Space Out To A New Video From Torn Hawk
A former D.C. resident, Luke Wyatt didn’t change much about his aesthetic when he left town. The video craftsman and musician…
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Six Pics: House Venue The Dougout Turns 3
Sunday night, the Dougout celebrated its third anniversary — a long life for a D.C. house venue. Atlanta indie-rock outfit…
Remembering Jessie Kittrell, The ‘Doctor’ Of Blues At New Vegas Lounge
Last week, hundreds gathered on the campus of Gallaudet University to remember the life of a beloved local doctor. But Jessie…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. This was the week that everyone realized — quite belatedly —…
D.C. Music Venues Are Making Their Own Rules For E-Cigarettes
Raymond Hart has vaped all over the District of Columbia. A former two-pack-a-day smoker, the 25-year-old says he’s used his smoking cessation…
Can Hip-Hop Help Change The Meaning Of The Confederate Flag?
The music video from an obscure rapper named Black Native opens with a famous quotation from Martin Luther King Jr….
Kali Uchis Sets A Release Date For ‘Por Vida,’ Drops A Teaser Video
Genre-hopping vocalist Kali Uchis has been steadily releasing videos and singles from her long-in-the-works EP Por Vida, and Monday she finally…
Petition Calls For D.C. To Shut Down U Street For Funk Parade
Update, 3:28 p.m.: A spokesperson for Ward 1 Council Member Brianne Nadeau writes in a statement, “As a supporter of the Funk…
Premiere: New Music From Some Excellent D.C. Noise-Pop Bands
This Sunday night, a reasonable $15 will get you into U Street Music Hall to watch a faction of D.C.’s increasingly impressive…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Leak Björk‘s new album and she’ll release it early. [Billboard] Leak Madonna‘s…
Watch Ex Hex’s Electric New Video For ‘Don’t Wanna Lose’
The Stains were a fictional punk band dreamed up by Lou Adler, the record producer and music mogul known for…
Maxmillion Dunbar Gets Utilitarian On His New Dolo Percussion EP
When unquestionably creative musicians draw a tight square around their talents and produce something minimal, it’s easy to call it…
Track Work: The North Country, ‘The Cross We Bear’
On its forthcoming album, D.C. folk-rock band The North Country meditates on the instability of youth — particularly that special…
Makeshift Shelters Could Be D.C.’s Biggest New Band — As Long As It Stays In D.C.
About a minute into “Lighter Fluid,” the first song on Makeshift Shelters’ new EP Overflowing, the band’s punk roots reveal…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Update, 1:24 p.m.: RIP, Kim Fowley. [NPR] Ian MacKaye sounds off…
Track Work: Swings, ‘Heavy Manner’
Swings’ new song “Heavy Manner” may sound like a hybrid of shoegaze and slacker rock, but the D.C. band cites…
Kali Uchis Releases Another Lovesick Jam, ‘Lottery’
Talented Virginian Kali Uchis is promising to release her debut EP Por Vida this month, and it’s clear from the…
Ace Cosgrove Joins D.C.’s Mike Brown Protests In His ‘Burning Slums’ Video
“We don’t need water, let the whole slums burn/Black in society, skin isn’t fair.” That’s the hook on “Burning Slums,”…
Dan Deacon, ‘Feel The Lightning’
The mad-scientist composer throws an ecstatic dance party with skittering polyrhythms, buzzy synths and a pop hook he sings in duet with himself.
The New Sir E.U. Video Is Not Just About Ice Cream
A member of provocatively named hip-hop collective Kool Klux Klan, Maryland rapper Sir E.U. likes to cast negative ideas in…