It Took A Few Drummers, But Shumaun’s Debut Album Is Finally Here
Plenty of bands have problems securing a permanent drummer, but Shumaun‘s quest for one has almost been Spinal Tap-like. Unlike…
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Once An Outsider, R&B Vocalist Reece Finds Admirers Online
Passion or practicality: It’s a choice faced by many teenagers as high school winds down and the road to adulthood…
Listen To This: New Electronic Music And Synth-Pop Out Of D.C.
Catching up on the newest works from D.C.’s diverse electronic-music landscape. Dawit Eklund, Ouroborous Recommended tracks: “Litchi Juice,” “Lies Are…
Listen To The New Album From Logic, Maryland Rapper Gone Big
Wale is not the only famous rapper out of Maryland: Next to him is Logic, the 25-year-old Gaithersburg native who…
More Humans, One Of D.C.’s Best Bands, Has A New Album Called ‘Hot Cloud’
More Humans plays the long game. The D.C.-area indie-rock band doesn’t record, gig or even tweet that much. But over the last…
A Villain From ‘Dexter’ Inspires A New Track From MC Ardamus
In 2010, Fort Totten rapper Ardamus survived a violent robbery. “It was situation where I could have ended up dead,”…
D.C. Rock Update: Listen To New Music From Polyon, Swings, Split Seconds
Catching up on the latest tunes from D.C.’s assorted rock scenes. Polyon, Blue EP Recommended track: “Faults” The latest from post-rockers Polyon is…
Listen: Youth Brigade Gripes About Late D.C. Club The Bayou
This post has been updated with the song’s lyrics. Back in the toddler years of D.C.’s hardcore scene, Georgetown venue the…
Premiere: New Robotic Psych Rock From Heavy Breathing
Warning: This post contains an NSFW album cover. D.C. space-rock band Heavy Breathing descended from The Apes. That is to…
Atmospheric Pop Group Luray Searches For Home On ‘Sandcastle Man’
“I’ve lived a lot of places,” says musician Shannon Carey, “and I keep looking for the one that feels like…
GoldLink’s Debut Album Is Here Early
One of the most promising artists out of the D.C. region, rapper GoldLink released his debut album today, the followup…
Almost Breaking Up May Have Been A Wonderful Thing For Elikeh
After being together five years, Afropop band Elikeh had reached an impasse. The group had creative differences, says frontman Massama…
D.C.’s Music Scene Now Has Its Very Own Chili Cookbook
D.C.’s newest cookbook has one seemingly high-maintenance rock star to thank for its conception: Jack White. When White’s tour rider…
Blissed Out With A Beat: Lobo Marino’s Music For Chilling
There’s something about Richmond, Virginia, duo Lobo Marino that inspires electronic musicians. “Whenever we have played with DJs or electronic…
Teen Mom On Its Final Show — And That Controversial Name
Teen Mom doesn’t have much time to overthink its final days as a band. Guitarist and vocalist Chris Kelly is getting…
First Listen: Moufang-Czamanski, ‘Live In Seattle’
In this recording from 2013, two of techno’s most distinctive musicians use the live stage as a way to surprise and innovate while stretching their improvisational muscles.
Sade Is Reesa Renee’s Spirit Guide On ‘Lovers Rock’
“If Jill Scott and Pharrell had a baby and Chuck Brown was the godfather,” says vocalist Reesa Renee, she would…
First Listen: Fuzz, ‘II’
Ty Segall’s power trio heaves forth a 14-song double album that’s made for headbanging and the cultivation of bad vibes, as if all the warmth and goodwill of last year’s Manipulator had turned to ash.
First Listen: Car Seat Headrest, ‘Teens Of Style’
Will Toledo makes smart guitar-pop music for loners and weirdos. Teens Of Style reworks 11 songs from the self-aware 22-year-old’s already-vast catalog.
The Cornel West Theory And Mumia Abu-Jamal Forecast A Future Of Drone Warfare
“We have a saying,” says Rashad Dobbins, vocalist in D.C. hip-hop sextet The Cornel West Theory. “IYFF — In Your…