From Its Studios On Georgia Avenue, Listen Vision Brings D.C. Music To The World
Directly across from the entrance to Howard University, a series of small businesses lines a strip of Georgia Avenue. Nestled…
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Sistr Mid9ight Crafts An Anthem For The Feminine Male
Jason Barnes likes to play with the boundaries between “male” and “female.” He wears mostly women’s clothing. He relishes androgyny….
Red Hare Pays Tribute To Lungfish And Classic D.C. Hardcore On A New 7-Inch
Rising from the ashes of Swiz and Sweetbelly Freakdown, Red Hare keeps the flames of D.C. hardcore burning. The band made…
With Pyramid Atlantic Moving Out, Silver Spring Loses Some Of Its Edge
Montgomery County is about to get slightly less weird: This summer, Silver Spring arts center Pyramid Atlantic debuts its new home in…
The 9:30 Club Is Making A TV Show
This story has been updated. After recently hosting an exhibit and publishing a book, D.C.’s 9:30 Club is trying on…
Premiere: A Stark Video From The Jarvik 6, Spawn Of More Humans And The Caribbean
Matt Byars can’t stand making videos. “I hate editing video,” says the musician, who plays drums in D.C. band The Caribbean. “It…
On ‘Personal Life,’ Two Inch Astronaut Delivers Explosive Songs About The Mundane
Maryland rock group Two Inch Astronaut has been around since 2009, but it’s taken seven years for the group to…
Investigation: Are D.C. Audiences More ‘Subdued’ Than Others?
WAMU 88.5’s new “What’s With Washington?” project investigates the cultural quirks and mysteries of Maryland, Virginia and D.C. by exploring…
Artists Pack D.C. Hearing To Protest The Demise Of Union Arts
With another D.C. arts facility losing the battle against gentrification, about 100 artists packed a hearing Monday night to protest its…
Bayonne Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Austin-based minimalist electronic composer Roger Sellers, aka Bayonne, has drawn comparisons to pop experimentalists Panda Bear, Atlas Sound and Caribou….
How Hardway Connection Found Fame In A Scene It Had Never Heard Of
Tune into WPFW 89.3 Saturday afternoons, and you’re bound to hear Hardway Connection. The Maryland combo wrote the upbeat earworm “Southern…
Experience The Stoner Nerdery Of Hip-Hop Oddballs The Rope Goat Clan
When high art and trashy pop culture meet, absurd things tend to crop up — like the Rope Goat Clan….
Old Videos Of Fugazi, Gwar, And Psychedelic Furs Now Housed At D.C. Public Library
It was the final show at the 9:30 Club on F Street NW, and Teri Stubs hadn’t worn the right attire….
24 Women Rappers Use A Hip-Hop Classic To Tackle Violence And Sexism
In 1989, an esteemed group of East Coast rappers united behind the mic to record a funky PSA: “Self Destruction,” a plea…
Wolf Alice: Tiny Desk Concert
Wolf Alice’s music can be noisy and primal, but at the Tiny Desk it showed a different side, as it performed three songs from 2015’s My Love Is Cool.
Janel Leppin Prepares To Launch A Mystical Record Label
As a cellist, vocalist, composer and music teacher, Janel Leppin always seems to be working on a new creative endeavor. Now…
Backyard Band’s Adele Cover Is Putting Go-Go Back In The Spotlight
Go-go hasn’t seen much national attention since the days of E.U.’s “Da Butt,” but D.C.’s Backyard Band is changing that…
Joe’s Record Paradise Has Found A New Location
Joe’s Record Paradise may be the most nomadic record store in the D.C. region. Last summer, owner Johnson Lee told…
Photos: All Songs Considered Sweet 16 At 9:30 Club
Scenes from last night’s NPR-hosted All Songs Considered Sweet 16 party at 9:30 Club. Bob Boilen gets things started Glen…
David Bowie In D.C., Past And Future
Over his 50-year career, shape-shifting rocker David Bowie touched millions around the world, including folks in the Washington, D.C., region….