Of Note: Channels, Chelsea Wolfe, 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. Channels, Soccer Team,…
Category: Sounds
Track Work: The Urban Cartel, ‘While We’re Young’
With a sound it’s described as “indie-rock stylistics matched with hip-hop and R&B spirit,” local ensemble The Urban Cartel formed…
Track Work: Mattress Financial, ‘I Do That Good’
When Silver Spring band Two Inch Astronaut released its searing, herky-jerky LP Bad Brother in 2013, it attracted predictable, but fair, comparisons to D.C’s…
First Listen: Hamilton Leithauser, ‘Black Hours’
The Walkmen’s lead singer has gotten a head start on middle age, lyrically speaking. Black Hours finds him letting it catch up without losing his vitality in the process.
Of Note: Trans Am, Fu Manchu, 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. Trans Am and…
Track Work: Laughing Man, ‘Brilliant Colors’
A few years back, scenesters were talking a lot about the offbeat D.C. indie-rock band Laughing Man. Made up partly…
First Listen: Seun Kuti And Egypt 80, ‘A Long Way To The Beginning’
Fela Kuti’s youngest son brings the fury, funk and sweat of Afrobeat to bear down on financial corruption and other issues. Along the way, he finds grace, humor and plenty of good beats.
First Listen: Lee Bains III And The Glory Fires, ‘Dereconstructed’
On its second album, the band is intense enough to refresh the Southern-rock legacy it’s joined. Throughout Dereconstructed, its members examine the fight to claim a home that can drive you crazy.
First Listen: Owen Pallett, ‘In Conflict’
If there’s any conflict at all throughout these 13 tracks, it’s purely an internal one for Pallett, a legit composer who also possesses the instincts to craft brilliant pop songs.
Track Work: Height With Friends, ‘Roxanne Returns (The War Continues)’
For more than a decade, Dan “Height” Keech has been one of the most unique and prolific rappers in Baltimore,…
Hamilton Leithauser, Live In Concert
Hear the Walkmen singer in a stirring, soulful concert, recorded live at Joe’s Pub in New York City on April 16. Leithauser’s solo debut is titled Black Hours.
Candi Staton: This Album Is ‘An Anthology Of My Life’
Staton has been a child gospel singer, a ’70s Southern soul hit-maker and then a disco queen. She’s just released her 27th album, Life Happens.
Song Premiere: Protect-U, ‘Distored’
After a Parisian thief put their careers in jeopardy, Washington, D.C.’s Mike Petillo and Aaron Leitko are back in business. Hear a great track from the dance duo’s new album, Free USA.
Track Work: Maimouna Youssef, ‘Student Loans’
The idea for Maimouna Youssef’s new single, “Student Loans,” came during a performance at the University of Maryland in College…
The Absurd Life Of Ricky Eat Acid
On January 3, the tiny Brooklyn label Orchid Tapes started taking preorders for its first vinyl release: Three Love Songs,…
Of Note: Nakatani Gong Orchestra, The Funk Parade, Jessy Lanza, 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. Megafaun and Grandma…
Track Work: M.O.T.M., ‘Aracari’
Released two years ago, Party Bros.’ single “Malcolm X Park” told a mostly invented but plausible story about the illicit…
This Weekend Brings Two Bluegrass Festivals And One Hard Decision
Time to put the memories of parkas and polar vortices behind us, because we’re rapidly approaching summer concert season. There…
Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing
Check out NPR Music’s latest batch of favorite new songs, including music from tUnE-yArDs, Dan Croll, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, SZA, Dana Falconberry, Ernest Ranglin and more.
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…