Seven New, Weird D.C. Bands Are About To Debut At St. Stephen’s — For A Cause
This Saturday, seven new D.C. bands with names like King Donut and the Road Sodas, IRL Stine and Jerkhole will…
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Come To A Screening of ‘Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)’
The documentary traces the rise of the hardcore punk scene in the nation’s capital, and all the DIY energy, rage and creativity that came with it.
Ex-Minor Threat Band Dot Dash Gets (Almost) Heavy On A New Song
Made up of former players in Minor Threat, Youth Brigade, Swervedriver, The Saturday People and Julie Ocean, Dot Dash has…
Premiere: Drop Electric’s Intense ‘Rival Churches’
Lost In Decay might be the most focused work yet from D.C. post-rock band Drop Electric — and album cut “Rival Churches”…
Even After Its 10th Release, D.C. Punk Label Sister Polygon Is Still Stoked
When a band gets stamped with the label “DIY,” that usually means it’s got independently released music on Bandcamp and…
Meet Tal National’s Almeida, A Judge By Day And Electrifying Bandleader By Night
Hamadal Issoufou Moumine works as a judge by day. By night, he plays guitar with his Afropop dance band Tal…
Viking’s Choice: Pygmy Lush, ‘On A Plain (Nirvana Cover)’
Pygmy Lush doesn’t stray too far from the version of the song heard on MTV Unplugged. But then it brings the Crazy Horse-punk chaos.
The Bounce: The Case Against Record Store Day
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Criticism of Record Store Day — happening this Saturday — continues…
Filmfest DC Is Coming. Here’s One Music Film To See (And One To Skip)
Last year could have been Filmfest DC’s final act. A projected $250,000 deficit threatened to sink the annual film festival after 2014,…
Six Pics: Young Fathers At Rock & Roll Hotel
While tens of thousands of tourists descended upon D.C. last weekend for some flower festival, elsewhere the District’s conventional and…
Premiere: Clones Of Clones’ Gritty New Single, ‘Monster Heart’
For a band that’s usually hewed closer to uptempo, pop-punky anthems, Clones of Clones‘ new single sounds surprisingly grungy. The opening…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. What happened to the remains of the late Gwar frontman David…
Rob Watson Of Pure Disgust: ‘I Couldn’t Care Less What White People Think Of My Lyrics’
The last two years have felt like a renaissance for D.C.’s once-legendary hardcore scene. Bands like Protester, Red Death and…
Viking’s Choice: Red Death, ‘Strategic Mass Delirium’
One of the pit leaders of today’s stellar D.C. hardcore scene is Red Death, a band that more than lives up to its name.
Kane Mayfield Mocks Mainstream Rappers On ‘Cars Jewels Clothes’
Warning: Explicit lyrics. It’s easy to call Kane Mayfield a “rappity-rap” lyricist if you’re not paying attention. A big guy…
Listen: An Extremely Funky Mix For The Funk Parade
News arrived Friday that the second annual Funk Parade, the daylong event that reportedly attracted more than 25,000 people to…
Premiere: Punk Band Dudes Accidentally Copies Kendrick Lamar With ‘My Vibe’
Warning: explicit lyrics. Francy Graham didn’t mean to create an homage to Kendrick Lamar with “My Vibe,” a previously unreleased…
Premiere: Polyon’s New Video For ‘More’
Last month Bandwidth premiered “More,” a full-force single from D.C. fuzz-rock trio Polyon — and today the band tops it…
Get To Know HIGHWAY Magazine, A New Music Zine Based In The D.C. Area
A new arrival on D.C.’s indie publishing scene, HIGHWAY is small but mighty. The magazine is deliberately pocket-sized, says its…
Wish Granted: U Street Will Shut Down For Funk Parade In May
The second annual Funk Parade is getting its wish: D.C. will shut down U Street NW for the parade on…