Foodie Band Night Kitchen Tackles Gentrification On A New Tune
Maurice Sendack’s children’s book In the Night Kitchen inspired Silver Spring indie-rock outfit Night Kitchen — both in name and…
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D.C. Festival News: Trillectro Is Coming, In It Together Fest Announces More Bands
This post has been updated with more information from Trillectro co-organizer Modi Oyewole. This summer will bring the second edition…
Ex-Q And Not U Duo Paint Branch Re-Emerges With A New EP
To followers of D.C. indie rock, John Davis and Chris Richards might be familiar names. They toured widely with their…
Which Peruvian Artists To See At The Smithsonian Folklife Festival
There’s more to Peruvian music than Andean flute players — and when this summer’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival resumes today near…
For Maryland R&B Singer LeXuS, It’s All About The Fire
At first introduction, Alexis Hayward comes across as bubbly and welcoming. But as soon as she starts talking about her…
Premiere: Lighting Fires’ Dreamy New Single, ‘Summerland’
“I will listen to Death Cab and cry myself to sleep,” Andrew Gaddy says, jokingly. But his band, D.C.’s Lighting…
Playlist: Most Of The Bands Playing Fort Reno In 2015
Update, July 1: The 2015 Fort Reno schedule has been posted. Original post: This summer’s edition of the Fort Reno…
Listen: New Music From Economical Indie Rockers Spirit Plots
Back in October, punky indie-rock trio Spirit Plots divulged its songwriting secrets to Bandwidth’s Justyn Withay. “Our formula is Hook –>…
Oddisee: Tiny Desk Concert
The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music. Here, he performs three songs live in the NPR Music offices.
The Cost Of Independence: Economics And Labor In DIY Music
The final installment in a series by punk musician David Combs, formerly Spoonboy, about issues facing DIY musicians. Read Part…
Drone Duo Zomes On Making Music In The Least Stressful Way Possible
On its own, Zomes’ new album, Near Unison, is a thing of undeniable beauty, care and intelligence. Talk to band…
The Fort Reno Concert Series Is At Risk, Again
This post has been updated. Last year, new requirements from the National Park Service almost shelved the annual concert series…
Premiere: The Raised By Wolves’ Poptastic ‘Gorgeously Yours’
“Gorgeously Yours,” the hyperactive new single from pop-rock duo The Raised By Wolves, is overflowing with musical ideas. According to…
‘Your Band Sucks’ Author Jon Fine: ‘I Got A Job. That Was A Big Failure’
In the late 1980s, Jon Fine was a founding member of a band that even he admits is obscure. Fine…
After Leaving Drop Electric, Cruzie Beaux Finds Fresh Ideas In Electronic Pop
With a title like “Mrs. Dick Van Dike,” a student of pop culture might ask, is the new song from…
Joe’s Record Paradise Is Moving (Again)
Joe’s Record Paradise, the vaunted Maryland record store that’s been in business since 1974, is moving out of its downtown…
Six Pics: Morrissey’s Not-So-Triumphant Return To D.C.
After postponing and/or canceling six of his last seven D.C.- and Baltimore-area concerts — much to the consternation of local…
Red Onion Records Is Relocating To U Street This Summer
D.C. record shop Red Onion Records is moving to U Street NW. Shop owner Josh Harkavy calls the cozy storefront at…
A Bunch Of Baltimore Bands Covered Sisqó’s ‘Thong Song’
The 15th anniversary of Sisqó’s monster single “Thong Song” could have wafted past like the scent of coconut body oil…
Cigarette, D.C.’s Chillest Band, Dissects A Kiss On A New Song
Jonathan Howard describes “Window You” — a new song from his band Cigarette — as the “psychological and chemical workings…