For D.C.’s LilBigBrother, Rapping Is About Love And ‘That Bounce’
Warning: This post contains some adult imagery. Growing up in D.C., rapper LilBigBrother knew what it meant to need money….
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D.C. Rapper Shy Glizzy Arrested In Maryland
D.C. rapper Shy Glizzy was arrested in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, Monday evening. The 22-year-old MC legally named Marquis Amonte…
Oddisee Is A Citizen Of The Globe In His New Video For ‘Belong To The World’
“Where I’m at is where I go, and a circle ain’t my thing,” Oddisee raps on “Belong to the World,”…
Premiere: ‘Go Bi,’ An Anthem About Bisexuality From D.C. Indie Rockers BRNDA
The title of “Go Bi,” a new tune from D.C. indie-rock band BRNDA, doesn’t falsely advertise: It’s a song about…
D.C. Rapper Pinky KillaCorn Wants To Be As Ubiquitous As (Yep!) Corn
“I make KillaCorn music,” says Pinky KillaCorn, the rising rapper from uptown D.C. “I make my own genre of music….
Listen To The Sensuous New Single From Rising R&B Duo Abhi//Dijon
When we spoke to Maryland R&B duo Abhi//Dijon in 2014, the two Ellicott City 20-somethings were still figuring out how to refine their…
Nick Hall On ‘I Need A Dodge,’ His Film About Joe Strummer’s Soul-Searching Years After The Clash
It’s the mid-1980s and The Clash is imploding. Frontman Joe Strummer ejected drummer Topper Headon in ’82, and guitarist Mick…
Color Palette Jangles The Pain Away On New Song ‘Heartless’
On a new track called “Heartless,” Jay Nemeyer takes listeners through his struggle to come to terms with the disappointments and complexities…
Six Pics: Son Lux And Landlady At U Street Music Hall
Scenes from Monday night’s Son Lux and Landlady gig at U Street Music Hall. Son Lux with members of the…
Premiere: Sara Curtin’s Soulful ‘Garden Of Ghosts,’ Inspired By The Flora Of Detroit
Sara Curtin’s second album was inspired in part by an unlikely source: culinary provacateur Anthony Bourdain. “Garden of Ghosts,” a soulful, country-tinged track from Curtin’s Michigan…
Video Premiere: D.C. Garage Punks Bless Get Weird On ‘Tru Bless House’
“Why’d you stay in my house?” asks Bless singer and guitarist Luke Reddick on “Tru Bless House,” stirring bassist Danny…
Carter Barron And Fort Dupont Announce 2015 Summer Concert Schedules
Two popular summer concert series kick off this week in D.C., with Carter Barron Amphitheatre and Fort Dupont Park hosting their first…
Barf Troop Member Babeo Baggins Has A Strong New Mixtape, ‘POSI+IVE’
“I love music altogether but rap, specifically, is so freeform,” rapper Babeo Baggins told Bandwidth in March. “It’s literally the…
With Roots In Oklahoma, Husbands Dream Of The Beach On ‘Stay Gold’
Husbands only exist on the Internet because that’s how long distance works. “Grad school is a very anxiety-ridden time,” says…
Tragedy And Broken Bones Can’t Dethrone King Giant, Virginia’s Monarchs Of Southern Metal
Black Ocean Waves, the third LP from Northern Virginia’s masters of Southern metal, sounds cloaked in darkness to begin with….
Wale Says He’s Working On A Go-Go Album With Tinashe, Chris Brown
No one could say that Wale, D.C.’s most successful rapper to date, has forgotten where he came from. The major-label artist out of…
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On ‘Flair,’ The New Retro Pays Tribute To A Woman’s Indescribable Vibe
With influences that span Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Mos Def and Curtis Mayfield, Maryland ensemble The New Retro…
Trillectro Announces 2015 Lineup, New Venue
The 2015 edition of D.C.-area hip-hop and electronic event Trillectro takes place Aug. 29, and today organizers announced its lineup…
Teen Metal Band Unlocking The Truth: We Want To Be Huge ‘Not Just Because Of Race’
It’s any musician’s dream to have a video on YouTube lead to a record deal and performances with some of…
‘Crate Digger’: An Entertaining Memoir From A Guy Addicted To Punk Records
At one point in Crate Digger: An Obsession With Punk Records, a memoir of life as a punk-rock record junkie,…