On Its 35th Anniversary, Is The 9:30 Club Whitewashing Its History?
The 9:30 Club has been in business for more than three decades, 20 of them on V Street NW, just steps…
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For Virginia Record Store CD Cellar, ‘No Downside’ In Big Changes
The plight of record stores is so well known, there’s even a day commemorating them. But for Northern Virginia’s CD…
Possessed By Paul James Live At WAMU
Konward Wert could have been a preacher. His father had been a pastor, the musician said in a 2011 interview….
Grab Free Tickets To The ‘All Songs Considered’ Sweet 16 Bash
Update, 4:57 p.m.: These tickets are gone! But you can still hop on our waitlist. Just fill out the form…
Public Radio’s #1 Songs Of 2015
Looking back on a year filled with great music, these 61 songs are the ones that hat public radio hosts and NPR Music team members loved best.
Quieter But Hardly Gentler, D.C.’s Sunwolf Keeps Surprising Itself
Grasping the appeal of Sunwolf songs doesn’t take much effort, but if you spend enough time with the D.C. rock…
D.C. Punk Fest Damaged City Returns In 2016, And It’s Going To Be Huge
Since it first detonated in 2013, Damaged City Fest has become the East Coast’s Lollapalooza of punk and hardcore — and…
Bandwidth’s 50 Favorite D.C. Songs Of 2015
Is music in the Washington, D.C., region getting better every year? Or is it that now we can finally explore the…
Peace Out, Dupont: D.C. House Venue Babe City Has A New Location
Less than four months after celebrating the first anniversary of its in-house record label Babe City Records, Dupont Circle house venue Babe City has…
9:30 Club Extends Its ‘World Fair’ Anniversary Party
In January, D.C.’s 9:30 Club marks its dual anniversary, celebrating 35 years in existence and 20 years in its V…
Six Pics: Ex Hex Brings The Rock To 9:30 Club With Mac McCaughan And Ed Schrader’s Music Beat
Scenes from last night’s show at 9:30 Club featuring Ex Hex, Superchunk founder Mac McCaughan and Ed Schrader’s Music Beat….
Mellow Diamond Live At The Wilderness Bureau
For years, Janel Leppin has been a fixture on D.C.’s experimental and avant-garde music scenes. As a composer, cellist and vocalist, Leppin’s work…
Ras Nebyu: The Singing Rapper Spreading ‘Slizzatrism’ Across The World
Ras Nebyu is awake, but he doesn’t necessarily call himself a “conscious rapper.” “I can’t put all of my talents in the…
On His First Album In 15 Years, Aerialist Shoots For The Moon
“I definitely don’t have a preferred style of music,” says Virginia musician Lary Hoffman. But he does have a preferred theme:…
The 9:30 Club Is Publishing A Book
Storied D.C. venue the 9:30 Club turned 35 this year, and it’s celebrating by publishing a big ol’ book. A…
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Premiere: The Confrontational New Album From D.C. Electropunks Jack On Fire
The members of Jack on Fire may be D.C.’s most overt provocateurs. Locally infamous thanks to “Burn Down the Brixton”…
Mistakes, Feelings And A Lot Of Hash: The Stuff Witch Coast Is Made Of
D.C. group Witch Coast arose from a haze of marijuana smoke and feelings. “Jon [Weiss] and Kevin [Sottek] were sad…
They Made It: D.C. Band Black Alley Brings ‘Hood Rock’ To Verizon Center
On the heels of a successful show at this year’s South by Southwest festival in Texas, self-styled “hood-rock” band Black…
A Brickmason In Maryland, K.A.A.N. Is Also A Crazy-Skilled Rapper
K.A.A.N. (an acronym for “Knowledge Above All Nonsense”) never really set out to make music. But after catching a performance…
A Festival That Celebrates D.C. Music — And Not Just Out Of Local Pride
To Ryan Walker, there’s something unsavory about the term “local music.” “It has a sort of negative connotation — of amateur bar bands,” says…