Songs Cycles: Jenny Hval On The Importance Of Uncertainty
“It can be really tough to be bold,” says the Norwegian art-pop singer of her approach to performance. On her sixth album, Blood Bitch, she aims to balance provocation and complexity.
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Hear Solange’s Bold And Beautiful ‘A Seat At The Table’
Solange calls her new album “a project on identity, empowerment, independence, grief and healing.” It’s a floating melange of R&B, bold in its quiet and understated sounds, bolder in its message.
D.C.’s Fat Trel Covers ‘Broccoli,’ Because Why Not
The chipper, profane rap hit “Broccoli” by D.R.A.M. and Lil Yachty has spawned a steady stream of remixes. That blocky…
Sun Machines Are Back With An Interstellar Tale That Any Teleworker Can Relate To
Greg Gendron is no stranger to feeling like a kind of isolated, home-sick astronaut. He’s been a submariner with the Navy; he also spent a good five years in a foreign land — Japan. So it probably makes perfect sense that his duo, Sun Machines, revolves around the concept of space travel, in all its excitement and weirdness.
First Listen: Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, ‘I Had A Dream That You Were Mine’
The former Walkmen frontman records an album with the help of Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij. Throughout, the two surround the singer’s voice with surprising, sometimes old-fashioned sounds.
Insect Factory Has A Hunch That Life Has Become Too Much Like Work
Guitarist Jeff Barsky of Insect Factory did some deep thinking about that little red dot on your Facebook page. It put his latest album in focus.
For D.C. Rapper J-Scienide, John Candy Equals Hip-Hop Gold
It’s debatable whether the 1985 comedy Brewster’s Millions is a true classic, but the Richard Pryor/John Candy flick has certainly…
Let’s Really Open Up This Pit: Hear Turnstile’s ‘Move Thru Me’ EP
Before it begins work on its Roadrunner Records debut, the Baltimore hardcore’s band new EP seeks to break down “physical, sexual, musical genre, world barriers.”
Public Enemy, The Roots To Perform At African-American Museum Opening
Public Enemy, The Roots, Meshell Ndegeocello, Living Colour and D.C.’s own Experience Unlimited are scheduled to play opening weekend of…
Premiere: Boon’s Biggest ‘Hunger’ Yet
Boon’s latest track is actually the D.C. band’s oldest. Brendan Principato wrote “Hunger” during his 2014 summer break from college,…
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…
Some Funky Late-Summer ‘Love’ From GoldLink
Warning: Explicit lyrics. Since a 2014 mixtape and a 2015 album — not to mention a membership in that year’s XXL Freshman…
Photos: 2016 Fields Festival
Scenes from the 2016 Fields Festival at Susquehanna State Park near Darlington, Maryland: Prince Rama: Dan Deacon Ensemble: Abdu Ali…
15 Recent D.C. Records You Don’t Want To Miss
We’ve never claimed to be all-knowing here at Bandwidth, so forgive us if we occasionally overlook a noteworthy record or…
Fields Festival Is Back, With ‘Arts Everywhere’ At A Maryland State Park
The genesis of the Fields Festival was one part accidental, one part deliberate. Amanda Schmidt got an email from a…
Premiere: A Deceptively Summery R&B Tale From New D.C. Duo MILK$
Don’t be fooled by the sunny G-funk groove and buttery, Nate Dogg-style chorus of “Wonder Woman,” the debut single by…
Watch: D.C.’s Beautiful Swimmers Get Funky At Europe’s Dekmantel Festival
OUR BOYS! @world.building #beautifulswimmers #DC #dekmantel A video posted by Morgan Tepper ⚔ DJ Lisa Frank (@djlisafrank) on Aug 6,…
Cosmic Unease And Strange Sensations From Maryland’s BADTHRVW
Have you ever had the sinking suspicion that perhaps we’re living in a computer simulation? That’s exactly the kind of unnerving existential reckoning Bethesda’s BADTHRVW (pronounced “bad throw”) is trying to induce.
D.C. Rocker Mary Timony Joins Seth Meyers’ Late-Night Band (Temporarily)
D.C. musician Mary Timony already has a sterling rock ‘n’ roll résumé — with her bands Ex Hex, Wild Flag and Helium, the guitar virtuoso has played festivals and roomy clubs all over the world. But next week Timony dives into an even more glamorous gig: She’s temporarily joining The 8G Band, the in-house group for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Premiere: Experimental Composer James Wolf Gets Metaphysical In A Cryptic New Video
Composer/violinist James Wolf has no particular fondness for titles, which makes his new track, “Haa,” that much more cryptic. Taken…