Of Note: Acid Mothers Temple, Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, Woods
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Acid Mothers Temple…
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D.C. Hardcore Is On The Rise Again, With An Assist From Chris Moore
It’s a Saturday afternoon, midway through an eight-hour-day of punk bands taking their turns on the stage at St. Stephen…
D.C. Has A New Electronic Music Label: 1432 R
For a couple of years, Subterranean A was one of D.C.’s best-curated DIY venues. Or at least that’s the case…
Track Work: Greenspan Featuring Ellis And Rome Cee, Wine & Cheese’
Baltimore’s diffuse, diverse hip-hop scene has enjoyed a bumper crop of thoughtful, well-crafted albums in the last few months. Chief…
Track Work: Ploy, ‘Friend Of A Friend’
What is it about agony that coaxes great pop songs out of Hyattsville two-piece Ploy? On many of the electronic-pop…
Kali Uchis: ‘I’m An Artist In Every Sense Of The Word’
It’s somewhat surprising that the rising singer, rapper, and producer Kali Uchis has spent much of her life in the…
Photos: D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival
The music-festival season kicked off early last Saturday with the second annual Broccoli City Festival at the Gateway Pavilion at…
Record Store Day: A Guide To The Guides
Today, newspapers and websites all over the United States—and surely numerous other countries—are writing about Record Store Day, which takes…
Of Note: Jowe Head, Broccoli City, Omar S, And Other D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Jowe Head and…
Stream Trans Am’s ‘I’ll Never (Alternate Version)’
Sometimes it’s tough to tell when the clever, shape-shifting Bethesda, Md., natives Trans Am are being serious—take their 1999 conceptual…
Stream Typefighter’s Debut LP, ‘The End Of Everything’
Former banjo-rippers Typefighter have gone in a much fuzzier direction lately—just listen to their 2013 single, “Much,” to hear what…
A Critic’s Guide To Cuneiform Records
A few weeks ago, Silver Spring, Md.-based record label Cuneiform Records announced on Twitter that it had posted its entire…
Track Work: BRNDA, ‘Super Dave’
Two Fridays ago, in an opening slot for Chicago’s Blizzard Babies and local three-piece Dudes, scrappy D.C. band BRNDA played…
Track Work: Will Eastman’s Remix Of The Caribbean’s ‘Imitation Air’
When I first heard The Caribbean‘s meditative, experimental pop tune “Imitation Air,” I didn’t think: “Throw some acid squelches in…
Of Note: Damaged City Fest, GoldLink’s Release Party, And More D.C. Shows To Hit
Every Thursday, Bandwidth contributors tell you what D.C. shows are worth your time over the next week. Damaged City Fest…
Track Work: A Synth-Funk Mix From Peoples Potential Unlimited
Electro boogie, vocoder funk, thrift-shop-aged R&B: These are the obscure subgenres peddled by Peoples Potential Unlimited, a small and highly…
Watch Chain & The Gang’s ‘Devitalize’ Video
Chain & the Gang’s tongue-in-cheek anti-gentrification ditty “Devitalize” now has an appropriately punk-rock video. In it, Betsy Wright (Ex Hex),…
What D.C. Releases To Pay Attention To This Year
Bandwidth contributors tell us what local recordings they’re most looking forward to in 2014. Deleted Scenes, “Lithium Burn” April 15,…
Track Work: Deleted Scenes, ‘House of Dust’
Another great track from Deleted Scenes’ forthcoming LP, “Lithium Burn,” has made its way online. The album’s eighth track, “House…
Diane Cluck Live At The Wilderness Bureau
I first encountered Diane Cluck through a copy of her 2001 album, Macy’s Day Bird. Immediately falling in love with…