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Bill Beverly, left, and Soccer Team, right, will lead the revival of the Story/Stereo series.

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…

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Children of Bodom is one of the many bands in Finland's vibrant — and unique — heavy metal scene.

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.

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After two years of bumps, what's going on with this summer's Fort Reno concert series?

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…

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Team Familiar is one of numerous D.C. go-go bands releasing new recordings for Go-Go New Music Day.

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.”…

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John Stabb sings at a Government Issue reunion show in March 2015 at the Ottobar in Baltimore.

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…

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Rare Essence

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…

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DJ collective Maracuyeah has been hosting transgressive, Latin-focused parties in D.C. for five years.

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,…

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Prince performs at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood, Calif., in 1985.

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.

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An institution for music lovers, Joe's Record Paradise says it's struggling to pay expenses while it reopens in a new location.

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….

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Flyers for Honey Soundsystem, Wrecked and Men's Room.

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.

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Fat Trel, the rapper from Northeast D.C., was arrested Sunday.

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…

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Babeo Baggins' 'Love Songs For Tough Guys' includes a collaboration with megastar Drake.

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…

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The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra performs one of its last shows at its namesake venue.

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…

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D.C. record store Crooked Beat (pictured during an in-store show in 2007) may be leaving Adams Morgan, according to owner Bill Daly.

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….

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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…

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Nas and Kendrick Lamar have played with an orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Should Young Thug be next?

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…

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Lori Carns Hudson, wife of Bad Brains frontman H.R., has been making artwork to help cover her husband's medical expenses. A new crowdfunding campaign aims to raise more funds.

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…

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PJ Harvey's "Community of Hope" targets development and poverty in D.C. But is it fair?

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…

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It's been said that D.C. concert audiences are remarkably subdued. Is it true?

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…

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American Television members Steven Rovery and Bryan Flowers (third and fourth from left) are behind this weekend's Breakin' Even Fest.

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…

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
December 16, 2016

Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

Oddisee's new album, The Iceberg, comes out Feb. 24.
December 15, 2016

Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’

Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.
December 13, 2016

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
December 7, 2016

In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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