Stream Fugazi’s First Demo In Its Entirety
Before Fugazi was an angry young man, it was an angry baby. The proof is found on the influential D.C….
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The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. On Veterans Day, the Concert For Valor was “about as American…
Watch Ex Hex And Logic On Late-Night TV
Two local acts made appearances on late-night talk shows last night: D.C. rock trio Ex Hex turned up on Late Night…
Rivers Cuomo Calls D.C. Band Priests ‘Charming’
Rolling Stone asked Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo to review a handful of songs from new and old artists. The mag…
Six Pics: The Concert For Valor
Last night’s Concert for Valor, held on the National Mall, was as packed as it was star-studded, with crowds going…
Why Eminem Is A Terrible Fit For The Concert For Valor
Eminem loves to rap about hurting women. That includes raping them, ripping off their breasts and, most recently, battering them like…
Track Work: Misun, ‘Eli Eli’
If the first few bars of Misun’s “Eli Eli” remind you of The Rolling Stones’ “Under My Thumb,” you aren’t…
In D.C., The Best Jam Sessions Don’t Involve Jam Bands
A jazz jam session is not what you probably think it is. For rock fans, “jam” generally has two meanings,…
Track Work: More Humans, ‘Mt. Oblivion’
“Oblivion” makes us think of mass destruction. But the word’s most basic meaning describes little more than the state of…
The Bounce: This Week In Music News
Bandwidth’s new Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Andy Beta explores the microcosmos of D.C. labels Future Times,…
Ace Cosgrove Smokes A Bowl, Chases A Ride On Bus In His New Video
Ace Cosgrove is a young guy with old problems. Housing, money, employment: His troubles aren’t first world, they’re old world….
Sara Curtin Borrows From D’Angelo On Her New Song, ‘Summer’
As one half of D.C. folk-pop duo The Sweater Set, Sara Curtin crafts often precious, always intricate tunes that rely…
Watch: A Drug-Fueled GEMS Video With The ATL Twins
If I had to guess what the next video from D.C. dream-pop duo GEMS would look like, I’d venture it…
Watch: A Drum ‘N’ Bass Video Shot In D.C.
For decades, D.C. has housed a small but dedicated electronic music community, and the English-born genre of drum ‘n’ bass…
This Sunday’s ‘Hometown Special’ Will Play Only Vintage D.C. Music
If you’re interested in D.C. music before the era of go-go and hardcore, you need to tune into Sunday’s edition…
Have We Had Enough D.C. Punk Nostalgia?
Today on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, we talked D.C. punk. Or more specifically: why we can’t stop talking about D.C….
Premiere: ‘Masking,’ A Throbbing Industrial Track From Br’er
About 45 seconds into “Masking,” the title track from Br’er’s forthcoming LP, things get uncomfortable. “I feel dizzy, I can’t breathe,”…
Too Punk For TV: Positive Force Documentary To Premiere In D.C.
Update, Jan 2: The film shows at Black Cat on Saturday, Jan 3, 2015. Buy tickets here. Once Jenny Toomey…
Flower Power: How GIVE Is Planting New Seeds In D.C.’s Hardcore Scene
As the sun dipped behind the Fort Reno towers on a July evening, John Scharbach pounced around the grass, jumping…
Listen: Fugazi’s Demo Version Of ‘Merchandise’
On Nov. 18, Dischord Records releases the first demo from D.C. heavyweights Fugazi, recorded in 1988. It promises to be…