New R&B Duo April + VISTA Just Released Its Moody Debut EP
Maryland R&B duo April + VISTA made its debut in early March with the lingering track “If Light Escapes.” Today,…
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Listen To Boon, One Of Our Favorite Tiny Desk Contest Entrants, Lose Their Minds
D.C. indie-folk band Boon takes atmosphere seriously: Its recent Rome EP boasts more than 70 different instrumental layers. Frontman and…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Willie Nelson wants to be your weed dealer. [Daily Beast] Was heartthrob Zayn…
Guitar Virtuoso Joel Harrison Returns To His D.C. Roots With Two Eclectic Shows This Weekend
No one could call the D.C. region’s music scene a monoculture — it’s been home to legends across dozens of…
Six Pics: Title Fight (And A Lot Of Stage Diving) At Howard Theatre
Scenes from Wednesday night’s Howard Theatre show with Pennsylvania punk-turned-punkish band Title Fight.
Wanted Man’s ‘Gun To My Head’ Is An Anthem For Anti-Achievers
Living in D.C. isn’t always easy, with its sky-high cost of living and seemingly pervasive culture of overachievement. Fortunately, Wanted…
Recordings By Radiohead, Lauryn Hill To Be Preserved By Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress has added 25 more recordings to its National Recording Registry, and they include Radiohead’s OK Computer,…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Kendrick Lamar‘s new record To Pimp A Butterfly is out earlier than…
No Deep Philosophy Here: Old Indian Just Wants To Play Sick Riffs
Old Indian doesn’t have any highfalutin ideas about its music. The fuzz-rock band from Frederick, Maryland, is focusing on the…
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…
Premiere: Polyon’s Hard-Driving New Single, ‘More’
In his bands Typefighter and Joy Buttons, D.C. musician Ryan McLaughlin has helped launch numerous heavy-duty rock songs into the…
Listen To An Enigmatic Song From Ensemble Volcanic Ash, Playing Tonight At Union Arts
The deep-voiced thrum you hear at the top of this tune isn’t bass, but cello. To be precise, it’s the…
Rare Essence Will Be The First Go-Go Band To Play SXSW. Could It Mean Another Shot At Fame?
This month, thousands of bands, industry execs and people with the word “guru” in their Twitter bios are descending upon…
Six Pics: Sylvan Esso And Flock Of Dimes At 9:30 Club
Moments from Thursday’s sold-out Sylvan Esso show at 9:30 Club with Flock Of Dimes. Flock Of Dimes Missed our video…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. A jury in Los Angeles says Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams…
Think Baltimore Music Is Weird? In The ’90s, Towson And Glen Arm Music Was Even Weirder.
Spurred by new, affordable technology, the home-recording boom of the 1980s and ’90s produced some of the most idiosyncratic music…
This New Kokayi Video Might Make You Cry A Little
At the top of 2014, multitalented hip-hop artist Kokayi turned in what I considered the best local submission to NPR’s…
Listen To The Haunting Debut From R&B Duo April + VISTA
“If Light Escapes,” the debut single from singer-producer duo April + VISTA, shines without the gaudiness of most modern chart-topping…
First Listen: Lightning Bolt, ‘Fantasy Empire’
The duo takes a few steps toward modernity on Fantasy Empire, which finds Lightning Bolt moving away from congested, low-fidelity sounds in the pursuit of studio clarity.
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Loads of local festivals announced their lineups over the last week: Sweetlife, Broccoli City Fest, Kingman…