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DJ Ayes Cold: "I feel like I’m also very sensitive, and I think that’s what makes people dance, to be honest."

DJ Ayes Cold Talks About Empathy Behind The Decks, And Being A ‘Brown Woman Doing Music’

After working for a nonprofit in D.C., Ayesha Chugh left her desk job to hit the decks, finding her place…

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DJ collective Maracuyeah has been hosting transgressive, Latin-focused parties in D.C. for five years.

Maracuyeah Fêtes 5 Years Of ‘Queer-Fly, Immigrant-Posi’ Dance Parties

At a Maracuyeah party, the dance floor transforms from a room of individuals to a full communal experience. The Latin-alternative,…

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Red Onion Records Is Relocating To U Street This Summer

D.C. record shop Red Onion Records is moving to U Street NW. Shop owner Josh Harkavy calls the cozy storefront at…

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A scene from the 2014 Funk Parade, which wants to formally take over U Street this May.

Petition Calls For D.C. To Shut Down U Street For Funk Parade

Update, 3:28 p.m.: A spokesperson for Ward 1 Council Member Brianne Nadeau writes in a statement, “As a supporter of the Funk…

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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.
December 15, 2016

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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