Rare Essence Will Be The First Go-Go Band To Play SXSW. Could It Mean Another Shot At Fame?
This month, thousands of bands, industry execs and people with the word “guru” in their Twitter bios are descending upon…
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Six Pics: Sylvan Esso And Flock Of Dimes At 9:30 Club
Moments from Thursday’s sold-out Sylvan Esso show at 9:30 Club with Flock Of Dimes. Flock Of Dimes Missed our video…
Chaz French Plays Preacher In His New Video For ‘Whatcha Know’
Warning: Explicit lyrics. Religious roots on display, Chaz French takes viewers to church in his new Martin Amini-directed video for…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. A jury in Los Angeles says Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams…
Six Pics: La Luz, Craft Spells, The Shivas And The Bilinda Butchers At Comet Ping Pong
It’s been a brutal winter, so forgive me if my projections of warmth have started to include visions of 1960s…
Think Baltimore Music Is Weird? In The ’90s, Towson And Glen Arm Music Was Even Weirder.
Spurred by new, affordable technology, the home-recording boom of the 1980s and ’90s produced some of the most idiosyncratic music…
Got To Give $7.4 Million Up: Jury Finds Pharrell And Thicke Copied Marvin Gaye Song
A Los Angeles jury has determined that singers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke lifted portions of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up” when writing their hit “Blurred Lines.”
This New Kokayi Video Might Make You Cry A Little
At the top of 2014, multitalented hip-hop artist Kokayi turned in what I considered the best local submission to NPR’s…
Listen To The Haunting Debut From R&B Duo April + VISTA
“If Light Escapes,” the debut single from singer-producer duo April + VISTA, shines without the gaudiness of most modern chart-topping…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Loads of local festivals announced their lineups over the last week: Sweetlife, Broccoli City Fest, Kingman…
Cool Suburban Dad Todd Hyman Celebrates 16th Birthday Of His Label, Carpark Records
Todd Hyman is a 41-year-old dad who lives in the wealthy D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. He has four kids…
Prinze George’s Moody Debut EP Is Part Family Therapy Session
First off, let’s get one thing straight: Don’t believe anybody that calls Prinze George a Brooklyn band. Sure, the trio…
Meet Babeo Baggins Of Barf Troop, The Rap Collective Taking Over The Internet
With a playful but purposeful demeanor, rap collective Barf Troop makes music that’s just as much about the turn up…
Why A Punk Band From Michigan Named Itself After Diane Rehm
As the longtime host of a nationally syndicated talk show heard by more than 2 million people each week, WAMU’s…
Avant-Rock Producer Martin Bisi: ‘It Takes More Than A Few Clubs Closing To Kill A Scene’
You might not know his name, but if you’ve kept up with avant-rock music even slightly over the last 30…
Six Pics: Aesop Rock And Rob Sonic At 9:30 Club
Typhoid Mary is long gone, but she rages on in the infinitely innovative and off-kilter minds of rappers Aesop Rock…
Listen To A Swirling Song From Tomás Pagán Motta’s New Album
“Love In Her Lies,” a new song from D.C. neo-folk songwriter Tomás Pagán Motta, starts off quiet and introspective. But…
‘You Have To Be Bored’: Dan Deacon On Creativity
The electronic artist’s new album, Gliss Riffer, is his most accesible yet. In a conversation with Arun Rath, he waxes philosophic on stress, technology and the value of a wandering mind.
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Hey, world, let Yoko Ono do her thing. [Consequence of Sound]…
Six Pics: Sleater-Kinney’s Grand Return To 9:30 Club
For many bands, reunions are a nostalgia trip — a chance for everyone to hear the old songs one more…