Jumpsuits, Stunts And Shooters: Inside Maryland’s Almost-Forgotten Show Band Scene
Pete Margus retired in October after 30 years in the wine business. The Takoma Park native lives with his wife…
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Fort Reno 2016 Concerts To Return In July
Update, July 5: The Fort Reno concert schedule has been posted on fortreno.com. Update, July 5: The first Fort Reno show…
T.J. Lipple, Aloha Member And Music Fixer, On Being The ‘Guy Who Makes The Record’
T.J. Lipple’s impact on D.C.’s rock sound can be measured by a extensive list of album credits stretching back more…
CrushnPain Dissects Masculinity And Power On ‘Luxor Obelisk’
Named after a true-to-life obelisk that stands in the center of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, “Luxor Obelisk”…
Fort Reno 2016 In Danger? Not So Fast, Organizer Says
The popular summer concert series in D.C.’s Fort Reno Park has been going through a rough patch. After two years…
More Than Just Covers: Team Familiar Helps Kick Off A Day Of New Go-Go Music
Update, May 16: This post has been updated to include a new Team Familiar video for “Straight to the Bar.”…
Domingues & Kane Bring Viola Da Gamba Into The 21st Century
After many years in the D.C. rock scene, musicians Dennis Kane and Amy Domingues yearned for a new challenge. They…
John Stabb, Vocalist Of Government Issue, Dies At Age 54
John Stabb, a colorful legend from D.C.’s hardcore scene, died Saturday after a battle with stomach cancer, WTOP reports. The punk frontman…
Premiere: Indie Folker Emily Henry Tells A Tiny Story On ‘Hands’
Emily Henry is taking baby steps. She jokes that she won’t be a real songwriter until she’s written 100 songs….
Andre ‘Whiteboy’ Johnson On ‘Turn It Up,’ The New Single From Rare Essence
Plenty of Washingtonians already salivate over things that are locally grown, organic or vintage. Great news for them: The region’s soon-to-be-biggest song is all three. That’s…
A Chat With The Creator Of ‘Black Broadway On U,’ A Trove Of D.C. Cultural History
On U Street in 2016, it’s easy to stumble across vestiges of the corridor’s African-American history. But that history is…
Go Cozy Chills Hard In The Face Of Adversity
Circumstances haven’t always been comfortable for D.C. band Go Cozy. Take, for example, the two years it spent just trying…
Photos: 2016 Broccoli City Fest
Scenes from the 2016 Broccoli City Fest, April 30 at St. Elizabeths East: Anderson .Paak BJ the Chicago Kid Nag…
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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Baltimore Performer Abdu Ali: ‘We’re All Dealing With Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome’
When the drums pound in Abdu Ali’s music, they travel straight to the head. “I blatantly confront racism and white…
Ivy Leaguers In Love: The Giddy Folk-Pop Of Handsome Hound
You understand more about Claire Daviss and Cuchulain Kelly’s playful relationship just by listening to their music. The couple’s band,…
‘This Was My Night’: A Document Of Latter-Day D.C. Punk, Strictly For The Fans
D.C. hardcore hit peak nostalgia years ago and just kept going. The endless supply of documentary films, books, curated art…
How Punk Legend Kid Congo Powers Found Some Chicano Magic In D.C.
Kid Congo Powers came to D.C. a decade ago as a fully formed underground rock ‘n’ roll hero, so it’s…
What Does D.C. Sound Like? Listen To Kokayi’s Washington Soundscape
Take a walk through NoMa, the Southwest Waterfront or parts of Shaw, and you’ll hear a city in transition: the…
Six Pics: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down And Saintseneca At 9:30 Club
Scenes from Friday night’s concert at the 9:30 Club with Thao & the Get Down Stay Down and Saintseneca (not…