The Year’s Best Bandwidth Videos
Bandwidth is about to turn one year old — next February. So it feels a little premature to be looking back…
Category: Music Videos
King Tuff Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Back in October, King Tuff — aka Vermont native Kyle Thomas, who also makes racket with J. Mascis in Witch — brought…
‘Voices Within The Music’: A Brief History Of Guitar Effects
Be it an effects pedal or a hole stabbed in an amp, distortion and sound manipulation have long been part of rock ‘n’ roll’s DNA.
KCRW Presents: Real Estate
The band showcases its sunny, laid-back sound in a studio performance of “Talking Backwards.”
Visto Is Completely On Fleek In His New Video
Peace sign tatted on his neck and locks hanging past his shoulders, Virginia native Visto finds himself in suitably natural…
KEXP Presents: FKA twigs
The captivating singer showcases strength and vulnerability in a stripped-down performance.
St. Paul And The Broken Bones: Tiny Desk Concert
The band’s got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Live From A D.C. Backyard
The earliest iteration of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars started during Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war. Ruben Koroma and his…
KCRW Presents: Caribou
Watch a rare studio performance from one of indie rock’s most beloved electronic musicians: Dan Snaith, or as you probably know him, Caribou.
D.C. Rapper Asheru Explores Black Costa Rica In A New Video
When veteran D.C. rapper Asheru decided he wanted to make his 2013 record Sleepless in Soweto, which looks at black culture…
KEXP Presents: Merchandise
“This song’s about the bomb,” frontman Carson Cox says of the Tampa rock band’s “Little Killer,” performed live in the studio.
Cass McCombs Live At WAMU
“No one uses the phone anymore,” Cass McCombs said the morning of his taping at WAMU. After a miscommunication between…
J Mascis: Tiny Desk Concert
The Dinosaur Jr. frontman, one of the world’s loudest musicians, performs unplugged and acoustic in the NPR Music offices.
DC 85 Is A Treasure Trove Of ’80s D.C. Punk Videos
Today Pitchfork published a piece by my pal Marc Masters about DC 85, a new outlet for the 1980s D.C….
For D.C. Hip-Hop Crew’s Videos, A Director Steeped In Jonze And Gondry
At first glance, the videos for Diamond District’s “First Step” and The 1978ers’ “OneNine7-T-8” look pretty familiar, with their guerilla-style…
She Keeps Bees Live For Bandwidth
Spartan blues-rock act She Keeps Bees has picked up a number of comparisons over the years—from Cat Power to The…
Ace Cosgrove Smokes A Bowl, Chases A Ride On Bus In His New Video
Ace Cosgrove is a young guy with old problems. Housing, money, employment: His troubles aren’t first world, they’re old world….
Sara Curtin Borrows From D’Angelo On Her New Song, ‘Summer’
As one half of D.C. folk-pop duo The Sweater Set, Sara Curtin crafts often precious, always intricate tunes that rely…
Watch: A Drug-Fueled GEMS Video With The ATL Twins
If I had to guess what the next video from D.C. dream-pop duo GEMS would look like, I’d venture it…
Watch: A Drum ‘N’ Bass Video Shot In D.C.
For decades, D.C. has housed a small but dedicated electronic music community, and the English-born genre of drum ‘n’ bass…