First Watch: Beauty Pill, ‘Steven & Tiwonge’
The D.C. band’s emotional song, inspired by the story of a real-life couple, gets an abstract, mood-driven video to evoke feelings of anxiety and distress.
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Welp, That’s Over: Makeshift Shelters Has Broken Up
“We’re breaking up because whatever.” And with that explanation from Makeshift Shelters bassist Phil Edfors, one of D.C.’s most promising…
Prince Plays D.C.’s Warner Theatre: What We Saw
It’s been more than 10 years since His Royal Purpleness, Prince, last visited us in the District — his last…
Premiere: Les Rhinocéros’ Heavy Take On Gnawa Music
If you find yourself in a trance after listening to Les Rhinocéros’ third album, well, that’s kind of what the…
Looking For D.C.’s Most Interesting Music? Try The Library.
Who’d have thought that the cutting edge of D.C. music could be found in a library? “Obviously, at first, music…
Finally: A Tribute To Skywave, The Shoegaze Band Virginia Ignored
Northern Virginia wasn’t ready for Skywave. At least not from 1995 to 2003, when the noisy shoegaze trio was active…
This New Compilation Wants To Soundtrack Your D.C. Summer
The 10 songs on District Summer, a new compilation of D.C. electronic music, are all tagged “Rooftop Vibes” on Soundcloud….
As D.C.’s Only Malian Griot, Cheick Hamala Diabate Can Get Lonely
Cheick Hamala Diabate is a griot — a storyteller, poet, community historian, counselor and player of the n’goni, a stringed…
Daniel Bachman Wants You To Hear This Traditional Virginia Music
Guitarist Daniel Bachman comes from Fredericksburg, Virginia, a town known for its Civil War history and its biggest college, the…
Six Pics: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds At Lincoln Theatre
“I waited in the rain, my feet too wet to stand in…” That line from “Riverman,” the first track from…
A List Of Cultural References Ian Svenonius Made On ‘The Kojo Nnamdi Show’
WAMU 88.5’s Kojo Nnamdi Show graciously gave D.C. instigator/autodidact Ian Svenonius an hour of airtime on Thursday to discuss rock…
Petition Calls For Dischord To Sign Foo Fighters, With Goal To Destroy Foo Fighters
This post has been updated with a comment from the petition’s owner, Grayson Currin. The petition started today has a…
D.C.-Area Rappers Shy Glizzy And GoldLink Make XXL’s ‘Freshman Class’
Every year, XXL publishes its Freshman Class issue, trumpeting what the magazine considers the most promising up-and-coming hip-hop artists —…
D.C. Rock Icon Ian Svenonius To Appear On ‘Kojo Nnamdi Show’
Update, June 5: Here’s a list of the many, many cultural references Svenonius made on the show. Update, June 4:…
D.C. Rapper Fatz Da Big Fella Won’t Be A Big Fella Much Longer
Fatz Da Big Fella calls himself a “new generation Biggie.” Like the late Notorious B.I.G., the D.C. rapper can be…
Listen: WAMU’s Metro Connection Covers D.C. Music
WAMU’s Friday/Saturday newsmagazine Metro Connection recently dedicated an hour to D.C. music culture. On last Friday’s show, host Rebecca Sheir…
D.C. Bands Rock For Casa Ruby On A New Compilation
If you followed NPR’s Morning Edition this week, you might have heard Pam Fessler’s piece on Ruby Corado, the 45-year-old…
Where Synthesizers Meet Cinnamon Rolls: It’s Drone Brunch
On a Sunday afternoon in May, Pat Walsh stands in the kitchen of Petworth house venue Paperhaus, cooking brunch. As…
Watch Akoko’s Extremely Cool New Video For ‘Front To The Back’
I already thought Akoko couldn’t get any cooler, and now I know I was wrong, because the D.C. hip-hop duo’s…
This Week On Metro Connection: A Close Listen To D.C. Music
Update, May 22: The show is now streaming on metroconnection.org. Friday and Saturday, Bandwidth is pairing up with WAMU’s weekly…