D.C. Hip-Hop Producers You Should Know: SlimKat78 And Kev Brown
Rappers might be the face of D.C.’s growing hip-hop scene, but producers are its pulse. In this multipart series, Bandwidth…
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Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C., July 21 To 27
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s recurring playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week. This week’s playlist…
J Dilla’s Gear Is Headed To The Smithsonian
Gear belonging to the late hip-hop producer James “J Dilla” Yancey is headed to the Smithsonian. A synthesizer and drum…
Olivia Neutron-John’s Anna Nasty: ‘I’m Post-Bro’
Olivia Neutron-John specializes in emotionally dense, unfiltered electronic music delivered live with throbbing intensity—and it’s safe to say there’s nothing…
In The D.C. Area, Houses Open Doors To Small-Time Musicians
Bandwidth has done extensive coverage of the house-show scene in D.C., and today this story—about the broadening and unique appeal…
D.C. Hip-Hop Producers You Should Know: i.V. And The Arckitech
Rappers might be the face of D.C.’s growing hip-hop scene, but the producers are its pulse. In this multipart series…
Guy Blakeslee Live At The Wilderness Bureau
For 10-plus years, Guy Blakeslee has been leading various incarnations of The Entrance Band (and before that, a solo project…
D.C. Hip-Hop Producers You Should Know: Dunc And Drew Dave
Rappers might be the face of D.C.’s growing hip-hop scene, but producers are its pulse. In this multipart series, Bandwidth…
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…
What Music To Hear At Capital Fringe
Today brings the start of this year’s Capital Fringe, the beloved annual blowout of thoroughly experimental, often untested and occasionally…
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…
Want To Play D.C.’s Newest DIY Festival? Take A Number
Late Tuesday night, organizers of this summer’s ambitious In It Together Fest huddled at DIY space Hole In The Sky…
Ex Hex Releases New Song, Unveils Album Release Date
Big news from the Ex Hex camp today: The D.C. rock trio dropped a new song and announced a release…
SMOOTA On Male Nudity, Erotic Trombones, And What ‘Blurred Lines’ Got Wrong
By now, it’s a tired truth in pop culture: Male nudity is considered funny, not erotic. When we see it—in…
Playlist: Every Band Playing Fort Reno This Summer
It was cancelled! Then uncancelled! And finally tonight, the annual Fort Reno concert series kicks off with two bands you…
Rodrigo Amarante Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante spent nearly 10 years playing with Brazilian bands Los Hermanos and Orquestra Imperial before traveling to California…
Photos: Logic At Fillmore Silver Spring
In advance of his forthcoming Def Jam debut, Gaithersburg-raised rapper Logic played a sold-out hometown show last night at Fillmore…
Video Premiere: Asheru’s ‘Funky D.C.’
Asheru is a man about town—the world, even. Before hip-hop stepped out of go-go’s shadow in D.C., the artist named…
Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C. June 30 to July 6
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s weekly playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week. This week’s Sound…
‘Us Conductors’ And The Strange Beauty Of The Theremin
Sean Michaels has been on a quest for a few good theremin players. “I’ve spent the past several months scouring…