.C.’s inaugural DIY festival In It Together…
D.C. Punk: From Your Basement To D.C. Public Library
When Punk the Capital filmmaker James Schneider approached D.C. Public Library about starting a punk-rock archive, he discovered that the…
D.C.’s Modern-Day Punk Scene, Captured In A New Photo Exhibit
Michael Andrade is so dedicated to documenting D.C.’s hardcore scene, he gave himself nerve damage doing it. “When I first…
To Run A House Venue In Edgewood, Speak Softly And Carry A Big Batch Of Cookies
It’s 11:30 p.m. on a Saturday, and Virginia garage-rock band Passing Phases has just finished its last song at Ft….
‘Punk The Capital,’ Another D.C. Punk Documentary, Is On The Way
One of the newest documentaries to capture a chapter in D.C. punk history is actually quite old: Punk the Capital has…
Fighting Back: A Conversation With The Makers Of ‘Rock, Rage, And Self-Defense’
When Gits singer Mia Zapata was raped and murdered while walking home from Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in 1993, the…
Casa Fiesta Puts A Stop To Punk And Metal Shows
Hardcore punk and metal shows have been happening at Tenleytown restaurant Casa Fiesta for more than two years, but tonight,…