In Brief: The D.C. Episode Of Dave Grohl’s ‘Sonic Highways’
Last night, I attended Smithsonian Associates’ advance screening of the second episode of Sonic Highways, the HBO series directed by Foo Fighters…
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Track Work: Anthony Pirog, ‘The New Electric’
Bbbbbbrrrruuuuummmmmmm! About halfway through “The New Electric,” one of the centerpiece songs on Palo Colorado Dream, Anthony Pirog’s debut album…
Track Work: Joy Buttons, ‘Other’
In Ryan McLaughlin’s eyes, Joy Buttons hasn’t changed dramatically over the last two years. The frenetic D.C. punk band still…
Track Work: Screen Vinyl Image, ‘I’m Not’
When drafting the lyrics for one of his band’s latest songs, Jake Reid took a cue from The Beach Boys…
Gaithersburg MC Logic Releases His Def Jam Debut
Logic—the Maryland rapper who broke out last year after landing on XXL‘s Freshman cover and quickly inking a deal with…
Track Work: Two Inch Astronaut, ‘Foulbrood’
Discussing the story behind his band’s name, Two Inch Astronaut frontman Sam Rosenberg has two versions of the truth: In…
Six Pics: Zola Jesus At Hirshhorn Museum
Visual art seems just as important to Zola Jesus as musical art, so when the artist legally named Nika Danilova…
The Link Between St. Stephen’s Church And D.C. Punk
Today at 1 p.m., WAMU’s Metro Connection airs a six-minute segment on St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church, the progressive…
Henry Rollins At The Smithsonian: ‘Rock Is Dead—For Gene Simmons’
Tuesday, Smithsonian Associates hosted a lively conversation between Washington Post music writer Chris Richards and “punk poet” Henry Rollins. Considering Rollins’…
Ex Hex Live At WAMU
Power-poppin’, guitar-soloin’ Ex Hex has emerged as one of D.C.’s most exciting bands in years, and it’s not only because…
Track Work: Stranger In The Alps, ‘Black Box’
Sometimes, all it takes to make music is a little emotion. When Stranger in the Alps‘ Steve Kolowich conceptualized his…
Watch Kali Uchis Get Sweet, Evil Revenge In Her New Video
Alexandria superstar-in-the-making Kali Uchis still hasn’t released Por Vida, the followup to her 2012 mixtape Drunken Babble, but today she…
Another Music Archive Is Opening In D.C., And This One Is Broader
George Washington University already has a class about D.C. punk rock. But for the last year, the pricey university in…
Meet Menlik Zergabachew, The Silver Spring Resident On NBC’s ‘The Voice’
NBC’s singing competition The Voice enters its “battle round” tonight. The four judges—Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams—have…
Watch: Ex Hex’s Campy New ‘Waterfall’ Video
D.C. rock ‘n’ roll outfit Ex Hex unleashed its debut album last week via Merge Records, and today the three-piece…
Track Work: The Funk Ark, ‘Man Is A Monster’
What happens when you join a band that you love, but you’ve kept your own band together? In Will Rast’s…
Christina Billotte Of Slant 6: ‘I Wanted To Make A Record Where Every Song Was Good’
In 1994, D.C.’s Dischord label released Slant 6’s debut LP, Soda Pop*Rip Off, a collection of jagged uptempo anthems delivered…
Track Work: Teen Mom, ‘Naked In The Eyes Of My Love’
Teen Mom frontman Chris Kelly says he wants to take a more personal approach to songwriting. But if his band’s…
Chaz French: ‘I Thought I Would Be Dead’
Raised in a religious household, rapper Chaz French has found his faith tested more than a few times in his…
Track Work: Ace Cosgrove, ‘Burning Slums’
A year ago, when young rapper Ace Cosgrove found himself in the depths of depression, cash-strapped and living with his…