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Watch Sneaks — The Band — Commit First-Degree Bicycle Murder

Eva Moolchan is a 20-year-old artist who’s committed a cold-blooded act of murder. She’s killed a bike. Taking place somewhere…

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D.C. rock band Ex Hex has covered a classic from The Real Kids.

Listen: Ex Hex Covers ’70s Garage-Punk Classic ‘All Kindsa Girls’

D.C. rock ‘n’ roll trio Ex Hex has always had one foot in the 1970s, but its latest cover jumps…

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Premiere: Br’er’s Disturbing Video For ‘Masking’

Warning: This video contains adult, violent and overall creepy imagery. The title track from Masking, the forthcoming album from D.C….

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Six Pics: Screaming Females, Priests, Pure Disgust And More At U+NFest 4

Scenes from the U+Nfest Oct. 2 to 3 at Ottobar in Baltimore. All images by Cassandra Mullinix.

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Video Premiere: Pop Tackles Poverty On The Very Small’s ‘The Worst Form Of Violence’

On The Very Small’s single “The Worst Form of Violence,” the D.C. band packs sincere subject matter into a swift,…

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The final LP from Jawbox, the D.C. post-punk band that hopped to a major label in the '90s, has been reissued.

J. Robbins On The Revival Of ‘Jawbox,’ His Band’s Final — And Some Say Best — Album

Nearly two decades after the band released its last album, there’s still a mythology around Jawbox. As one of the…

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"I really just go with what my soul says," says rising Virginia musician Masego. "There's not a lot of thinking in my music."

Is It Rap? Is It Jazz? No, It’s TrapHouseJazz, Masego Style

“Blessed.” That is what “Masego” means in Tswana, the official language of Botswana — and 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist Masego picked the…

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Hemlines has no reservations about calling itself a feminist band — that's what it's all about.

D.C. Punk Band Hemlines: ‘When You Get On A Stage, That’s A Feminist Act Alone’

The origin story of D.C. punk band Hemlines is straightforward: Two musicians aspired to start a feminist band. So they…

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No playlist of outspoken D.C. music would be complete without Bad Brains' "Banned In D.C."

For Banned Books Week, A Playlist Of Provocative D.C. Music (And More)

This post has been updated. Nationwide this week is called Banned Books Week. At the D.C. Public Library, it’s called “Uncensored.”…

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Marian McLaughlin's new album, Spirit House, is available now.

Marian McLaughlin Explains ‘Spirit House’ Track By Track

The guitarist offers commentary on each song from her new album, which you can hear in its entirety.

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Miguel, a highlight at the Landmark Music Festival, which took over D.C.'s National Mall Sept. 26 to 27.

Photos Of Landmark Music Festival, A Rare Megaconcert In D.C.

Washington, D.C., doesn’t get a lot of major music festivals: It’s had to make do with smallish events out in…

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DJ/producer Will Eastman no longer runs his nightclub, and he's about to end his 15-year-old dance night. What's next?

Done Running U Street Music Hall, Will Eastman Rebrands Himself

The most significant thing about “Sugar” by D.C. producer and DJ Will Eastman isn’t the track’s uplifting, well-informed layering of…

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Forthcoming film "Anacostia Delta" pays tribute to Danny Gatton, a phenomenal guitarist from D.C.

Remembering D.C. Guitar Virtuoso Danny Gatton And ‘The Anacostia Delta’

Over the last few years, D.C.’s hardcore punk scene has been memorialized by multiple films and TV shows. But soon,…

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TT the Artist moved to Baltimore to attend art school. She's spent the ensuing years diving deep into the city's club-music scene.

TT The Artist Left A Cultlike Church And Found Baltimore’s Music Scene

Greatness isn’t measured by a fixed set of criteria, but many art lovers would agree that great artists take multiple forms…

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This 1996 image of Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim has been acquired by the Smithsonian.

Smithsonian Acquires Collection Of Classic Hip-Hop Photos

More than 400 classic photographs of hip-hop artists including Foxy Brown, Lil’ Kim, T.I., Black Sheep and N.W.A.’s Eazy-E have been acquired…

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Laura Burhenn's latest album with The Mynabirds arrives after the dissolution of a long-term relationship.

The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn: ‘Our Generation Doesn’t Have Faith In Long-Term Love’

The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn, a D.C. native, knows how tough committed relationships can be. Her band’s third album, Lovers Know,…

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Maryland rapper Ace Cosgrove has a new project and a gig at Landmark Music Festival this weekend.

Ace Cosgrove Explores A Classic Sound On New Project ‘Baby Need Food’

“You have to hustle harder than the next person to put bread on the table.” That’s the inspiration behind Baby…

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The Mynabirds perform live in the KEXP studio.

KEXP Presents: The Mynabirds

Laura Burhenn’s songs marry heartbreak and hope. Hear her perform “Wildfire” live in the studio.

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Six Pics: Tycho At The Hirshhorn Museum

Scenes from ambient-rock band Tycho’s performance at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in D.C., Sept. 18, 2015. All photos…

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The Beginner's Mynd, led by Dan McNabb, channels a love of '60s psych-rock on "I Found You Out."

The Beginner’s Mynd Takes A Tyme Machine Back To The ’60s

Reverb has been back for years now, but psychedelic-rock trio The Beginner’s Mynd takes a different road than its shoegaze-loving peers. The D.C….

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
December 16, 2016

Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

Oddisee's new album, The Iceberg, comes out Feb. 24.
December 15, 2016

Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’

Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.
December 13, 2016

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
December 7, 2016

In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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