What Defines Scandinavian Jazz? An Interview With Denmark’s Spacelab
The Nordic Jazz Festival, brought to D.C. each summer by the five Scandinavian embassies (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden),…
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Phox Live At The Mutiny Workroom
Earlier this spring, the kind folks at Mutiny—my neighbors across just across the hall from the Wilderness Bureau—were generous enough…
Track Work: Mike C., ‘New Shoes’
More rappers these days seem to be performing under their government names, and it seems like their attempt to appear…
Track Work: Art Sorority For Girls, ‘Man With A Van’
After cutting his teeth in New York’s anti-folk scene, Daoud Tyler-Ameen moved to D.C. for a job and brought his…
Deer Tick And Vanessa Carlton Live At WAMU
Heavy drug use, followed by a period of self-reflection, fueled the most recent album from Providence band Deer Tick: After…
Photos: Union BBQ At Union Market
When the redeveloped Union Market opened in 2012, it brought a new culinary emporium to a gentrifying section of Northeast….
Jess Williamson Live In Echo Park
The arid landscape of southern California is a long way from from Texas, but nonetheless felt like an appropriate setting…
How Two Art Spaces Have Survived In Gentrifying D.C.
On May 21, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library hosted “District Of Change: Making D.C. Better For the Arts,”…
Track Work: GEMS, “Scars”
Last year, dream-pop duo GEMS released what I consider D.C.’s best pop recording of 2013, the shimmering and sad Medusa EP….
ASCAP To St. Stephen’s Church: Pay Up
7:08 p.m.: This post has been revised to reflect new information from ASCAP. ASCAP, one of a few organizations that…
In Prince George’s County, The Battle Over Go-Go Heats Up
A go-go version of the movie “Footloose” is playing out in Prince George’s County. A $10 million class action filed…
Los Master Plus Live At WAMU
Upon arriving at WAMU’s studio, the first thing Los Master Plus had to do was steam some shirts. The Mexico-based…
What D.C. Shows To Hit Over The Next Seven Days
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. A Sound of…
Rabbl Roused: Is Rabbl Promoting Pay-To-Play?
Door polling and old-fashioned pay-to-play are already controversial enough. Now the practice of “opener promotion,” a service offered by San Francisco company Rabbl,…
Video Premiere: Spoonboy, ‘Free Yer Mind, Square’
David Combs, D.C.’s longest-serving pop-punk bandleader, found the idea for one of his new songs in Redwood National Park. It…
First Listen: First Aid Kit, ‘Stay Gold’
The Swedish sister act got its start playing feather-light folk-pop confections. But Stay Gold is a statement of staying power; a collection of bright, smart, substantial songs that stick around.
Eager For Listeners, Some Hip-Hop Artists Turn To Pay-To-Play Websites
You’re an unknown hip-hop artist trying to get your name out there. You don’t have any connections at traditional media….
Priests Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Priests is by far the loudest band Bandwidth has recorded at the Wilderness Bureau. One neighbor noticed and lodged a…
Track Work: The Urban Cartel, ‘While We’re Young’
With a sound it’s described as “indie-rock stylistics matched with hip-hop and R&B spirit,” local ensemble The Urban Cartel formed…
Track Work: Mattress Financial, ‘I Do That Good’
When Silver Spring band Two Inch Astronaut released its searing, herky-jerky LP Bad Brother in 2013, it attracted predictable, but fair, comparisons to D.C’s…