Story/Stereo Returns, Validating Book Nerds Who Also Love Rock (Or Vice Versa)
For a couple of years at the turn of the decade, the Story/Stereo series paired musicians and writers for concert/readings…
Category: Music News
President Obama Is Familiar With Finland’s Heavy Metal Scene. Are You?
Obama commended the country’s prolific metal scene while speaking with European Nordic leaders. “Finland is making the weirdest heavy metal imaginable,” Decibel editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian says.
Fort Reno 2016 In Danger? Not So Fast, Organizer Says
The popular summer concert series in D.C.’s Fort Reno Park has been going through a rough patch. After two years…
More Than Just Covers: Team Familiar Helps Kick Off A Day Of New Go-Go Music
Update, May 16: This post has been updated to include a new Team Familiar video for “Straight to the Bar.”…
John Stabb, Vocalist Of Government Issue, Dies At Age 54
John Stabb, a colorful legend from D.C.’s hardcore scene, died Saturday after a battle with stomach cancer, WTOP reports. The punk frontman…
Andre ‘Whiteboy’ Johnson On ‘Turn It Up,’ The New Single From Rare Essence
Plenty of Washingtonians already salivate over things that are locally grown, organic or vintage. Great news for them: The region’s soon-to-be-biggest song is all three. That’s…
Maracuyeah Fêtes 5 Years Of ‘Queer-Fly, Immigrant-Posi’ Dance Parties
At a Maracuyeah party, the dance floor transforms from a room of individuals to a full communal experience. The Latin-alternative,…
Prince, Musician And Iconoclast, Has Died At Age 57
One reporter outside Prince’s Paisley Park compound near Minneapolis said “even the journalists are hugging each other” after learning that Prince had died.
Joe’s Record Paradise Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Save Itself
After relocating from one Silver Spring location to another, Maryland record shop Joe’s Record Paradise says it’s hurting for cash….
Reclaiming The Queer Dance Floor
A new crop of parties across the U.S.A. is reconnecting dance music with a particular chapter in its own vivid history.
Rapper Fat Trel Arrested For Passing Counterfeit Bills At Casino
D.C. rapper Fat Trel was arrested Sunday for passing counterfeit money at a Maryland casino, police say. The rapper signed…
Listen: Babeo Baggins And Drake Cover ‘These Days’
It’s already known that pop star Drake is pals with Babeo Baggins, the Virginia native who makes geeky, countercultural hip-hop with underground clique…
Bidding Farewell To Bohemian Caverns, A D.C. Jazz Institution
This weekend brings the final performances at legendary D.C. jazz venue Bohemian Caverns. An institution at 11th and U streets…
Poor Building Conditions May Force Crooked Beat Records To Move, Says Owner
A mainstay on 18th Street NW, Crooked Beat Records may be leaving D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, its home since 2004….
Now There’s A Video For PJ Harvey’s Controversial D.C. Song, ‘Community Of Hope’
With controversy still simmering over her D.C.-inspired tune “Community of Hope,” English rocker PJ Harvey has unveiled a video for the…
Q-Tip Is Now The Kennedy Center’s Hip-Hop Guy. What Should He Do With That Power?
The most distinguished performing arts venue in Washington, the Kennedy Center, made a grand gesture earlier this month when it…
Wife Of Ailing Bad Brains Frontman H.R.: ‘He’s Constantly In Pain’
A new fundraising campaign has been launched to help H.R., the former leader of iconic D.C. punk band Bad Brains. According…
PJ Harvey’s ‘Community Of Hope’ Misrepresents D.C., Nonprofit Says
English rock musician PJ Harvey released a walloping song inspired by D.C. last week called “The Community of Hope.” Featured on her forthcoming…
Are D.C. Music Audiences Tamer Than Most? We Looked Into It.
Update, 2 p.m.: Hear a discussion about D.C.’s allegedly subdued audiences on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show. Read the story that…
Breakin’ Even Fest Spotlights The Poppier Side Of Punk
For a couple of guys who have married and settled down, touring with a rock band can be tough. So…