Ian MacKaye: ‘If You Want To Rebel Against Society, Don’t Dull The Blade’
Back in March, WTJU veteran Aaron Margosis borrowed a WAMU studio to interview Mayor of D.C. Punk Ian MacKaye. Their…
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Photos: Downtown Boys And Neonates At Comet Ping Pong
Last night’s lineup at Comet Ping Pong brought together four punk bands connected to the scrappy local record label Sister…
Is D.C.’s Music Scene Shutting Out Disabled Music Fans?
After investing thousands of dollars and working long hours to produce a new record for noise-punk band Roomrunner, the day…
Track Work: Ethan Spalding, ‘Happy Feelings’
Ethan Spalding doesn’t want to disclose his age on the record. “Hip-hop is a young man’s game,” says the Takoma…
Ex Hex Releases A Rocking New Song, ‘Beast’
D.C.’s Ex Hex has released yet another new song from its forthcoming record, Rips. Today, Pitchfork premiered “Beast,” a rock…
Mac DeMarco Live Backstage At The 9:30 Club
Mac DeMarco was having van trouble the day we arrived at the 9:30 Club to shoot him in his dressing…
Photos: Tiny Ruins At DC9
Hollie Fullbrook’s Tiny Ruins deserved a bigger audience than last night’s sparse but appreciative DC9 crowd—but then, it’s the New…
How The New York Times Magazine Devised Its D.C. Punk Cover
Robert Draper’s story on the cover of this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine tackles libertarians—that spunky band of scalawags presently at risk…
Before War, A Punk Drummer Preserved Syrian Chants
Jason Hamacher wasn’t trained as a photographer, a musicologist or a member of a religious community. The former Frodus drummer simply felt compelled to document this music.
Track Work: Myrrh Myrrh, ‘Peter Criss’
Maryland rock trio Myrrh Myrrh doesn’t identify with any genre in particular. But it’s sure of one thing: The band…
Photos: Omar Souleyman At Howard Theatre
The unlikely commercial success of Syrian wedding-music performer Omar Souleyman seems even more unlikely when you see him in person:…
Playlist: Music You Need To Hear In D.C., Aug. 4 To 10
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s recurring playlist of artists we think you should catch around D.C. this week. Synthesized music from…
Photos: D.C.’s First In It Together Fest
From Thursday to Sunday night, more than a dozen venues hosted pieces of D.C.’s inaugural DIY festival In It Together…
Photos: Boris, The Atlas Moth And SubRosa At 9:30 Club
Despite the eclecticism of Boris‘ 19 albums—including a foray into grungy alternative rock on the trio’s latest, Noise—fans generally know…
Photos: Protect-U And GIVE Close Out Fort Reno
In last night’s balmy but pleasant weather, the 2014 Fort Reno concert series wrapped with performances from two bands that…
DDm Came Up In Baltimore’s Macho Battle-Rap Scene. Then He Came Out.
Rapper DDm can remember when he was young enough to want to be a puppet of the music industry. “I’m…
D.C. Punk: From Your Basement To D.C. Public Library
When Punk the Capital filmmaker James Schneider approached D.C. Public Library about starting a punk-rock archive, he discovered that the…
Track Work: Tabi Bonney, ‘Poom Poom’
In 2006, D.C. rapper Tabi Bonney scored a breakout hit with “The Pocket,” an off-kilter jam that celebrated regional slang…
Listen To ‘Real,’ A Funky New Song From Rising Vocalist Kali Uchis
Northern Virginia-based artist Kali Uchis dropped a new song on her Soundcloud page today: Called “Real,” the sensuous, vibraphone-sprinkled track…
Track Work: Fatz Da Big Fella, ‘Grew Up’
This song contains explicit lyrics. As a kid growing up in Northeast D.C., Antoine Williams played AAU basketball. “I thought…